1 Kings 9:1 — Community Reflections

1 KINGS 9:1 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,”

"When Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the king's house and all that Solomon desired to build, the LORD appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon." — The *second theophany*: God appears to Solomon *after the temple's completion*, as he had *at Gibeon* before construction began. The *bracketing theophanies* frame Solomon's building projects as *divinely endorsed*.

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Walking by faith — 1 Kings 9

God is faithful in every circumstance.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. The imagery here is agricultural — the original audience would have immedia...