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The Trees of The Bible

1 Kings 5

Preparations for Building the Temple

New International Version (NIV)

1. When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. 2 Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

3 “You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet. 4 But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster. 5 I intend, therefore, to build a temple for the Name of the Lord my God, as the Lord told my father David, when he said, ‘Your son whom I will put on the throne in your place will build the temple for my Name.’

6 “So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians.”

7 When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the Lord today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

8 So Hiram sent word to Solomon:

“I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs. 9 My men will haul them down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate them and you can take them away. And you are to grant my wish by providing food for my royal household.”

10 In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted, 11 and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year. 12 The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.

13 King Solomon conscripted laborers from all Israel—thirty thousand men. 14 He sent them off to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they spent one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor. 15 Solomon had seventy thousand carriers and eighty thousand stonecutters in the hills, 16 as well as thirty-three hundred foremen who supervised the project and directed the workers. 17 At the king’s command they removed from the quarry large blocks of high-grade stone to provide a foundation of dressed stone for the temple. 18 The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram and workers from Byblos cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.

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Our Father,
Who Art in Heaven,
How Wonderful and Magnificent is Your Most Holy Name!
For You Alone Are Worthy,
you Alone Are Holy,
You Alone Are The Most High!
Omnipotent,
Omniscient,
And Omnipresent,
You Know The End from the Beginning
and the Beginning from the End.
We Bless Your Name and Thank You,
Most Gracious and Hallowed LORD,
For Your Holy Word

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA. ,
,
We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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The work on Solomon's Temple begins, and along with the project comes friendship between Hiram and Solomon, an International Treaty, and a huge work project that encompasses two nations. The trees involved are cedars and junipers, and much detail is given regarding the harvesting and transportation of these huge logs.

Not much has been said by Bible Commentators about the "Forced labor" involved. However, The Sidonian laborers were paid while the Israelite laborers seemed to accept their conscription (and rather generous vacation schedule) without complaint. Some commentators suggest that this was because the Israelites were working on their OWN Temple to the One True God, while the Sidonians were merely hired help and had no personal stake in the project. After 490 years as slaves to the Egyptians, the people of Israel KNEW the Difference!

We Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


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Hallelujah and Amen

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[Alamo-Girl]

I join in prayer for Israel, Jerusalem and all God’s beloved.

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Thank You, Alamo-Girl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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[geologist]

Following the Scripture that advises ... in all ye do, do it as unto God. (with your whole heart.)

With this attitude we can have peace of mind, and grow in faith. Thank you for posting the article.

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Thank You, geologist, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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[geologist]

Amazingly God blessed Solomon with great wisdom. with cautions re: horses and women. Sadly Solomon began to do as he pleased and broke both of these admonitions.

We all much keep to the Word of God.

Praying for the peace of Israel, Jerusalem, for all those seeking to know and worship God. Thank thee LORD for thy grace, tender mercies, righteousness, goodness, love and forgiveness, in Jesus name, amen.

[etabeta]

Adding my prayers for the Peace of Jerusalem, our FRiends in need and our beloved Nation.

Blessings, etabeta

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Thank You, Etabeta, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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[blueyon]

Joining in prayer

[NEWwoman]

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Joining in lifting up Israel and all of God’s people - the living temple of God.

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Thank You, blueyon, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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[Jeanbl]

Acts 13:26 “Fellow children of Abraham and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of Salvation has been sent. . . Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem, Praying for a strong witness among our congregations - within ourselves, for our families and friends, for our persecuted, for Israel and for the nations

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Thank You, Jeanbl, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.


Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.



Hallelujah and Amen

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