Solomon Was The Wisest King That Lived

Solomon’s strategies for maintaining peace were constantly to strengthen Israel’s military capacity. Solomon wanted to deal with world problems through diplomacy, but he wanted to negotiate from a position of strength rather than weakness. He fortified key cities on the perimeter of Israel’s territory and set up outer command posts to give early warning of possible enemy military buildups.

A proverb (Hebrew marshal) is a short poetic sentence conveying wisdom in a concise and memorable form. (p.259) Solomon the writer of proverbs, was told by God” he could ask for anything he wanted and God would give it to him. Solomon asked for wisdom to lead the people, so they would know the difference between right and wrong.”(1Kings 3:5-9 paraphrased) According to Hindson and Yates “Hebrew wisdom literature taught people not only how to make good choice s in life but how to make godly choices.” (p.259) Proverbs shows many parallels and contrasts, usually in a two sentence form. In this essay we will look at the teachings of Hebrew wisdom on diligence and laziness, and how it corresponds with the contrast between wisdom and folly.

In his book he refers to when God asked King Solomon in 1 Kings 3 ‘What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to you!’ Tim Challies explains that Solomon requests more than wisdom as commonly taught. King Solomon answered in 1 Kings 3:9 “Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong.” King Solomon was asking for discernment in knowing how to govern a whole nation. 1 Kings 4 tells us how Solomon reigned over several kingdoms who sent tribute money to him and served him throughout his lifetime. On a smaller scale we read in 1 Kings 3:16-28 of King Solomon’s wise ruling between the women fighting over a baby. God gave him a discernment in knowing how to find out who the child’s actual mother was and was able to resolve the

Solomon was the son of David. When king David died, Solomon became king. Under king Solomon "the kingdom was established" in peace (I Kings 2:12,45-46; I Chronicles 22:9). "Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king" (I Chronicles 19:23) and "built a temple for the name of the Lord" (II Chronicles 2:1). For Jesus to be greater than Solomon He would have to ascend the throne of God and build the house of God, with all His enemies no longer making trouble. Matthew records Jesus the King saying to His disciples "I will build My church and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it" (Matthew 16:18); later, having ascertained that the Messiah is a Son, the Son of David, Jesus shows that even king David calls the Messiah "Lord" (Psalm 110:1 and Matthew 22:41-45). Jesus is therefore the King of kings.

King David, a man after the Lord’s own heart, I believe helped forge the great nation of Israel; he was handpicked by God himself and still fell short of God’s glory. His leadership was responsible for uniting the tribes, expanding Israel’s borders, preparing the city of Jerusalem for the organization of God’s temple, and all the while fighting his own character flaws. King David’s legacy followed his children through time as the example of how to lead, fight and stand on the Law which was handed down from God through Moses. I choose King David because he understood what it took to be a good leader; he also understood his people and the responsibility that it took to forge the great nation of Israel.

Solomon may have introduced foreign trade and increased the nation income, but he increased an oppressive policy and grew heavy of the people. Many of the issues that Solomon had were economic such as, building projects, military fortifications, ship construction, and foreign trade which needed men. Different foreigners were used for labor as well as Israelites as military service. Solomon’s pride and selfishness contributed to his issues. He added tax to supply for his “wasteful court.” He wanted to be a king that was admired by all the other kings. Samuel prophecy concerning kingship and was fulfilled in Solomon. Now this wasn’t necessarily a good thing, He put burdensome taxes on the people, he took over the basic sources of wealth and more. The people of the northern tribes wanted to

In the movie, he explains how he would not be able to do his job of advising the Elders without his wisdom. “Without wisdom I could not fulfill my function of advising the Committee of Elders when they call upon me”(Lowry 111). He is shown being wise through his words when he explains how he would not be able to fulfill his duty without his wisdom. Since he is obviously capable of doing his job, he is very wise. He is also shown being wise through his actions when he does advise the Elders with his wisdom.

The book of Psalms introduces a King, King Solomon, who appears to have everything for success. He was a hard worker who earned his entire wealth. As a king, he looked for the well-being of his people and was able to achieve not only their

The first sacrifice that kept their friendship strong was Jonathan's denial of his father’s actions, Saul. He was not a very wise leader because he lacked obedience, which ruins his son’s chance to become king. According to John MacArthur, “God instructed Jonathan to anoint a replacement from another family to be king in Israel” (101). David, an unimpressive shepherd boy, was the next chosen one to be king and he received recognition by defeating Goliath, the Philistine giant.

Solomon was extraordinarily wise in how he set up his kingdom. He made sure to establish peace with the surrounding countries so that he could trade with them and gain more profit. He divided his kingdom wisely so that he could rule

However, throughout David’s leadership, there were a few mishaps where he did not always do the right thing. He committed a sin by having an affair with Bathsheba, who was married to her husband Uriah. Also, here performed an unauthorized census, which was motivated by his own pride. In addition, he chose to follow his own heart a lot instead of being a man after God’s heart. Regardless of his flaws, David had a great sensibility of courage, loyalty, faith, being a successful leader, and warrior. For example, David could look someone else’s sins that they may have done, but he could not do the same for himself. Basically, David loved his enemies and respected them, which was not a normal character trait to have. He was always willing to forgive them of their sins even when they typically opposed him.

The nation of Israel was set apart as holy to the LORD. But they When the children of Israel demanded a king, they did so to be like the other nations. The first three kings were Saul, (outwardly tall, handsome and strong—a seemingly good choice for a king, but inwardly arrogant, proud and unrepentant—not God’s choice), David (a man after God’s own heart who repented of his sins and as such was God’s choice), and Solomon (the wisest man who ever lived, but because of covenant disobedience became the catalyst for the division and ultimate exile of Israel.

King Solomon was a very admirable king, as he not only led his people to prosperous times but did it in a right and just manner. King Solomon’s wisdom and discernment were certainly his primary characteristics, and he benefited largely from each of them. King Solomon’s decision to ask God for wisdom, as opposed to anything else in the world, changed his life forever, and transformed him into one of the most prominent biblical figures. If given an opportunity to have an hour long conversation with anyone or anything, I would not be able to pass up the opportunity to learn from the wisest man to ever

However, Solomon did not follow the morals set by his father and live in a godly manner therefore he became a weak leader for his kingdom and a foolish man. Strength in a man is found by putting trust in God and obeying his commands. The next success

King David, a member of the tribe of Judah was chosen by God to lead his people. As everyone knows, he proved by his wise choices to be a very effective leader. As a great military strategist David united the tribes and extended the national boundaries so that in his time Israel enjoyed a greater fraction of