_And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord._ SOLOMON’S PREDESTINED WORK Solomon was born to do this work. There is no need for the rose to say, “Now I am going to be beautiful and fragrant.” There is no need for the nightingale to say, “Now I have fully made up my mind to b... [ Continue Reading ]
_And this house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods._ THE HOUSE OF GOD 1.The worship of God, the creator and governor of the world, commenced with the creation of man; but in the patriarchal ages it partook not of that formal and settled character which it afterwards, by God... [ Continue Reading ]
_Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold._ HURAM AND SOLOMON Learn from this intercourse-- I. That friendship in life is helpful. II. That co-operation among men is desirable. III. That men may know God, yet not serve him. IV. That when God’s people are consistent in their life, th... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel._ NATURALISATION OF FOREIGNERS I. A good government will tend to make a country attractive to foreigners. II. Foreigners thus attracted are amenable to the laws of the state. III. Thus protected, they may contribute material... [ Continue Reading ]