Tag Archives: King Solomon

The Scale of Things

Posted on November 22, 2022 by ehurst

Solomon said that all is futility and chasing after the wind. He was referring to typical human concerns, as opposed to the deeper moral issues of Eternity. The rest of the Bible makes it clear that the only way to … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — 1 Kings 12

Posted on October 24, 2020 by ehurst

We may never understand what God had in mind by dividing the Kingdom. What is not in doubt is that both sides of the division utterly failed to take the wiser path. What we have here is a tragedy of … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — 1 Kings 11

Posted on October 17, 2020 by ehurst

This is a long chapter, and all of it is required to understand a very broad context. However, the key issue in the narrative is just a short section. Over the previous chapters, we learn that Solomon dramatically changed Israel … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — 1 Kings 3

Posted on October 10, 2020 by ehurst

So Solomon takes the throne of Israel and marries the daughter of Pharaoh. He had early set men to work on his capital, building a palace, a city wall, and of course, the Temple. In the meantime, the royal quarters … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — 2 Kings 2:1-35

Posted on October 3, 2020 by ehurst

David knew his time was gone. He held one last audience with his heir, Solomon. The first word of advice was that Solomon should be a better man. David was subtly confessing that he had allowed too many things to … Continue reading →

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Law of Moses — 2 Samuel 12:1-25

Posted on September 5, 2020 by ehurst

We skip over some of the highs and lows of David’s regal manner to look at something that reveals a lot about how the Covenant worked. David should have gone to the field with his army. If the battle didn’t … Continue reading →

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Published: Proverbs Bible Study

Posted on March 11, 2016 by ehurst

Published! The be exact, the official title is Ancient Truth: Proverbs. You can find the webpage page version here (site is gone as of 2020) and the ebook at Smashwords here.

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Proverbs 31

Posted on March 10, 2016 by ehurst

We don’t know who Lemuel was nor should we let the question distract us. About the only useful scholarship we have on the source of this chapter tells us that it seems Aramaic in grammar and character of expression. Up … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 29

Posted on February 22, 2016 by ehurst

This chapter is a collection of shorter and simpler proverbs, the kind of thing you might hear among the peasants. It’s as if Solomon asks his sons to consider: What will the common man think of you? What sort of … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 28

Posted on February 3, 2016 by ehurst

What you believe you see and experience is just shadow; ultimate reality is the moral truth behind it all. This chapter is full of short epigrams all getting at the same basic idea. They are not doctrinaire assertions of wishful … Continue reading →

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