{"id":28887,"date":"2026-05-21T08:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=28887"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:12:48","slug":"may-21st-chronological-bible-readings-chronological-bible-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=28887","title":{"rendered":"May 21st Chronological Bible Readings \u2013 Chronological Bible Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\"><strong>1 Kings 3:16-28; 1 Kings 5:1-18; 2 Chronicles 2:1-18; 1 Kings 6:1-13; 2 Chronicles 3:1-14; 1 Kings 6:14-38<\/strong><\/span><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">~ Click here to read today\u2019s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~<\/span><\/em><br \/><span style=\"color: black\"><em>~ Listen to today\u2019s Scripture with <\/em><em>The ESV Bible<\/em><\/span> ~<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">Today read about Solomon\u2019s wise judgment related to the two women and a baby.\u00a0 This is certainly verification that God fulfilled what he promised in verse 12 (in yesterday\u2019s readings) \u2013 <em>\u201cI will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding mind such as no one else has ever had or ever will have!\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>Below is \u201cThe Judgment of Solomon\u201d by Flemish painter Antoon Claeissens, circa 1600:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">Wow.\u00a0 Big readings today in First Kings. Solomon builds the Temple of the Lord!\u00a0 Below is \u201cKing Solomon praying before the Temple\u201d by Bonito, c. 1750:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">It is great to read about Solomon &amp; King Hiram of Tyre\u2019s dialogue and agreement to send cedars and cypress from Lebanon to Jerusalem for the Temple.\u00a0 You\u2019ll recall in our readings from 2 Samuel chapter 5 verse 11 that Hiram indeed was a loyal friend of David just after David conquered Jerusalem \u2013<em> \u201cNow Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 Below is a beautiful stain glassed image of King Hiram of Tyre in the forests of Lebanon:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">So why were cedars and cypress from Lebanon used for the temple and not wood from Israel?\u00a0 Well, because these precious woods from Lebanon were very close-grained, rot-resistant, and very hard.\u00a0 They were also beautiful and had a fragrant scent.\u00a0 Below is an image of Cedar of Lebanon \u2013 also known as Cedrus Libanotica.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">1 Kings 6 verse 7 tells us \u2013 <em>\u201cThe stones used in the construction of the Temple were prefinished at the quarry, so the entire structure was built without the sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 This shows how reverent the workers were in building the temple of the Lord.\u00a0 They felt it was honoring to build on the temple site without the sound of an iron tool.\u00a0 In 1 Kings 5 verses 13 &amp; 14 I thought Solomon\u2019s wisdom was incredible \u2013 <em>\u201cThen King Solomon enlisted 30,000 laborers from all Israel. He sent them to Lebanon in shifts, 10,000 every month, so that each man would be one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of this labor force.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 He wisely cared for his workforce!\u00a0 Below is an image of the workers building the temple \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\"><strong>Worship Video: <\/strong>Today\u2019s readings remind me of the Passion\/Christy Nockels song \u201cLet it be Jesus:\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">Have you Let it be Jesus?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">Click here and Let it Be!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\"><strong>Please join us in memorizing and meditating on a verse of Scripture today:<\/strong> <em>\u201cWhen all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.\u201d<\/em> 1 Kings 3:28 (NIV)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\"><strong>Prayer Point:<\/strong> Pray that you show wisdom like Solomon did in 1 Kings 3, and ask God for wisdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\"><strong>Comments from You:<\/strong>\u00a0 What verses or insights stand out to you in today\u2019s readings?\u00a0 Please post up by clicking on the \u201cComments\u201d link below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">God bless,<br \/>Mike<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">p.s. Download our monthly Small Group study notes for our Chronological Bible readings at this link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">p.s. #2 \u2013 Download a schedule of our Chronological Bible readings for the year in PDF format at this link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.2em\">p.s. #3 \u2013 I would greatly appreciate it if you would pray for this Chronological Bible Blog ministry today! Please also consider partnering with us by financially supporting this ministry. Thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 Kings 3:16-28; 1 Kings 5:1-18; 2 Chronicles 2:1-18; 1 Kings 6:1-13; 2 Chronicles 3:1-14; 1 Kings 6:14-38~ Click here to read today\u2019s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today\u2019s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Today read about Solomon\u2019s wise judgment related to the two women and a baby.\u00a0 This is certainly verification<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[3746,45,46,558,231],"class_list":["post-28887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bible-study","tag-21st","tag-bible","tag-blog","tag-chronological","tag-readings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}