Solomon was initially decisive and prayed to God, but later in life he prioritized pragmatism and projects over faith. He made alliances with foreign leaders and took many foreign wives, which replaced his original love for God. While Solomon started well by following his father David's teachings, he began worshipping other gods through the sacrifices and incense offered at pagan places of worship. The document also discusses Solomon as king, priests and prophets during his reign, as well as references to Solomon in the New Testament.
5. Pragmatism replaced
faith
Solomon made an
alliance with Pharaoh king
of Egypt and married his
daughter. (1 Kings 3:1
NIV11)
6. Projects replaced
love Solomon showed his love for the
LORD by walking according to the
instructions given him by his father
David, except that he offered
sacrifices and burned incense on the
high places. (1 Kings 3:3 NIV11)
King Solomon, however, loved many
foreign women (1 Kings 11:1 NIV11)
18. Who is the King of glory?
Lift up your heads, you gates;
be lifted up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
the LORD mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, you gates;
lift them up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is he, this King of glory?
The LORD Almighty
he is the King of glory.
(Psalms 24:710 NIV11)
19. Priests
The king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada
over the army in Joabs position and
replaced Abiathar with Zadok the priest.
(1 Kings 2:35 NIV11)
The commander of the guard took as
prisoners Seraiah the chief priest,
Zephaniah the priest next in rank and
the three doorkeepers. (2 Kings
25:18).So Judah went into captivity,
away from her land. (:21 NIV11)
20. Prophets etc.
prophecy = 1 masa
prophesies = 2 nava
prophesying = 3 nava
prophet = 55 ish, hu, navi
prophets = 43 navi
21. Prophets: from start to
While she was fsitnill isspehaking with the
king, Nathan the prophet arrived. And the
king was told, Nathan the prophet is
here. So he went before the king and
bowed with his face to the ground. (1
Kings 1:2223 NIV11)
The LORD sent Babylonian, Aramean,
Moabite and Ammonite raiders against
him to destroy Judah, in accordance with
the word of the LORD proclaimed by his
servants the prophets. (2 Kings 24:2
NIV11)
22. NT references
Matt 1:67; 6:29; 12:42
Luke 11:31; 12:27
John 10:23
Acts 3:11; 5:12; 7:47
23. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had
been Uriahs wife, Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
(Matt 1:67 NIV11)
not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like
one of these. (Matt 6:29 NIV11 & Lk 12.27)
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this
generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of
the earth to listen to Solomons wisdom, and now
something greater than Solomon is here. (Matt 12:42
NIV11 & Lk 11.31)
Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomons
Colonnade. (John 10:23 NIV11 & Acts 3.11; 5.12)
But it was Solomon who built a house for him. (Acts 7:47
NIV11)