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The document discusses King Solomon and the books of Kings in the Bible. It summarizes Solomon's reign, including his building of the Temple in Jerusalem, his request for wisdom from God, and his establishment of districts and elite groups. However, Solomon's reign was also marked by extravagance, oppression of the people, and the king's turn to idolatry. The document examines issues like exploitation during Solomon's time and questions the extent of his actual wisdom and authorship of biblical texts.
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- 2. King Solomon :TempleBuilder Taken place in the Book of Kings They tell of David’s son Solomon , the breakup of the nation into the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. The infidelity of their kings, the prophets Elijah and Elisha and all the events that led to the exile.
- 3. The Broken CovenantThese books were written to remind the disheartened exiles in Babylon that it was the people, not God, who broke the Covenant, and their restoration would be possible in the future if they would repent and turn to God again.
- 4. “Passing the torchto Solomon” In the opening of the First Book of Kings David is close to death and his eldest son Adonijah is trying to take over the throne, but Nathan the prophet manages to have David promise the throne to Solomon. Solomon is anointed king before his father dies On David’s deathbed he assures Solomon that if Solomon and his line will remain faithful to God, they will always sit on the throne.
- 5. “Solomon asks forWisdom” To build an alliance with Egypt Solomon marries the daughter of the Egyptian Pharaoh. He also worships at one of the high places (Outdoor Sanctuary) In a dream Solomon asks God for an understanding heat to distinguish right from wrong. God promises Solomon not only wisdom, but riches, glory, and long life as long as he is faithful.
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- 7. Solomon’s Test Godput Solomon’s heart to the test The Child and Childless The Switch The Defense Solomon’s Response Solomon’s Final Decision
- 8. 12 New DistrictsDividing the Lands Establishing Elite Groups Introduction of New Ways Adversaries
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- 10. Exploiting Exploiting in Today’s World Exploiting during Solomon’s Age
- 11. Solomon’s Reputation Accomplishments - Everyone knew of his wisdom Speaks 3,000 Proverbs Wrote 1,005 Songs Discusses all Topics
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- 13. The Temple asGod’s House Solomon is new ready to build the Temple in Jerusalem. He gets Phoenician King to send materials and architects. Canaanite model used to build the temple. Uses 30,000 workers of his own in addition to foreign labor. Solomon also builds a palace for himself. God agrees to be present in the temple if Solomon observes the Law and carries it out. When the temple is done, God holds his promise, and warns Solomon and his descendants that if they forsake the covenant, the temple will be destroyed.
- 14. What kind ofwisdom? Scriptural writers probably exaggerated the number of proverbs and songs written by Solomon. Entire books of the Bible also attributed to Solomon, but this does not mean he actually wrote them. Solomon’s reign was a glorious time for Israel in terms of splendor and power and reputation among another nations. Reign was a disaster for Israel, a time marked by extravagance in the royal house, harsh oppression of the people, and idolatry by the king himself.
- 15. A High Pointon the way Down
- 16. The Queen ofSheba/Sins of Solomon Solomon Queen Sheba and King Solomon
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- 18. Solomon Reign EndsAfter forty years God takes away Solomon's throne. Solomon orders Jeroboam killed
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- 20. Israel Israel’s OppressionIdolatry Relying on God
- 21. A United IsraelWhy is Israel a Nation? Evils of becoming a Nation Repentance The Broken Covenant
- 22. Music I MadeIt By: Kevin Rudolf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj1qbh6Emrg I Made It By: Kevin Rudolf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj1qbh6Emrg
- 23. Video Part 1of the Story of Solomon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG_WsJAcGos&feature=related Part 2 of the Story of Solomon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGqI1N4g93o&feature=related Part 3 of the Story of Solomon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nte8xFMyQYU&feature=related
Editor's Notes
- #8 Two prostitutes approached Solomon. They both gave birth to a child but the one prostitute’s child died and was now childless. While the other woman still had her baby. The one prostitute told Solomon that the other woman killed her baby and that the woman then switched her dead baby for the live one. Now she claims it is her child. The woman who supposedly switched the babies claims she did not do it and it really is her live baby. Solomon ordered for the baby to be cut in half and each side would be given to each prostitute. Solomon’s plan was successful to find the true mother because as soon has he was going to cut the baby the real mother pleaded for him to stop. She begged for him to just give the baby to the other woman and spare the child. Solomon knew she was the real mother and gave the baby to the one who pleaded for the child’s well being.
- #9 Solomon divided the lands into 12 new districts and he provided each district with an officer. He also formed an elite group of administrators. He introduced labor. He started taxation to supply the palace, the government officials, and building projects. The Syrians in the north were often Solomon’s adversaries.
- #11 Even today in Central and South America people are being exploited. They are being exploited by corrupt governments, wealthy landowners, and foreign investors. During the time of Solomon wealth was made the same way, by oppressing people in the same ways. Farmers supplied Solomon’s palace with their own crops and herds.
- #17 Solomon was visited by Queen Sheba. She wanted to see if his wisdom was in fact great. She was astonished by his wisdom and was found” breathless”
- #18 Solomon starts to get greedy with his wealth and begins to worship other gods .He forgets about what God has given him,
- #19 After forty years God takes away Solomon's throne. Solomon orders Jeroboam killed because God promised him the throne. Jerusalem was no longer great.
- #21 Israel is oppressed by taxes and forced labor, but the worst is idolatry. Idolatry was the worst burden that the nation has inherited from his golden ruler. Israel has relied on God but was led to worship false gods.
- #22 Israel wanted to become one and united. They wanted to be lead by a strong leader and obtain stability. There were evils like wealth, power, betrayal, and honor becoming a nation. They began turning away from God , the one who gave him all their happiness in the first place. David would repent to God and ask for forgiveness, but Solomon never repented. The people realized that it was not God who broke the Covenant but the kings like Solomon.
- #23 We chose this song because it explains how King Solomon felt when he was chosen to be king even though he was the younger son.