Wise King Solomon

Wise King Solomon

Chapter 11Chapter 11

David passes on the KingdomDavid passes on the Kingdom

• David had a lot of military success and left his son with a large and prosperous kingdom

• David gives Solomon his last instructions– Follow all of God’s commands– Follow the Mosaic law– If you do this you will succeed

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Solomon requests wisdomSolomon requests wisdom

• 1 Kings 3:5-15– God appeared to Solomon in a dream– God told Solomon he would give him

anything he asked for– Solomon asked for wisdom to serve

the people– v12 “I will give you a heart so wise…I

will also give you riches and glory”

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International empireInternational empire

• Solomon creates an international empire

• He married Pharaoh’s daughter and thus allied himself with Egypt

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Solomon married the “world”

Solomon married the “world”

• Solomon made marriage alliances

• He married for political reasons to spread his reign

• He had 700 wives and 300 concubines

• In this way he extended the kingdom to the ends of the earth (the 4th feature)– He fulfills the promise of David

but not in the right way4

Solomon’s draws the nations

Solomon’s draws the nations

• When Solomon shares his wisdom with the world he is spreading the covenant

• He is drawing people to Jerusalem or Zion – This fulfills Is 2:3 (the 5th feature)

• All the nations are streaming toward Zion to be instructed in the ways

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Queen of Sheba visitsQueen of Sheba visits

• 1 Kings 10– The queen came to pick

Solomon’s brain– She wanted to test his

wisdom– When she sees his

palace and learns of his wisdom she begins to praise the God of Israel

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Solomon builds the templeSolomon builds the temple

• He built the architectural sign of God’s covenant– Fulfilled the 6th feature of

the Davidic Covenant

• Solomon turned to King Hiram, King of Tyre for materials and craftsmen

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Solomon builds the templeSolomon builds the temple

• The Temple was built by Gentiles or foreigners– This shows the universality of the

covenant– It drew Gentiles to Jerusalem just

like Isaiah 2 promised (5th and 6th feature)

• Unlike the portable tabernacle, the Temple welcomed foreign worshippers– This fulfilled the covenant in that it

called Gentiles to Jerusalem

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Solomon praysSolomon prays

• Solomon dedicated the temple

• 1 Kings 8:21-43– Solomon prayed for all the

foreigners who would call upon God’s name

– He prays that it will be a “house of prayer for all peoples”

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The Ark is movedThe Ark is moved

• Solomon has the Ark moved from the tent to the temple

• 1 Kings 8:19-11– The glory of the Lord

filled the house

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Solomon losing favorSolomon losing favor

• Just as Samuel had warned Israel, with a King comes oppression and high taxes

• He had to tax people to pay for the temple

• Thousands were forced to build the temple

• Solomon began losing favor because of the heavy taxing and forced labor

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Deuteronomic Laws BrokenDeuteronomic Laws Broken

• Solomon is not keeping the laws of Deuteronomy

• Deut 17:16-171. Must not multiply

horses (military)2. Don’t multiply wives3. Don’t multiply silver

and gold

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Solomon breaks the lawSolomon breaks the law

1. 1 Kings 10:26– Solomon collected

chariots– This is symbolic of

multiplying military power

– He had 1,400 chariots– 12,000 charioteers

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Solomon breaks the lawSolomon breaks the law

2. 1 Kings 11:3• Solomon multiplied his

wives • They caused his heart to

turn away from God and toward their god’s

• He built temples to their god’s

• “Solomon’s heart had turned to strange god’s” - 1 kings 11:4

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Solomon breaks the lawSolomon breaks the law

3. 1 kings 10:14 • Solomon

multiplies gold• Solomon’s

received each year 666 gold talents

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Three-fold sin

Eve: Genesis 3

Solomon: 1 Kings 11

Christ: Matthew 4

Greed Tree good for food

All the kingdoms

Lust Pleasing to the eye

Stones to bread

Pride Gaining wisdom

Jump off the temple

Solomon leads people away

Solomon leads people away

• By building all the temples to his wives foreign god’s he begins to lead everyone away from the True God

• Israel’s kingdom will soon feel the pain of destruction

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