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2 Samuel 11-12; 1 Kings 3; 6-9; 11 Part 2 • Dr. Shon Hopkin • June 22-28 • Come, Follow Me

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Dr. Shon Hopkin continues his exploration of 2 Samuel and 1 Kings guiding through Solomon’s breathtaking temple, the universal trap of wanting something for nothing, and the Lord who waits at the window for every one of His children to return.SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTSEnglish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226ENFrench: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226FRGerman: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226DEPortuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226PTSpanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226ESYOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/izXp3HKNI9IFREE PDF DOWNLOADS OF followHIM QUOTE BOOKSNew Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastNTBookOld Testament: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastOTBookBook of Mormon: https://tinyurl.com/PodcastBMBook WEEKLY NEWSLETTERhttps://tinyurl.com/followHIMnewsletter SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/followHIMpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/followhimpodcastTIMECODE0:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Shon Hopkin1:11 Leadership shortcuts2:46 The Something for Nothing Principle4:38 D&C 121 as the ultimate leadership manual5:34 The temple6:30 7 years on the temple, 13 on the palace7:30 The molten sea and 12 oxen9:16 God is portable11:52 The scale of the temple14:16 The molten sea vs. baptismal fonts15:28 Cherubin in Solomon’s temple 16:35 Gold, grandeur, and bringing your best to the Lord17:42 Solomon’s dedicatory prayer21:26 Stranger and foreigner and becoming priests and priestesses24:23 7 themes of Solomon’s dedicatory prayer25:11 The temple as a place of sending27:26 Nephi’s temple and echoes of Solomon’s temple30:387 Saints as OT people31:13 Isaiah’s Yad Vashem–a hand and a name for the forgotten35:47 Offerings and the filled hand of Aaron38:41 Cups as hands, catching and receiving39:56 Dr. Hopkin’s paper: “Christ, Covenants and the Caph”41:46 Recommended reading and the Western Wall today42:16 Glory fills the temple 43:49 Study the OT, it is the water everything else swims in49:45 Celebrities, athletes, and sports teams in place of God51:00 Hesed, hesed, hesed53:03 God never tells you, “I told you so”56:53 End of Part 2 - Dr. Shon HopkinThanks to the followHIM team:Steve & Shannon Sorensen: Cofounder, Executive Producer, SponsorDavid & Verla Sorensen: SponsorsDr. Hank Smith: Co-hostJohn Bytheway: Co-hostDavid Perry: ProducerKyle Nelson: Marketing, SponsorLisa Spice: Client Relations, Editor, Show NotesWill Stoughton: Video EditorKrystal Roberts: Translation Team, English & French Transcripts, WebsiteAriel Cuadra: Spanish TranscriptsAmelia Kabwika: Portuguese TranscriptsHeather Barlow: Communications DirectorSydney Smith: Social Media, Graphic Design "Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise" by Marshall McDonaldhttps://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com

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Dr. Shon Hopkin continues his exploration of 2 Samuel and 1 Kings guiding through Solomon’s breathtaking temple, the universal trap of wanting something for nothing, and the Lord who waits at the window for every one of His children to return. SHOW NOTES/TRANSCRIPTS English: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226EN French: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226FR German: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226DE Portuguese: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226PT Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/podcastOT226ES YOUTUBE: ...

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