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Peace as a Platform for Service
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon emphasize that Solomon used his God-given season of peace to begin building the temple. When God grants rest from conflict or trouble, it's not for idleness but is a strategic opportunity to actively pursue His work. Believers are encouraged to use their own times of tranquility to advance God's kingdom.
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1 Kings
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Kings 5:1–5
19th Century
Preacher
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in his father's place: for Hiram was ever…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 5:2
17th Century
Pastor
And Solomon sent to Hiram
A letter, either by the hand of his ambassadors when they returned, as Kimchi thinks, or b…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 5:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Here is Solomon's design to build a temple. There is no adversary, meaning no Satan (as the word "adversary" itself implies); nor is there any inst…