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Wash Feet after Leaving

May 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

1 Kings 6:30 (New International Version) He also covered the floors of both the inner and outer rooms of the temple with gold. This chapter describes Solomon’s building of the Temple in Jerusalem. I had not noticed this before; Solomon covered the floors of a few rooms with gold. If you went into those rooms, […]

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Tags: 1 Kings · Old Testament

Charging in on a – mule?

May 16th, 2010 · No Comments

1 Kings 1:32-35 (New International Version) 32 King David said, “Call in Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” When they came before the king, 33 he said to them: “Take your lord’s servants with you and set Solomon my son on my own mule and take him down to Gihon. […]

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Tags: 1 Kings · Matthew · New Testament · Old Testament

The Container of the Agreement

May 16th, 2009 · No Comments

1 Kings 8:6 (New International Version) The priests then brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim. The ark of the covenant. That was made famous by the movie with Harrison Ford – […]

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Tags: 1 Kings · Old Testament