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.

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0:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Shon Hopkin
1:11 Leadership shortcuts
2:46 The Something for Nothing Principle
4:38 D&C 121 as the ultimate leadership manual
5:34 The temple
6:30 7 years on the temple, 13 on the palace
7:30 The molten sea and 12 oxen
9:16 God is portable
11:52 The scale of the temple
14:16 The molten sea vs. baptismal fonts
15:28 Cherubin in Solomon’s temple
16:35 Gold, grandeur, and bringing your best to the Lord
17:42 Solomon’s dedicatory prayer
21:26 Stranger and foreigner and becoming priests and priestesses
24:23 7 themes of Solomon’s dedicatory prayer
25:11 The temple as a place of sending
27:26 Nephi’s temple and echoes of Solomon’s temple
30:387 Saints as OT people
31:13 Isaiah’s Yad Vashem–a hand and a name for the forgotten
35:47 Offerings and the filled hand of Aaron
38:41 Cups as hands, catching and receiving
39:56 Dr. Hopkin’s paper: “Christ, Covenants and the Caph”
41:46 Recommended reading and the Western Wall today
42:16 Glory fills the temple
43:49 Study the OT, it is the water everything else swims in
49:45 Celebrities, athletes, and sports teams in place of God
51:00 Hesed, hesed, hesed
53:03 God never tells you, “I told you so”
56:53 End of Part 2 - Dr. Shon Hopkin


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How does a man “after God’s own heart” end up on the wrong roof? Dr. Shon Hopkin examines the devastating fall of David and the architectural glory of Solomon’s temple, tracing the razor’s edge between power and corruption and the merciful God who meets us in our worst moments.

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• 0:00 - Part 1 - Dr. Shon Hopkin
• 1:31 Introduction
• 3:29 Setting the stage: David, Solomon, and the danger of great starts
• 7:07 Reading character weaknesses magnified by power
• 11:35 Shields up-David as cautionary tale
• 12:49 David’s exaltation (is this the point?)
• 16:52 Judge not
• 18:49 Teaching the balance of warning without shame
• 20:07 Stealing school supplies: Another cautionary tale
• 23:48 Restoration scripture framing David and Solomon
• 25:37 Elder Kearon on Bathsheba
• 29:38 Nathan’s parable
• 34:41 The cover-up: Secrecy as lifeblood to sin
• 36:27 Elder Maxwell on replaying temptation
• 39:22 Wrong place, wrong time
• 43:18 Elder Holland on lust vs. love
• 47:25 David as type of Jesus Christ
• 51:09 President Hinckley: “I don’t entirely trust myself”
• 55:09 The Lord sent Nathan
• 56:27 Solomon’s prayer for an understanding heart
• 58:36 Hebrew insights
• 1:01:34 God blesses us beyond our abilities
• 1:03:09 Watching ordinary people grow in wisdom
• 1:05:06 Watching ordinary people grow in wisdom
• 1:07:54 End of Part 1 - Dr. Shon Hopkin

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