“…then use it to repair any damage found in the temple.” (2 Kings 12:5 NIV) I was reading along in 2 Kings the other day when I tripped over this verse. Why was the temple in disrepair? What had happened? Searching backwards in scripture, I…
Tag: neglect
Historically, a husband would look after a home’s infrastructure and fence line, fields and lawn. When a husband went absent, by infirmity, infidelity, war declaration or death, his property quickly bore witness.
Huge, beautiful brick buildings with exquisite stained glass stand empty: decaying carcasses cast aside by a faithless people.