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So you're there in 1 Kings chapter 3 and honestly when you're dealing with Solomon, really from 1 Kings 1 to 1 Kings 11 it's all about Solomon. And so he takes up pretty much half of 1 Kings. So 1 Kings is 22 chapters and halfway through is where you're finally getting into another king. And so we're continuing our series when it comes to the kings. And so Solomon is the last king to be king over all of Israel. So after Solomon we're going to see this split. You're going to have his son Rehoboam who's going to take over Judah and basically Benjamin as well gets in there. But then Jeroboam the son of Nebat is going to take over the other 10 tribes in the north. So you're going to have the northern kingdom, southern kingdom. And so we're going to have that split. But Solomon during his reign is over all of Israel. So the first thing I want you to see here is who is Solomon. You know where he come from. You know when it comes to who was his mom. And so you know when you go to Solomon chapter 12, 2 Samuel chapter 12. So 2 Samuel chapter 12 and verse 24. Obviously Solomon's the son of David but I just want you to see who his mother is. And so 2 Samuel chapter 12 verse 24 it says, And David comforted Bathsheba his wife and went in unto her and lay with her and she bare his son and he called his name Solomon and the Lord loved him. And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet and he called his name Jedediah because of the Lord. So it's interesting I actually see a couple things here. Who's his mother? Bathsheba which is what Uriah's wife. That whole story. If you remember 2 Samuel 11 is where the story where he commits adultery and then he has Uriah killed. Chapter 12 is where the son that he had with Bathsheba to begin with died and then after that the Lord is merciful unto him and then he ends up having Solomon with her. But then you see Nathan the prophet. Nathan's the one that says thou art the man. Nathan called Solomon Jedediah. And I don't know the etymology of that but it says that the Lord loved him and it says you needn't him Jedediah because of the Lord. So I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that the Lord loves Solomon. And so we see from the very beginning at his birth that this is the man that God wanted to take over the kingdom after David. But Matthew chapter 1 you don't have to turn there but in the genealogy of Jesus you can turn there if you want. But in Matthew chapter 1 we see in the genealogy that Solomon's mom is brought up. So she obviously went there a lot losing that child and the whole ordeal with Uriah dying. I mean she committed adultery. I believe it was consensual so she was in sin just as much as David was. But Uriah is mentioned. I love that about Matthew chapter 1 that Uriah is mentioned in that genealogy because he was wronged. But he was mentioned in the genealogy. And it says in Matthew 1, 6 it says, and Jesse begat David the king and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah. And so that's Uriah. So we see that. That's interesting that Solomon is, you know, his mother is Bathsheba, the woman that David committed adultery with and had Uriah killed. And so it's interesting how God works and how he can make something that's really bad into something good. Meaning that, and it also shows you too that if you came out of some kind of relationship like your parents, something that various things happened and you were born. There's a lot of this too with rape and just different things. And you're just like, oh, you know, kill the, abort that baby. It's not the baby's fault. The baby may be loved of the Lord and do great things for God. Is it the baby's fault, you know, that all that stuff? So anyway, it's interesting his beginning and who his mother is and everything. He was also born in Jerusalem. Go to 2 Samuel chapter 5. And the reason I go to this because you say, well, okay, who cares? He's born in Jerusalem. But we do see that this is, he was born after David had reigned for seven and a half years because he was in Hebron for seven and a half years. And then he reigned for 33 years in Jerusalem. So that's where Solomon was born. That's when that whole thing happened with Uriah and Bathsheba. But also, we're going to see a lot of parallels with Solomon and Jesus. And where was Jesus born? Well, he was born in Bethlehem, which is basically, it'd be kind of like Westover is to Morgantown. Right? That's the way I look at Bethlehem because it talks about Jerusalem being the city of David and talks about Bethlehem being the city of David. Like Zion, the city of David, is called Jerusalem. But then it talks about how Bethlehem is the city of David. It's basically a province of Jerusalem is what Bethlehem is. So it'd be kind of like if, you know, like brother Dave, if you said, where are you from? If someone asked you, like out of state and said, where are you from? Would you say Westover? You probably wouldn't say it