by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 20, 2025 | 1 Kings, Blog
1 Kings 1:10“But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or Solomon his brother.” We were created for community, and we all want to feel included and part of what’s happening around us. It’s a good thing to feel this way because it’s our natural...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 18, 2025 | 1 Kings, Blog
1 Kings 1:7“Then he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they followed and helped Adonijah.” Everyone wants endorsement, and those seeking power are especially eager for people to endorse them. To get this endorsement, they use all...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 15, 2025 | 1 Kings, Blog
1 Kings 1:6“(And his father had not rebuked him at any time by saying, ‘Why have you done so?’ He was also very good-looking. His mother had borne him after Absalom.)” Every one of us is a work in progress, and as such, we all constantly need the shaping hand of God...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 15, 2025 | 1 Kings, Blog
1 Kings 1:5“Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, ‘I will be king’; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.” I have never really understood why men so earnestly desire to have authority and power. Even...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 7, 2025 | 1 Kings, Blog
1 Kings 1:4“The young woman was very lovely; and she cared for the king, and served him; but the king did not know her.” People have focused a lot on the need for desire, but I am beginning to understand that while desire is good and needful, desire is not enough. We...
