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Two Bookend Statements
Two bookend statements help us interpret how Solomon begins His reign.
As we examine the beginning of Solomon’s reign notice:
God exalts Solomon
God makes Solomon more majestic than any other king before him
God was with Solomon.
Solomon was living in the blessing of the Lord.
(the picture of God turning His face to and away from people)
Solomon loved the Lord.
How do we know?
He obeyed the Lord’s instructions.
Our love for the Lord has never been exclusively defined as an emotion.
The Bible always defines love as obedience and obedience as love.
Why all of the killing?
How can we make sense of all of the instances of killing at the beginning of Solomon’s reign.
Remember the Lord exalted Solomon, the Lord was with Solomon, and that Solomon loved the Lord.
David had instructed Solomon before he died:
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Adonijah
Adonijah tried to succeed David as King:
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Adonijah get Bathsheba to ask Solomon for Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.
This is the woman that attended David in his old age. 1 kings 1:1
She is described as the most beautiful woman in the land
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Adonijah is the Shunammite of the Song of Solomon (Song of Songs).
Notice the way the Shunammite is described in these verses:
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When Bathsheba makes Adonijah’s request known to Solomon, Solomon understands that Adonijhah is attempting to take the kingdom from him.
Adonijah is rebelling against the Lord’s anointed.
He made himself an enemy of the Lord and an enemy of Solomon.
Abiathar
Solomon did not put him to death because he had carried the Ark of the Lord.
But Abiathar and Joab had conspired with Adonijah to take the kingdom.
1 kings 1
Abiathar had conspired with Adonijah.
Abiathar was a descendant of Eli (Great, great, great grandfather).
God promised Eli to remove his descendants from the altar.
Joab
David’s instructions to Solomon concerning Joab:
1 sam 2 35-37
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He killed Abner (Saul’s commander) and Amasa (Absalom’s commander) who were innocent.
He shed innocent blood.
(two primary sins in )
He also conspired against David in attempting to put Adonijah on the throne.
Shimei
Shimei cursed David as he was leaving Jerusalem during Absalom’s rebellion:
1 Sam 16
David’s instructions to Solomon concerning Shimei:
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Why was this important to David?
Solomon gave Shimei a chance to live.
He told him not to leave Jerusalem.
Shimei did not listen, and Solomon had him killed.
God Uses Messy people to to highlight His Grace.
Solomon sinned by making a treaty with Egypt and marrying Pharaoh’s daughter.
This kind of behavior will cause tragic consequences later in his reign.
Notice though, that once again, God chooses to bless covenant breakers.
If God did not bless covenant breakers, there would be no one to bless.
We have all sinned an fallen short of the glory of God.
Scripture does not hide the brokenness in the lives of those who walk by faith.
This highlights God’s grace.
God does annul his covenant because of our unfaithfulness.
Instead, God works in our lives to establish our faith and bring us back to Him.
Solomon sinned in many disgusting ways, but he wrote Scripture in the midst of his brokenness.
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