After seeing with her own eyes all that Solomon had built in Jerusalem, and hearing his wisdom, the queen blessed the God of Israel, saying:. Solomon, a prolific writer, poet, and scientist, is credited with writing much of the book of Proverbs, the Song of Solomon, the book of Ecclesiastes, and two psalms.
First Kings tells us he wrote 3, proverbs and 1, songs. King Solomon greatest strength was his unsurpassed wisdom, granted to him by God. In one biblical episode, two women came to him with a dispute. Both lived in the same house and had recently delivered newborns, but one of the infants had died. The mother of the dead baby tried to take the living child from the other mother. Because no other witnesses lived in the house, the women were left to dispute who the living child belonged to and who was the true mother.
Both claimed to have given birth to the baby. They asked Solomon to determine which of the two of them should keep the newborn. With astonishing wisdom, Solomon suggested that the boy be cut in half with a sword and split between the two women.
Deeply moved by love for her son, the first woman whose baby was alive said to the king, "Please, my lord, give her the living baby!
But the other woman said, "Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two! King Solomon skills in architecture and management turned Israel into the showplace of the Middle East. As a diplomat, he made treaties and alliances that brought peace to his kingdom. To satisfy his curious mind, Solomon turned to worldly pleasures instead of the pursuit of God. He collected all sorts of treasures and surrounded himself with luxury.
In the case of his non-Jewish wives and concubines, Solomon allowed lust to rule his heart instead of obedience to God. Apparently, he let his foreign wives worship their native gods and even had altars to those gods built in Jerusalem 1 Kings —8.
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Back to Blog. Solomon: Love Him or Hate Him? Table of Contents. How it all started The story of Solomon begins with David on his deathbed, giving Solomon a final charge to remain faithful to the covenant between God and Israel 1 Kings But I doubt it. Wow, I guess I was wrong about Solomon. Then we read the next sentence:. Deuteronomy The Take-Away Solomon had everything going for him, and none of the decisions from early in his reign seemed malicious or ill-intended.
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Cut him in two! Do not kill him; she is his mother. All rights reserved worldwide. The best value in digital Bible study. No software to install. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast. The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.
The dead one is yours; the living one is mine. Your son is dead and mine is alive. Cut him in two! Do not kill him; she is his mother. Well, it's a warning to all of us that knowledge is not a safeguard by itself.
And so what are the answers are to those difficult questions? I think it's written in the Bible to warn us that reading commentaries and listening to videos about the Bible is not itself the final guarantee that we will not at least sin, if not become reprobate.
And so we have to guard our hearts, watch our life and doctrine closely. And not assume because we've been put in a position of authority or being given great gifts, that necessarily authority and status and gifts equate to the fruit of the Spirit. Perhaps the unanswered questions are intended to cause us to be careful.
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