The gift given on an altar in worship by the sinful is a hated thing. How much more when he brings it for the wrong reason!

You can also still join BIPC events and webinars and access one-to-one support. See what's available at the British Library in St Pancras or online and in person via BIPCs in libraries across London. First: There are details and characters in the story that aren’t in the Bible. Jill Smith’s done a great job of explaining this in her “Note to the Reader” at the end of the book. Don’t miss reading this. She explains her heart for this story and the spiritual emphasis that was her guideline for writing it.It’s one hell of a ride!! Lords and would-be kings, villains and heroes, desires and ambitions, heartache and triumphs... Heart of the King has it all.’ I've said it before, and I'll say it again. The more I read biblical fiction, the more I love it. Jill Eileen Smith has managed not only to perfectly blend scripture into her story, but give what I think is a great portrayal of the thoughts and Solomon's wives, as well as Solomon himself. Here is a man who loved the Lord, and yet he made mistakes. While he may have thought they were for good reason, they were still mistakes. Jill Eileen Smith has the ability not only to draw you into the character's minds, but understand the reasoning behind why they do things.

And by way of a somewhat ungallant coup, she discloses that Diana was not alone in pre-wedding jitters: the equally damaged Charles, according to his friend Nicholas Soames, was no less a lamb, or, at 32, mutton, to the slaughter, “because she started with the bulimia and everything before the wedding”. It’s as if almost no time had passed since the night of the Panorama interview, 20 years ago, when Soames diagnosed in the princess “the advanced stages of paranoia”. To those who have tasted what is forbidden only to find it meaningless. May Solomon's wisdom and the love he craved show you a better way. ~Jill Eileen Smith Full of adventure, love, courage and fantasy. Loved it !!! Highly recommend. I had a hard time putting this book down.’ My favorite aspect of the story is the way the author pulled so in much of the Old Testament. I loved Solomon and David's excitement as they planned the temple and the descriptions of the temple and the sacrifices once it was built. Bits of wisdom from Proverbs and portions of the Song of Solomon were sprinkled through the book as were portions of Ecclesiastes. This was done quite well.

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I absolutely adored this story. I'm a major fan of both Abishag and Nicaula 😍😍 Naamah was cool. As for Siti 😡⁣ King Solomon pissed me off quite a bit. For all his wisdom, he was a complete fool.⁣ I loved the cameos that King David and Queen Bathsheba had. Truly enjoyed this!! A must-read ... this important book is nothing short of a manual to our future King's world-view' GQ

The king perked up at the suggestion a sly grin sliding across his face, “That sounds like a brilliant idea. I think we’ll start with the mace. We haven’t practiced that in a while.” Mattingly, Garrett (1959). The Armada. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p.349. LCCN 59008861. Speech [ edit ] Award-winning author Jill Eileen Smith’s latest biblical fiction novel, The Heart of a King, is a fascinating look into the life of King Solomon, his incredible wisdom granted by God, his numerous foreign wives and many indulgences, which ultimately led to his downfall. Jill Eileen Smith is a master at bringing Scripture to life and realistically filling in the details which encourages readers to dig deeper into the Bible and discover more about the word of God.Similar to the previous schedule change, all that happened is that you lost a half-hour of daylight in the morning, but given how few daytime hours there are now this starts to become very noticeable. As a reminder, this change only applies in the present; exploring Lucis/ Altissia in the past has you following this schedule instead. If you are looking for a romantic view of Israel's (and the world's) wisest king, then this is the book for you. Smith introduces you to four wives of different histories from different times in Solomon's life.

Our Family Station in St Pancras is open from 10.00-12.00 every Friday and we're continuing to welcome schools, as well as families and adult learners to our courses and access events. All our in-person and livestreamed events are going ahead. Other services Fear of invasion by Spain remained high in England, especially with the action of the Spanish Armada taking place so close to England's shores. As a result, the ageing Robert Dudley was put in charge of the land army at Tilbury, on the Thames, to the east of London in Essex. You must make Camp at some point between now and the very early stages of Chapter 14 (and no, going to the past won't work, it needs to be in the present), or you'll miss the Chilled Food Tin Recipe. While this isn't your only opportunity to do so, the only other chance to camp out is at an extremely inconvenient place and time, so just do this now. Second: In telling the story of Solomon’s relationships with his wives, there is mention of his desire and love for them. The author does a great job of never stepping over a line or being inappropriate in any way. I appreciated the author not using these scenes to sensationalize the book. At this point, you have everything that can be collected here, so feel free to wander around. Resting on Noctis' seat will also advance the game. The Hand of the KingI've always wondered why King Solomon in all the wisdom God gave him at the beginning of his reign, was foolish in disobeying God's laws in the end. Jill Eileen Smith explores this question in The Heart of a King , taking literary license since scripture doesn't expound on many facets of his life or those of his wives. As I read this fictional account of a true story, I had to shake my head at Solomon whenever he justified his actions in disobeying what God so clearly told him not to do. As in the case of his third wife Siti; she worshiped the goddess Bastet and he built her a palace outside the walls of Jerusalem for her to honor her goddess and to display Bastet's images. In his thinking, as long as it wasn't seen or placed inside the walls, it was okay. He also justified that since his heart remained true to Adonai, he could take many foreign wives, horses and chariots as gifts from the kings & dignitaries to keep his kingdom peaceful. For anyone who knows scripture, would know that Solomon was unwise in these things. Personally, I struggled to read this novel. After reading the selections about the first two wives, I set the book down and it glared at me for nearly two weeks. I legitimately could not read anything else knowing I agreed to review the book honestly, which I refused to do until I finished the novel, but I had no desire to finish (see my predicament?). Eventually, I did push through and finish the novel. I enjoyed the conflicts present in the last two wives better than the first, but not enough to say that I love the book. Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThe heaven for height, and the earth for depth,.... These are eminent for what are ascribed to them; nothing is higher than the heavens, nor anything deeper than the earth; the height of the heavens cannot be reached, and the centre of the earth cannot easily be got unto; the heavens above cannot be measured, and the foundation of the earth cannot be searched beneath; at least not by common persons, whatever may be done in their way by astronomers and geometricians. And thus, as the heavens and the earth are immeasurable, Jeremiah 31:37; so The book is fictional with some liberties taken to give readers a glimpse of what it may have If, as is to be hoped, the Guardian is successful in exhuming his letters to ministers, we may shortly enjoy some further, not necessarily encouraging, insights into Charles’s interior life. It is regrettable, though all too characteristic, that neither Charles nor his advisers recognised the arrival on his planet of a journalist as shrewd, respected and notably well-disposed as Mayer, as a divinely ordained opportunity for him to say, in somewhat more detail than Shakespeare’s Henry V, “Presume not that I am the thing I was.”