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Prophets and Kings: Chapter 3 – Pride of Prosperity
Chapter 3—Pride of Prosperity While Solomon exalted the law of heaven, God was with him, and wisdom was given him to rule over Israel with impartiality and mercy. At first, as wealth and worldly honor came to him, he remained humble, and great was the extent of his influence. “Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from…
Read MoreProphets and Kings: Chapter 2 – The Temple and Its Dedication
Chapter 2—The Temple and Its Dedication The long-cherished plan of David to erect a temple to the Lord, Solomon wisely carried out. For seven years Jerusalem was filled with busy workers engaged in leveling the chosen site, in building vast retaining walls, in laying broad foundations,—“great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones,”—in shaping the heavy…
Read MoreDesire of Ages: Chapter 1 – “God With Us”
Chapter 1—“God With Us” “His name shall be called Immanuel, … God with us.” “The light of the knowledge of the glory of God” is seen “in the face of Jesus Christ.” From the days of eternity the Lord Jesus Christ was one with the Father; He was “the image of God,” the image of…
Read MoreProphets and Kings: Chapter 1 – Solomon
Chapter 1—Solomon In the reign of David and Solomon, Israel became strong among the nations and had many opportunities to wield a mighty influence in behalf of truth and the right. The name of Jehovah was exalted and held in honor, and the purpose for which the Israelites had been established in the Land of…
Read MorePatriarchs and Prophets: Chapter 73 – The Last Years of David
Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 73 This chapter is based on 2 Samuel 24; 1 Kings 1; 1 Chronicles 21; 28; 29. The overthrow of Absalom did not at once bring peace to the kingdom. So large a part of the nation had joined in revolt that David would not return to his capital and resume his…
Read MorePatriarchs and Prophets: Chapter 71 – David’s Sin and Repentance
Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 71 This chapter is based on 2 Samuel 11; 12. The Bible has little to say in praise of men. Little space is given to recounting the virtues of even the best men who have ever lived. This silence is not without purpose; it is not without a lesson. All the good…
Read MorePatriarchs and Prophets: Chapter 72 – The Rebellion of Absalom
Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 72 This chapter is based on 2 Samuel 13-19. “He shall restore fourfold,” had been David’s unwitting sentence upon himself, on listening to the prophet Nathan’s parable; and according to his own sentence he was to be judged. Four of his sons must fall, and the loss of each would be a…
Read MorePatriarchs and Prophets: Chapter 70 – The Reign of David
Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 70 This chapter is based on 2 Samuel 5:6-25; 6; 7; 9; 10. As soon as David was established on the throne of Israel he began to seek a more appropriate location for the capital of his realm. Twenty miles from Hebron a place was selected as the future metropolis of the…
Read MorePatriarchs and Prophets: Chapter 69 – David Called to the Throne
Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 69 This chapter is based on 2 Samuel 2 to 5:5. The death of Saul removed the dangers that had made David an exile. The way was now open for him to return to his own land. When the days of mourning for Saul and Jonathan were ended, “David inquired of the…
Read MorePatriarchs and Prophets: Chapter 68 – David at Ziklag
Patriarchs and Prophets—Chapter 68 This chapter is based on 1 Samuel 29; 30; 2 Samuel 1. David and his men had not taken part in the battle between Saul and the Philistines, though they had marched with the Philistines to the field of conflict. As the two armies prepared to join battle the son of…
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