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lfb lesson 44 p. 108-p. 109 par. 3
Fire come from heaven and burn the offering on the altar

LESSON 44

Jehovah Temple

King Solomon praying

After Solomon became king for Israel, Jehovah ask him: ‘Wetin you want me to do for you?’ Solomon tell Jehovah say: ‘I young, and I not know what to do. Please give me wisdom to take care of your people.’ Then Jehovah say to Solomon: ‘Because you ask me to make you wise, I will make you wise more than everybody on the earth. I will also make you to be very rich. And if you obey me, you will live long.’

Solomon start building the temple. He use the best gold, silver, wood, and rock. Plenty men and women who wor having skill work on the temple. After seven years, the temple wor ready for them to use it to worship Jehovah. It wor having altar, with offerings on it. Then Solomon kneel down in front the altar and pray to Jehovah and say: ‘O Jehovah, this temple not too big or too fine for you, but please accept our worship and listen to our prayers.’ How Jehovah wor thinking about the temple and Solomon prayer? As soon Solomon finish praying, fire come down from the sky and burn the offerings da wor on the altar. Jehovah approve the temple. When the Israelite dem see this one, they wor happy.

Fire come from heaven and burn the offering on the altar

All the people in Israel and even people da wor living far off get to know da Solomon wor really wise. People use to go to Solomon to help them with their problems. Even the queen from Sheba go to test Solomon with hard-hard questions. When she hear his answer, she say: ‘I not use to believe the thing people say about you, but now I know da you get wisdom even more than what they say. Your God Jehovah, na bless you.’ Life wor alright for the people in Israel and they wor happy. But things wor coming change.

“But Somebody here more important than Solomon.”—Matthew 12:42

Questions: Why Jehovah give Solomon special wisdom? How Jehovah show da he wor happy with the temple?

1 Kings 2:12; 3:4-28; 4:29–5:18; 6:37, 38; 7:15–8:66; 10:1-13; 2 Chronicles 7:1; 9:22

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