2 Samuel 11-12; 1 Kings 3; 6-9; 11 Part 2 • Dr. Shon Hopkin • June 22-28 • Come, Follow Me
Podcast:followHIM Published On: Wed Jun 17 2026 Description: 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.YOUTUBE: 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