Watching Daily At My Gates

Read 1 Kings 1. Once again the consequences of David’s sins in his early life come back upon him.  As he comes to the end of his life and is so feeble that his body processes are failing, his son Adonijah makes plans to usurp the throne from Solomon.  Only by the wisdom of Nathan the prophet, as ordained by God, was the throne given to its rightful heir, Solomon.  When news reached Adonijah and his friends, he became frightened and fled to the temple for refuge.  Only through Solomon’s...