Category Archives: 1 Kings

“I Want …”

One night while Solomon was in Gibeon, the Lord God appeared to him in a dream and said, “Solomon, ask for anything you want, and I will give it to you.”       1 Kings 3:5 (CEV) What would … Continue reading

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Passionate Life or Safe Life

[reprinted from June 17, 2009] But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward … Continue reading

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Passionate Life or Safe Life

[reprinted from June 17, 2009] But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward … Continue reading

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REAL Wisdom in Parenting – Got the Manual

One day two women came to King Solomon, 17and one of them said: Your Majesty, this woman and I live in the same house. Not long ago my baby was born at home, and three days later her baby was … Continue reading

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God’s R and R

Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don’t … Continue reading

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Passionate Life or Safe Life

But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at … Continue reading

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Steps of Faith

She went away and did as Elijah had told her. SO there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did … Continue reading

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I, I Alone, Am Left

9And he came there to the cave, and he stayed there, and the word of YHWH came to him, and he said, “What is your business here, Elijah?” 10And Elijah said, “I have been very jealous for YHWH, God of … Continue reading

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Wrapped Around a Tree

2And the word of YHWH came to him [Elijah], saying, 3”Go from here and turn east, and hide in the Wadi Kerith, which is toward the Jordan River. . . .” 8Then the word of YHWH came to him saying, … Continue reading

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