May 16 Readings

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Blended Reading Plan from Back to the Bible

Index to Blended Readings

Today's reading 1Kings 10-11; Matthew 8.18-34
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: 1Kings 10; 1Kings 11

In 1Kings 10.1-13; 2Chronicles 9.1-12, the Queen of Sheba visits Solomon, and gave him gifts and asked him difficult questions and found that God gave him wisdom and blessed Israel. In 1Kings 10.14-29; 2Chronicles 9.13-38, is a description of the many activities that Solomon did and have. Solomon had wisdom, wealth, and women.



In 1Kings 11.1-13, Solomon had many wives, especially foreign women which led to his downfall. Verse 3 states He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.

Because Solomon did not follow the Lord, because his wives led him astray, God raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, Razon son of the Eliada. Finally he raised up Jeroboam who rebelled against Solomon. Ahijah the prophet spoke with Jeroboam, and Abijah took hold of the new cloak, he had and tore it into twelve pieces, He told Jeroboam to take ten pieces, because God was going to take ten tribes from Solomon and give it to Jeroboam. God will give one tribe, Judah to Solomon and the city of Jerusalem, ensuring that the Messiah, Jesus would come from Judah. God had kept the Davidic covenant but Solomon did not keep keep the covenant.

In 1Kings 11.41-43; 2Chronicles 9.29-31, Solomon reigned for forty years over all Israel and then he rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David..

Guzik on 1Kings 10
Guzik on 1Kings 11

1 Kings 10, with Commentaries, verse by verse
1 Kings 11, with Commentaries, verse by verse

Links to Commentaries and other References - Old Testament


Matthew 8 with Commentaries, verse by verse

Matthew 8

The Cost of Following Jesus: Matthew 8.19-22; Luke 9.57-60
Jesus Calms the Storm Matthew 8.23-27; Mark 4.36-41; Luke 8.22-25
The Healing of Two-Demon-possessed Men Matthew 8.28-34; Mark 5.1-7; Luke 8.26-37

Guzik on Matthew
IVP Commentary on Matthew

Links to Commentaries and other References - Matthew

Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian

This Posting is NOT a commentary of the passages read today but it is a devotional. Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.