The House that God Built

About the Book

By looking at the nightly news and simply observing for themselves the denigration of homes and communities across our country, many would agree that family foundations are cracking and shifting out of place. This has resulted in untold devastation within the home and our other social systems; therefore, many households and lives have simply given way and collapsed under the weight of a host of societal pressures. Many believe that a generation of social experimentation along with our culture’s fixation at redefining virtually every foundational institution (especially the first human institution—marriage) are responsible for placing the family and society on very shaky ground indeed, leaving a very dubious moral and economic legacy for successive generations. When cracks begin to appear upon the walls of a house, it may indicate a shifting or damaged foundation, which may indicate poor foundation work. As a result, builders typically reexamine the blueprints—the masterplans—to determine the manner and materials with which the house and foundations built in order to pinpoint and repair a weak or damaged foundation. It is the author’s conviction that in many households within society, weak or faulty spiritual and moral foundations have been laid, resulting in the cultural cataclysm we witness throughout our land. In his book, The House that God Built: God’s Master Plan for Marriage and His Blueprint for Blessing, Book One of his Strong Foundation for Strong Families series, the author discusses the need for a “RE-Vision,” of marriage and the family—but not by “redefining,” replacing or removing these honorable foundations and pillars which have supported societies from the beginning of time. Rather, by employing the word “RE-Vision,” he calls for a refocus—a fresh new look at God’s original design for the marriage and family. This plan is found in God’s Holy Word, specially, the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis because this, he feels, is where marriage, family and social systems began. Therefore, the book is a thorough exposition of the first chapters of Genesis which explore the motivations and the methods through which God Himself built His house (the heavens and the earth). This study provides keen spiritual and practical insights as to how we can build our homes according to God’s plans so as to receive His best blessings upon our homes and upon our communities.

About the Author

Zebedee King currently works in the Cyber Security Field. He is an Air Force retiree whose career began as a Russian linguist and finally concluded in the areas of communications, computers, IT training and network defense. Zeb is married to his wonderful wife, Linda and they have been blessed with two beautiful daughters, both of whom love and serve the Lord. Their oldest daughter and son-in-law have made them the proud grandparents of two beautiful granddaughters who also are being brought up to love and reverence the Lord. Both Zeb and Linda have been active in church since their youth, having been heavily involved in many facets of ministry, especially in the areas of teaching, mentoring and people-helping. Their love for God and their passion for bringing out the best in His people remain the driving force behind their service for the Lord. Zeb and Linda currently participate in prayer, small group and other ministries within their local assembly in San Antonio in addition to pursuing educational, professional, personal and other goals. Among his host of other passions, Zeb loves to write and teach, especially when it comes to the Bible. He received his calling to teach God’s word at a very young age. Fairly recently, God has directed Zeb to write books concerning many of the things which he has learned through decades of intense study of the Word. Zeb accepted and demonstrated this call to “teach through writing” by first publishing the book, Handfuls of Purpose in early 2010 and now this present volume. Zeb is currently working on several other manuscripts; these will translate into many more books, if the Lord permits.