In Chronicles

Written later than Samuel and Kings in the OT - many other parts are quoted or alluded to. The last book of the Hebrew scriptures based on when written.

The Chronicler wants God’s people to prepared for the Messiah.

Chronicles only tells us about the kings of Judah (the southern kingdom). These are the kings who were in the line of David bringing the lineage of the Messiah.

Chronicles shares a message of Hope in the one who would come from David’s line.

Personified in Solomon’s temple & the Wisdom of Solomon

Let’s look at Solomon today -

Please stand as we honor the reading of God’s Word

2 Chronicles 9:22–28 NIV

22 King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. 23 All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. 24 Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift—articles of silver and gold, and robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules. 25 Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 26 He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. 27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all other countries.

THE WORD OF GOD, FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD

WISDOM

Wisdom

Solomon could have asked for anything - he asked for wisdom - God blessed him in many ways because of what and how he asked: riches, possessions, honor

Kings and peoples from all over the earth came to hear Solomon’s wisdom that God gave him

Queen of Sheba trip verified Solomon’s standing

RICHES

Riches

Just over 1 billiion dollars of Gold a year 2 Chronicles 9:13-14 pluse revenues by merchants and traders. Kings of Arabia

3.2 Trillion dollars accumulated wealth

GREATER

Greater

Greater than Jonah and Greater than Solomon Matthew 12:42 - Queen of the South

all the treasures of wisdom & knowledge Colossians 2:3

Willmington, Harold, "Contrasting Solomon and Jeremiah with Jesus Christ" (2017). The Second Person File. 63. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/second_person/63

SOLOMON contrasted with CHRIST

• Was the immediate son of David (2 Sam. 12:24) • Was the distant son of David (Matt. 1:1; 21:9; Rom. 1:3; 2 Tim. 2:8; Rev. 22:16)

• Was known for his great wisdom (1 Kings 4:29, 30; 10:24) • Was known for His great wisdom (Luke 2:40; Matt. 13:54; 1 Cor. 1:24, 30; Col. 2:3)

• Built the first temple (1 Kings 6:1) • Will build the final temple (Zech. 6:12, 13)

• Was mentioned in the genealogy of Matthew (Matt. 1:7) • Was mentioned in the genealogy of Matthew (Matt. 1:16)

• Was dearly loved by the Father (2 Sam. 12:24, 25) • Was dearly loved by the Father (Matt. 3:16, 17; 17:5)

• Appointed twelve cabinet members to aid in his reign (1 Kings 4:7) • Appointed twelve disciples to aid Him in His future reign (Matt. 19:28)

• Ruled over all kingdoms in the Holy Land area (1 Kings 4:21)

• Will someday reign over all kingdoms everywhere (Rev. 11:15; Dan. 7:13, 14)

• His subjects served him well (1 Kings 4:21) • His subjects will serve Him well (Rev. 22:3)

• Brought in local peace during his reign (1 Kings 4:24) • Will bring in universal peace during His reign (Isa. 2:2-4)

• All Israel dwelt safely during his reign (1 Kings 4:25) • All nations will dwell safely during His reign (Jer. 23:6; Micah 4:4; Zech. 3:10)

• Expressed his great love for his bride (Song of Solomon 6:4-9; 7:6-9) • Expressed His great love for His bride (Eph. 5:22-33)

• Wrote many proverbs (1 Kings 4:32) • Spoke many parables (Matt. 13:3, 34)

• Made the original Jerusalem into a city of gold and precious stones of all kinds (1 Kings 10:10, 11, 22; 2 Chron. 9:10, 11, 14, 21, 24) • Will make the New Jerusalem into a city of gold and precious stones of all kinds (Rev. 21:10, 11, 18-22)

• His reign lasted but forty years (1 Kings 11:42, 43; 12:16, 19) • His reign will never end (Luke 1:33)