The reign of Solomon is one of the
most glorious in the entire history of
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I Kings 2:26
And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto
thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put
thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my
father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was
afflicted. {worthy…: Heb. a man of death}
I Kings 2:32
And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two
men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father
David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of
Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
I Kings 2:33
Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the
head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his
house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.
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I Kings 2:44
The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which
thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD
shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
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A. The first thing that we should notice is that the reign of Solomon began with judgement.
1. Men who had lived through the entire reign of
David and had got away with many hideous crimes
2. But now got their fair punishment.
1. People in our age commit great sins against
both God and man and for the time being, do not seem to be judged for their
actions.
2. God in His mercy and patience allows them
time to repent
3. But He has set aside a day when he will judge
the world.
4. When Solomon’s reign began, judgement was
pronounced on wicked men.
5. So it is with the return and reign of Jesus –
it begins with judgement.
Matthew 25:31 When the Son of
man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he
sit upon the throne of his glory:
Matthew 25:32 And before him
shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as
a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
I Corinthians 4:5 Therefore
judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to
light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the
hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
I Kings 3:5
In
I Kings 3:6
And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father
great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness,
and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great
kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this
day. {mercy: or, bounty}
I Kings 3:7
And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David
my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
I Kings 3:8
And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a
great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
I Kings 3:9
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people,
that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so
great a people? {understanding: Heb. hearing}
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I Kings 3:11
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not
asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast
asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to
discern judgment; {long life: Heb. many days} {discern: Heb. hear}
I Kings 3:12
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise
and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee,
neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
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1. He said I will give you a wise and discerning
heart
2. There never has been anyone like you, and
never will be
3. Except the One Who already is
4. The One in whom Solomon’s reign was just a
shadow.
5. Of all the men that had lived, Solomon was
the wisest there had ever been.
a. He judged righteously and many came from all
over just to hear his wisdom.
b. But even Solomon cannot compare with the soon
coming rule of the King of Kings, Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come
forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of
the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the
spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the
LORD;
Isaiah 11:3 And shall make him
of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after
the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: {quick…:
Heb. scent or, smell}
Isaiah 11:4 But with
righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of
the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the
breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. {reprove: or, argue}
Isaiah 11:5 And righteousness
shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
B. Wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and counsel are all parts of the millennial rule of Christ.
1. In this age we struggle to discern correctly,
not knowing others hearts.
2. Not so when Jesus reigns.
a. True justice will be applied in every
situation
b. Nothing can escape the limitless
understanding of the God-Man
I Kings 4:29
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and
largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
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The last line of this quote says ‘Men of all nations came to
listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heard
of his wisdom.’ How true this is of Jesus’ reign. We know from prophecy that
Isaiah 2:1 The word that Isaiah
the son of Amoz saw concerning
Isaiah 2:2 And it shall come to
pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be
established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills;
and all nations shall flow unto it. {established: or, prepared}
Isaiah 2:3 And many people shall
go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house
of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his
paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from
Jerusalem.
Isaiah 2:4 And he shall judge
among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not
lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
{pruninghooks: or, scythes}
Isaiah 2:5 O house of Jacob,
come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
C. How great this is going to
be
I Chronicles 22:6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and
charged him to build an house for the LORD God of
I Chronicles 22:7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me,
it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
I Chronicles 22:8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build
an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my
sight.
I Chronicles 22:9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who
shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round
about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto
Israel in his days. {Solomon: that is, Peaceable}
A. This verse says that one of the main characteristics of Solomon’s reign was peace.
1. King David had not been allowed to build the
temple because he had been a man of war
2. Instead this was granted to his son Solomon
a. A man of ‘peace and rest’ whom
b. God would grant him rest from all his enemies
on every side.
1. The name of Solomon even means ‘peace’
2. The following verses speak of the peace in
coming
Isaiah 2:3 And many people shall
go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house
of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his
paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from
Jerusalem.
Isaiah 2:4 And he shall judge
among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not
lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
{pruninghooks: or, scythes}
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child
is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder:
and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of
his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and
upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with
justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will
perform this.
Isaiah 9:8 The Lord sent a word
into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon
Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall
dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf
and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead
them.
Isaiah 11:7 And the cow and the
bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall
eat straw like the ox.
Isaiah 11:8 And the sucking
child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his
hand on the cockatrice’ den. {cockatrice’: or, adder’s}
Isaiah 11:9 They shall not hurt
nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the
knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
I Kings 6:1
And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the
children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of
Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that
he began to build the house of the LORD. {began…: Heb. built}
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A. Solomon built the house,
and finished it.
B. Like Solomon, Jesus will
build the temple in His Kingdom.
1. This is the temple that has been described in
Ezekiel Chapters 40-46 that has not yet been constructed.
2. It has been written in Zechariah that the
Messiah will do this.
Zechariah 6:11 Then take silver
and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of
Josedech, the high priest;
Zechariah 6:12 And speak unto
him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name
is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the
temple of the LORD: {grow…: or, branch up from under him}
Zechariah 6:13 Even he shall
build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and
rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel
of peace shall be between them both.
C. The title of the Branch is
a known name given to the Messiah.
D. The crowning of Joshua in
this passage foreshadowed the crowning of the Messiah
1. Who, at His second coming,
2. Would build the temple
3. Unite the offices of King and Priest in one
person
4. Like Melchizedek did
Genesis
Genesis 14:19 And he
blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of
heaven and earth:
Genesis 14:20 And blessed
be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he
gave him tithes of all.
