”But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.“ I Kings 7:1 NKJV
a. But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house: 1 Kings 6:38 tells us that Solomon spent 7 years building the temple, but here we learn that he spent 13 years building his own house. The temple was glorious, but it seems that Solomon wanted a house that was more glorious than the temple.
i. “It does show the place which his own personal comfort and luxurious tastes had come to occupy in the life of Solomon… It is often by such simple, and unexpected tests, that the deepest facts of a human life are revealed.” (Morgan)
ii. We could say that Solomon finished the work of building the temple; the Christian cannot say that the work of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ is finished.
b. So he finished all his house: The following passage describes what a magnificent house Solomon had. (Guzik)
Personal Comfort!
I believe it would be fair to say that most people enjoy personal comfort and the difference would be, to what level? To some it’s a roof over their head and three square meals a day. But to some living in addiction it’s the next high and everything else is secondary.
What was personal comfort like for Jesus during His ministry?
”And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”“
Luke 9:58 NKJV
Do you have a place to lay your head?
Blessings
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