Solomon

1 Kings 1.1-11.43

Major StrengthsDecisive: 1.52/2.25; 2.26-27; 2.31; 2.37/2.46

Prayers: 3.9; 8.15, 23ff;

Major Flaws

Pragmatism replaced faith

Projects replaced love

Pragmatism replaced faith

“Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter.” (1 Kings 3:1 NIV11)

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)

Projects replaced love

1 Kings 3:3, 26; 8:23; 10:9; 11:1–2

“King” etc.

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 24:7–10 NIV11)

Priests“The king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s 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)

Prophets etc.prophecy = 1 masa’

prophesies = 2 nava’

prophesying = 3 nava’

prophet = 55 ’ish, hu’, navi’

prophets = 43 navi’

Prophets: from start to finish

“While she was still speaking 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 1:22–23 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)

NT references

Matt 1:6–7; 6:29; 12:42

Luke 11:31; 12:27

John 10:23

Acts 3:11; 5:12; 7:47

“David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife, Solomon the father of Rehoboam,” (Matt 1:6–7 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 Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.” (Matt 12:42 NIV11 & Lk 11.31)

“Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.” (John 10:23 NIV11 & Acts 3.11; 5.12)

“But it was Solomon who built a house for him.” (Acts 7:47 NIV11)