May the Lord our God remember at all times this prayer and these petitions I have made to him.
Please remember the petitions I make to you now, Father!
“And so all the nations of the world will know that the Lord alone is God—there is no other. May you, his people, always be faithful to the Lord our God…”
May it be so, Lord.
Then King Solomon and all the people there offered sacrifices to the Lord. He sacrificed 22,000 head of cattle and 120,000 sheep as fellowship offerings.
And let’s not forget the poor widow (Luke 21:1-4). 😊 How your ways are not ours, Lord God (Isaiah 55:8-9)!
On the eighth day Solomon sent the people home. They all praised him and went home happy because of all the blessings that the Lord had given his servant David and his people Israel.
Good times. Good memories. May I see them once again, Father.
After King Solomon had finished building the Temple and the palace and everything else he wanted to build, the Lord appeared to him again, as he had in Gibeon.
How nice these visions are (2 Corinthiens 12:1-7) but they come with a price (1 Kings 11:9-10). We are accountable for what we have been entrusted with.
…if you or your descendants stop following me, …then I will remove my people Israel from the land that I have given them. I will also abandon this Temple which I have consecrated as the place where I am to be worshiped.
People will come to believe that the temple provided a security blanket for their evil (Jeremiah 7:1-15). The price will be high (2 Kings 25:8-11).