1 Kings 5   The building of the temple amazes me. The cost, the labor, the amount of gold used is astonishing. While I know the idol it will become for Israel, I have to think that the dedication and sacrifice of all involved was pleasing to The Lord. Beyond that, I can see the supernatural hands of God going before Solomon’s work. YHWY ordered the steps of Solomon and the treaties he made to Read More …

I kings 4   In this chapter the author recounts the grandeur of Solomon: building projects, daily allotment for food, and horses and chariots. Above them all was the means by which he attained them, wisdom.   It is this item of wisdom that I wonder greatly about. James defines wisdom as the necessary lenses by which to see the world in the midst of our trials. For James, it is not a means of Read More …