2 Chronicles 8, 1 Kings 9, Ecclesiastes 1-2, Psalm 112

Published: July 12, 2022, 4:05 a.m.

b'Today, we\\u2019re going to be in four different books of the Old Testament, which makes this episode the record-holder in number of places. Don\\u2019t worry, though: it\\u2019s not any longer than the average episode. In 2 Chronicles and 1 Kings we\\u2019ll cover Solomon\\u2019s imposition of forced labor over non-Israelites and the initial institution of worship in the Lord\\u2019s temple. From there, we\\u2019ll transition to the book of Ecclesiastes, a wisdom book written by King Solomon. In it, the king tests the bounds of all that could be seen as valuable to men, and finds them all to be empty without God at the center. Finally, we\\u2019ll read a short Psalm.'