Old Testament (1216)
  1. God created mankind to be His bride and now, in Christ Jesus, the Church of God is the bride of Christ.
  2. Viewing the Word as a unified theological narrative prevents us from treating the Scriptures like a cage match between competing theological systems, with prophets duking it out with apostles, and psalmists with evangelists, all supposedly fighting for their voice to be heard.
  3. A house for God. A neighborhood for Solomon.
  4. This Epiphany text brings the coming of the Light and the Light shining in the darkness drawing all men to it together.
  5. Christ has received the mark of law that we might be marked with the gospel, with the sign of his holy cross on our heads and hearts as redeemed children of God.
  6. This Christmas season we are thankful that even though we “fallers” are unable to climb up to God, he came down the ladder to us.
  7. The temple and a lot of men and oil.
  8. Solomon uses his new gift of wisdom immediately, but as he grows older he appears to use this gift less and less!
  9. Gideon’s “foolish” weaponry of clay jars and shofars will give way to the Messiah’s “foolish” ways of doing things, for his weapons will be humility, fidelity, and, above all, the word of his Father.
  10. Because of Christ, we find safety and healing in the light. Because of Christ, we do not have to be afraid of the truth that his light reveals.
  11. All the redeeming in God’s Word ultimately points to the first-born, only Begotten, who redeems the world.
  12. The early peace of Solomon.
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