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bad luck got in me, but i will survive Last sermon from Old Testament sermon series It was a big day. The Day , in fact. Finally, after years of construction, the temple had been completed . Everything was assembled with careful attention to detail. All the furniture had been brought in and placed just so, with loving detail.  The temple had finally been completed; perfect and immaculate.  Now, there was just the installation of the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, the symbol of God’s very blessing. Then, after that, all there was, was just the great blessing to be given over the whole affair. Everything was finally ready; and everyone had shown up too. All the dignitaries, the elders and leaders. Judging by the crowd, it seemed like every citizen had shown up too. And everyone, from King Solomon to the poorest widow, was wearing their very best.  Then, to top it all off, the weather was just perfect. A day a lot like today . The air was ...

all has been tried, follow reason and buy A Sermon from the Old Testament After last week’s morbid lesson about Absalom’s death, it’s nice to get a little reprieve. Hearing about Solomon’s faithful request for wisdom, is the just the balm we need after what we had to sit through last week. This is some real “family values” kind of stuff today… Only, and maybe it’s just me, but this story rings a little hollow, doesn’t it ? I mean; yes, Solomon is known for his wisdom , sure; but that isn’t all he is known for, is it? …Yeah; Solomon is also known for his many wives, and his worship of those wive’s foreign gods.  While there may be a little foreshadowing about Solomon’s unfaithfulness in our reading today; this story of humble Solomon asking for wisdom, it just comes across as pretty saccharine, when you take the whole gamut of Solomon’s life into account… And that isn’t even all that rings hollow about this story today!  There’s also the obvi...