I Corinthians
1. An habitation for God himself to dwell.
2. Jesus has also been the
builder of this temple as he declared to Peter
Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter
answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered
and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath
not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 16:18 And I say also
unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and
the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. {Peter: this name signifies a
rock}
I Kings 8:6
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his
place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the
wings of the cherubims.
I Kings 8:7
For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the
ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
I Kings 8:8
And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out
in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there
they are unto this day. {ends: Heb. heads} {holy…: or, ark}
I Kings 8:9
There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses
put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel,
when they came out of the land of Egypt. {when the: or, where the}
I Kings 8:10
And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place,
that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
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A. Now the temple is completed and the ark of God is returned to the Holy of Holies
1. God showed His pleasure in all that had been
done
2. He filled the temple with His presence and
glory.
1. He is the manifest presence and power of God.
2. The same glory that filled the temple will,
in the Kingdom to come, be visible for the world to see.
Isaiah 24:23 Then the moon shall
be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount
Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously. {before…: or, there
shall be glory before his ancients}
Isaiah 40: 5 And the glory of
the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth
of the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine; for
thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. {shine…: or,
be enlightened; for thy light cometh}
Isaiah 60:2 For, behold, the
darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD
shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
Isaiah 60:3 And the Gentiles
shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
I Kings 10:4
And when the queen of
I Kings 10:5
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the
attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his
ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit
in her. {attendance: Heb. standing} {cupbearers: or, butlers}
I Kings 10:6
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own
land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. {report: Heb. word} {acts: or, sayings}
I Kings 10:7
Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen
it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth
the fame which I heard. {thy…: Heb. thou hast added wisdom and goodness to}
I Kings 10:8
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually
before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
I Kings 10:9
Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the
throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he
thee king, to do judgment and justice.
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1 Kings 10:25
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels
of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year
by year.
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1 Kings 10:27
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made
he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. {made: Heb.
gave}
A. The last characteristic of
Solomon’s reign was the exalted position that
1. When the Queen of Sheba came
a. she was ‘overwhelmed’
b. She ascribed all that she saw and heard to the
LORD’s eternal love for
2. Solomon’s reign was a wonderful influence
among the Gentile nations,
a. There were many sending representatives to
bow and pay homage at the footstool of his throne.
b.
B. The millennial kingdom also
displays the pre-eminence of
Micah 4:2 And many nations shall
come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the
house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk
in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from
Jerusalem.
Zechariah
8: 20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It
shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of
many cities:
Zechariah
8:21 And the inhabitants of one city
shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to
seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. {speedily: or, continually: Heb. going}
{to pray…: Heb. to entreat the face of}
Zechariah
8:22 Yea, many people and strong nations
shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in
Zechariah
8:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In
those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all
languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a
Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
1. For the last 2000 years
a.
b.
2. Just as in Solomon’s day -
D. The day is coming when God again shall fulfil His promises to His chosen nation
1. Her glory and splendour shall be restored.
2. Gentiles will take the hand of the Jew
knowing that God is with them
3. Jesus himself will rule from
Isaiah 24:23 Then the moon shall
be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount
Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously. {before…: or, there
shall be glory before his ancients}
Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that living
waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and
half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
{former: or, eastern}
Zechariah 14:9 And the LORD shall be king over all the
earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
Zechariah 14:10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from
Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in
her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the
corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.
{turned: or, compassed} {inhabited: or, shall abide}
Zechariah 14:11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be
no more utter destruction; but
Zechariah 14:12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the
LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh
shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall
consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their
mouth.
Zechariah 14:13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a
great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every
one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand
of his neighbour.
Zechariah 14:14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and
the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and
silver, and apparel, in great abundance. {
Zechariah 14:15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of
the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in
these tents, as this plague.
Zechariah 14:16 And it shall come to pass, that every one
that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up
from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast
of tabernacles.
Solomon – A Type Of Christ’s
Millennial Reign |
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Solomon’s Reign |
Christ’s Millennial Reign |
Solomon’s Reign Began With
Judgment – I Kings 2:25-34; I Kings 2:44-46 |
Christ’s Reign Will Begin With
Judgment – Matthew 25:31-32; I Corinthians 4:5 |
The Wisdom Of God Was Present In
Solomon’s Reign – I Kings 3:5-13; I Kings 4:29-34 |
Christ Is The Wisdom Of God –
Isaiah 11:1-5; Isaiah 2:1-5 |
Solomon Is A Shadow Of The
Prince Of Peace – I Chronicles 22:6-9 |
Christ Is The Prince Of Peace –
Isaiah 2:3-4; Isaiah 9:6-8; Isaiah 11:6-9 |
Solomon Built The |
Christ will Reign With His
Bride, Each Member Being The Temple Of God – Genesis 14:18-20; Matthew
16:16-18; I Corinthians 6:19 |
The Ark Of The Covenant And The
Glory Of God Returned With Solomon’s Reign – I Kings 8:6-11 |
Christ Is The Glory Of God And His Glory Will Be Revealed During His Reign
– Isaiah 24:23; Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 60:1-3 |
The Nation Of Israel Was Exalted
During Solomon’s Reign – I Kings 10:4-9; I Kings 10:23-27 |
All Nations Will Seek The Lord When
He Rules From |