I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading. I had been using One Year Bible Online, but it was time for a change.

Today, I am reading and commenting on 1 Kings 7.

    After Solomon finished the Temple he used his forced labor brigades to build a palace for himself and several other grand buildings. If Solomon had begun his building projects with these other buildings, rather than the Temple, he would likely have had a revolution on his hands. However, despite these self-serving building projects, Solomon did continue to dedicate a significant amount of his resources to honoring God. I realized as I write this that today’s blog is going to be a bit disjointed. Solomon used the system he put in place to build God’s Temple to build buildings which glorified himself. This action led to the rebellion against his son which divided Israel. This shows us how even the wisest people sometimes behave foolishly.