MAKING DECISIONS AS A CHRISTIAN: Wisdom of Solomon

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2nd Term

MAKING DECISIONS AS A CHRISTIAN: Wisdom of Solomon

Solomon’s request for wisdom from God (I Kings 3:3-15): King Solomon loved the lord and he sacrificed 1000 burnt offered into the lord at Gibeon. This made the lord to appear to Solomon in the dream and told him to ask for anything at all. King Solomon asked for wisdom and it was given to him. God made him the wisest king that ever lived.

How Solomon applied his wisdom (I kings 3:16-23; 4:29-34): two women brought a case to the king’s court. One of them rolled over her baby in slumber and the baby died. She quickly exchanged the dead baby with her roommate’s living baby. At dawn, her roommate found out that the dead baby isn’t hers, then they started arguing. When the case was brought to king Solomon, he threatened to kill the living baby in order to bring both of them to equal grieve. The acceptance of the idea by one of the woman proved to king Solomon that she wasn’t the owner of the living baby. So, the other woman was given the baby. This wise approach made king Solomon famous.

Building of the temple and its dedication: before king David died, he made all necessary materials for the building of the temple to be available. Thus, it was easy for king Solomon to build a magnificent temple. During its dedication, the glory of the lord filled the temple. And God promised to put his name there forever.