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Today, we’re turning to 1 Kings chapters 4 and 5. 
 These chapters don’t just tell us that Solomon was wise—they show us what wisdom looks like in action. They give us a picture of how God’s gift of wisdom shaped a kingdom, organised a nation, built relationships, and prepared the way for one of the greatest projects in biblical history.
 The writer of Kings, probably Jeremiah, structured Solomon’s story to highlight the fulfilment—or failure—of earlier prophecy. In Solomon’s case, the prophecy is in chapter 3, where God promises to give him wisdom. And that theme will run all the way through chapter 11. 
 In other words, the entire narrative of Solomon’s reign is, in a sense, a study in wisdom—how it works, how it blesses, and eventually, how it can be lost.

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Imagine—just imagine—that God Himself came to you and said, “Ask Me for anything you want… and I will give it to you.”  
Your first reaction might be, “Well, that’s not how God works.” And of course, you’d be right. But there is one moment in the Old Testament where God does actually do that for someone. God comes to a man and says, “Ask for whatever you want Me to give you.” And the way that man responds teaches us something really important about what we should desire—and what God delights to give.
 That story is found in 1 Kings chapter 3….

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Today we begin a new chapter—literally and figuratively—as we step into 1 Kings chapter 2. And this episode, I’ve made the title a question that I believe every one of us should ask ourselves, whether we think of ourselves as leaders or not: “Who Put You in Charge?”
 Now, you may not be the president of a company. You may not manage a team or sit in a boardroom. But almost all of us, at one time or another, have been put in charge of something—or someone.
 If you’re a parent, you’re in charge of raising children. If you’re employed, you’re responsible for your work. And even if none of that applies, you are always, at the very least, in charge of yourself—the choices you make, the character you build, and your direction in life.
 So let me ask you the question:
What kind of virtues does it take to lead well?  
 Because leadership—whether in a home, a workplace, a ministry, or a nation—requires something deeper than talent or charisma. It requires character. And 1 Kings chapter 2 gives us a front‑row seat to a father passing on that truth to his son….

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Life has a way of surprising us, doesn’t it?
 And nowhere is that more true than in our spiritual lives. We look at people and situations and think, “Ah, that’s the person God is going to use.” And then—He doesn’t. Meanwhile, someone we would never have chosen, someone we might have overlooked entirely, becomes the very person God raises up.
 So, how does God make His choices?
And perhaps more importantly, how should we make ours?
 That’s exactly the kind of question the opening chapter of 1 Kings invites us to explore. 
So, settle in as we open 1 Kings chapter 1 and begin this new series with a story that reminds us that God’s ways are not our ways—and that His choices often surprise us in the best possible ways….

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Welcome, friends, to a brand‑new season of The Bible Project Daily Podcast.  
This new season marks the beginning of a fresh adventure. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be exploring the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Kings, as I have set it out it seems the two books will take us around 50 episodes, teaching that I’ve drawn from my earlier sermons and bible studies these last decades, but revisited and now re‑crafted for this podcast format. These books of the kings are rich, complex, sometimes troubling, often surprising, but always extremely relevant. 
They show us what can happen when leaders rise and fall, when faithfulness is forgotten and rediscovered, and when God remains steady even when His people are not.
 But today, in this very first episode, we’re simply setting the stage for what is to come.
So, settle in and let’s begin this new season together with expectation, humility, and a sense of wonder at what God might show us in His Word….

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