Closer Day By Day

Bible Passage:  1 Kings 11 We come to the end of King Solomon’s reign today.  What started out as a glorious start to his rule under direct obedience to God, ended in great disappointment as his heart was turned away from God.   The assessment of Solomon’s rule in 1 Kings is divided. He is presented [...]

Bible Passage: 1 Kings 10 The description of Solomon’s creative designs of the palace and his wealth makes one go “wow!” The whole palace must be filled with grandeur and glittering with gold everywhere! When the queen of Sheba saw all these marvels, “there was no spirit in her”! (v 5) Are you able to [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Kings 9 I put these characters above in the image together as they caught my attention as people always get my chinese name’s character mixed up. It turns out that the kanji (japanese) characters versus the chinese characters for the word Wisdom are different. And when i consider the meaning of wisdom [...]

Bible Passage: 1 Kings 8 The recent Youth Olympic Games was held here in Singapore last month. I did not manage to catch the opening ceremony but I heard that it was amazing and far more exciting than expected. In today’s passage we read about the dedication of the temple which was probably on the [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Kings 7 Ever heard of the sound of hammer to chisel, and the clanging sound of metal against metal, or the chugging sound of machines working? It all makes quite a noisy racket especially if it’s just next door, but you know no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Kings 6 This chapter describes the construction of the first temple of God being built since the tabernacle. When I read about the details of the Holy of Holies, it gave me an impression of a very sacred space with the wings of the cherubim spreading above. I think I would feel [...]

Bible Passage: 1 Kings 5 This is the beginning of many chapters to come of matters relating to King Solomon’s effort and zealousness in building God’s temple. Before his death, David charged Solomon to build a house for the Lord (I Chronicles 22), King Solomon executed this mission without much delay after his father’s death. [...]

Bible Passage: 1 Kings 4 There are times when we read certain chapters of the bible and they are mere factual recordings that do not inspire much thought. Case in point would be the chapters concerning sacrificial laws in Leviticus or the reign of the genealogies in Chronicles. Chapter 4 today is similar in some [...]

There are 2 kinds of wisdom; the first kind can be acquired through human learning and constant observations. The second kind is from above, bestowed from the Almighty God, and through constant meditation on His Holy Words. In the Book of Proverbs, also known as the Book of Wisdom, there are a total of about [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Kings 2 The last words of a person when death is eminent, conveys thoughts he holds most dear to him in all his life. When he was about to die, King David left several instructions for his son and successor to his throne – Solomon. At first glance, it would seem that [...]