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Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 1 Kings 6:1-38.  As usual, I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.  See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

1 Kings 6:1-10 (NIV)
1  In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the temple of the LORD.
2  The temple that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty wide and thirty high.
3  The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits, and projected ten cubits from the front of the temple.

On verses 1-10:  In verses 1 through 10 Solomon gets busy building the temple. Interestingly, according to verse 7, Solomon went to great lengths to make sure that the sound of construction tools could be not heard at the temple site.  He did this by moulding, shaping and dressing all the building blocks for the temple off-site. 

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 1 Kings 5:1-18.  As usual, I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.  See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

1 Kings 5:1-5 (NIV)
1  When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.
2  Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

On verses 1-5:  In these verses King Solomon communicates with King Hiram of Tyre, a long time ally of his father David.  King Solomon discloses to King Hiram his ambition to build a temple where people can worship the Lord.  Solomon notes that this was also his father David’s desire, but David was not able to build the temple because he was always fighting the enemies surrounding him.

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 1 Kings 4:20-34.  As usual, I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.  See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

1 Kings 4:20-34 (NIV)
20  The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore; they ate, they drank and they were happy.
21  And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These countries brought tribute and were Solomon’s subjects all his life.

On verses 20-34:  Previously in 1 Kings 3:4-15, Solomon asked the Lord for a wise and discerning heart so that he could govern the nation of Israel for God’s glory.  In response to Solomon’s request, God promised that He would not only give Solomon a wise and discerning heart, but also unparalleled riches and honour “so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings” (v13).

Hi GAMErs,

Today’s passage is 1 Kings 4:1-19.  As usual, I encourage you to open your Bible and read the passage yourself first.  See what you can glean with the Holy Spirit’s help. Then read the GAME sharing below.  Let’s go! 

1 Kings 4:1-19 (NIV)
1  So King Solomon ruled over all Israel.
2  And these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok–the priest;
3  Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha–secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud–recorder;
4  Benaiah son of Jehoiada–commander in chief; Zadok and Abiathar–priests;

On verses 1-19:  What can we learn from this list of officials in Solomon’s court?  Here we see that King Solomon “ruled over all Israel” (v1) by delegating different parts of the kingdom to various people whom he trusted to help him govern the kingdom well (v2-19).  What can we learn from this?