Session 34 details specific instructions from the Law of Moses that Solomon ignored. Solomon spent 7 years building the Temple, then 13 years building his own palace. While accumulating huge wealth for himself, he heavily taxed the people, forced them to provide unpaid labor, and gave away part of the Promised Land. Finally, he built temples to pagan gods on the mountain overlooking Jerusalem and the Temple of Yahweh. Verses: 1 Kings 7:1, 7-8; 9:1-15; 10:1-29; 11:1-13, 41, 43; 2 Chron. 9:12; Deut. 17:16-20 Teacher: John Schoenheit
Session 41 begins with the account of Nebuchadnezzar carrying some of the children of Jerusalem’s nobility away to Babylon so he can train them...
Continuing in the Book of Esther, Haman, second in command of the kingdom, persuaded the king to decree that all Jews should be destroyed,...
When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to worship the golden image created by Nebuchadnezzar, officials reported them to the king. The penalty was death....
