All right, I want you to turn to First Kings Chapter 3 and Numbers 27.

All right? In other words, open your Bibles to First Kings Chapter 3

and then put a marker at Numbers Chapter 27.

Numbers 27, 1st Kings 3, numbers 27.

Now we're gonna talk about going,

but let me just make this statement.

I felt like I could not talk about going out until I talked about coming in.

So the title of the message today is coming in.

And there is the phrase in the Bible that's actually repeated many times in the Bible

that the first time I saw it, I didn't know what it meant I had to look it up and and keep

reading scripture and reading scripture until I found what it meant and I'll show you

what it means in a moment but let me ask you this what two questions what did

Solomon ask God for?

Wisdom, right?

OK?

Here's a second question.

Why?

He actually

phrase it like he's talking to God and the Lord said ask anything you want and he gives the reason why he asked he actually phrased it like he said I want an

understanding heart God said I'll give you a wise and understanding heart. We know that was wisdom

obviously. Look at 1 Kings chapter 3 verse 5. 1 Kings 3 verse 5. At Gibeon, the Lord appeared

to Solomon in a dream by night and God said ask what shall I give you and

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