Speaker: Jamie Singleton

Solomon’s temple – imagery that points both backwards and forwards
Solomon’s temple – imagery that points both backwards and forwards
Listen in to this small discursive group as they take a deep dive on some questions arising from the first four episodes of the Kings series.
The wisdom chapter: in reading this chapter we’re not just trying to gain knowledge, but to hear what God is saying to us about accessing His wisdom
On his deathbed King David gives his successor and God’s anointed one, King Solomon, a hit list of people – one by one he takes them out.
A chapter about a power struggle: Adonijah tries to set himself up as King, whereas David heard that God had other ideas, and acted swiftly and accordingly.
A whistle stop tour of the significant events leading up to the biblical books of Kings
When we submit to someone’s authority it does not mean that we lose the right to ask questions or to disagree. We can ask questions with the motive of getting a clearer understanding so we can obey better, or we can ask because we are considering if we want to obey or not. The basis of questioning will be different though, and will need to come out of a desire to follow better rather than argue a point.
Why is leadership and authority such a controversial topic in our society today? As a society we have become sceptical of authority. We are quicker to dismiss politicians, community leaders or experts. The undermining of truth means there is just a lot of noise. This has exaggerated our tendency for tribalism and polarisation, where we subscribe to the views of those who seem most like us rather than objectively evaluated truth claims…