1st Kings 2 David's Time Draws Near, and Solomon does some needed house cleaning!



  Good Wednesday morning, it is cold this morning as our heater gave out last night. Oh boy, what timing! I tried to switch it to emergency heat, but that didn’t work. The downstairs is heated via minisplits so that heat will rise through the floors and help, and we can always sleep in the dungeon! I will call my buddy in the AC business and see if he can help out. We are very blessed that we live in the South. It is 33 degrees now, but headed for 70 this afternoon. So much for spending a fortune a few years ago to make sure we wouldn’t have to worry about our AC and Heat in retirement. It would seem we are losing this economic war against foreign manufacturing through their planned obsolescence! Well, I'd better get off that soapbox before I go way too far!

  Let's get to why we are all here: The Daily Bible Challenge! We are reading/listening to 1st Kings 2 today as David’s light fades to death and Solomon undertakes some serious housecleaning as the new king. By requesting David’s last youngest concubine, Solomon’s brother Adonijah is again vying for the kingship and pays with his life for the request. He sent the request through Solomon’s own mother, no less. Was Bathsheba understanding what her request meant? Oh, one more spoiler alert, Joab finally paid the ultimate price for killing Saul, and a few other deaths that David considered murder!

  Like I said yesterday, we will learn so much from Solomon’s life! Click the link below to hear more about it!

  Talk with you soon!

https://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/popPlayer.cfm?type=nasb_n&b=11&c=2

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