BUILDING SOLOMON'S TEMPLE (I Kings 5-6); Ep. 6

The Arete Way - Pursuing Excellence

God told King David that he would not be allowed to build the temple, because he had too much blood on his hands from all the warfare that he had engaged in. It wasn't necessarily David's fault that he had so much warfare, it was just the nature of establishing a new kingdom and dynasty. The temple of God represents the presence and the peace of God for those who know Him. The Jewish word is 'Shalom.' Shalom is a sense of peace and wholeness in one's life. So God wanted Solomon, a man of peace,…