God's Grace to a Sinful King (and All Sinners) in the Perfect King

What does Yahweh's second appearance to Solomon have in common with the first? Pastor leads his family in today's "Hopewell @Home" passage. 1Kings 9:1–9 prepares us for the first serial reading in morning public worship on the coming Lord's Day. In these nine verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that the timing of God's appearances to Solomon show forth His grace to sinners, and that the justness and holiness of God require us to hope not in a king like Solomon but in the only perfect King, Jesus.