if someone was in town. No, I'm just kidding. No. But obviously you wouldn't say that. And I'm, you know, we're in like Clinton, West Virginia, technically. It's like the Clinton district. But it's Morgantown. I have a Morgantown address. Right? But see how there's different areas. You have Granville, you have Westover, you have Star City. But you know, I work in Star City, but I don't say that unless someone really needs to know exactly where they're going. I'm like, we're actually in Star City. It's Morgantown. Right? When I say where I work, I'm like, I work in Morgantown, West Virginia. Right? And so that's kind of what you're dealing with there. Now, 2 Samuel, chapter 5, verse 13, it says, And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem after he was come from Hebron. And there were yet sons and daughters born to David. And these be the sons of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem, Shemuah and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon. Now there's a whole list there, but just for sake of time, we'll stop there. Okay? Meaning there's other sons there. So we see that David had a lot of sons. Okay? Obviously, Absalom's not going to be reigning because he died. And you know, so he had other sons that died and all that stuff. You know, that 2 Samuel actually talks about. But it's interesting, Nathan and Solomon are these two, because Nathan is actually in the genealogy of Mary. So when you go to Luke chapter, that's what deviates. So everything's the same down to Solomon, I mean, and down to David. But in Mary's genealogy, it actually goes to Nathan. But in Joseph's genealogy, it goes Solomon, Rehoboam, it goes down that kingly line. Okay? But all I have to say is that he was born in Jerusalem. But that also shows you that picture of how Christ was born in Jerusalem. He was born in Bethlehem. And he's the son of David. Where am I going to really get into that? Because the real big picture with Solomon is that he's the son of David. And he's the king that would reign after David. And just the promises that were made to Solomon really are pointed towards Christ. Okay? Especially when you get into his everlasting kingdom and it's going to reign forever and all that. But David swore that Solomon would sit on his throne. Go to 1 Kings chapter 1. 1 Kings chapter 1. Now if you know the story in 1 Kings, what happens is Adonijah, his older brother, is trying to take over the kingdom. Basically, he's trying to basically, he has Joab at his side and he's the captain of the host by the way. And he has Joab at his side and all these people and he's trying to basically say, hey, God saved the king, Adonijah. Because at this point, David is about near death and basically he can't even stay warm at night. And he has to have this young girl to keep him warm at night and that's a whole other story for another day. But all that to say is that Adonijah is trying to take over and that's where Bathsheba comes in. And Nathan comes in and basically says, you know, what's going on? You said that Solomon would reign. But in verse 17 there it says, and she says, so this is his mother Bathsheba, it says, And she said unto him, My lord, thou swearst by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaids, saying, assuredly, Solomon thy son shall reign after me and he shall sit upon my throne. Notice verse 28 is King David's answer. And you can read this chapter and see all that back and forth, what's going on with that. But in verse 28 says, Then King David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence and stood before the king. And the king swear and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, even as I swear unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, assuredly, Solomon thy son shall reign after me and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead. Even so will I certainly do this thing. So it's very clear that Solomon, you know, that was the choice. I mean, David swore by God that Solomon was going to be his son that was going to reign after him. So this wasn't like I believe Adonijah knew this. And so he was trying to make this coup and trying to basically take over and thinking, well, David the king, he's too old. He's about to die. And, you know, and he's going to take over. But that's when they make Solomon king. And that's when Adonijah takes hold of the horns of the altar and is afraid of Solomon, actually. But we don't really know. This is the interesting thing. We know that Solomon reigns for 40 years. We don't know how old he was when he began to reign or how old he was when he died. OK. But I'd say this that I believe he's a young man. OK. Some people now go to go to first King, chapter three. We read this, but in verse seven there, this is Solomon talking. But it does talk about when Solomon was old. Now, have you ever seen those pictures of Solomon? And he's like got this great big white beard and he's just this like father time looking figure. I don't believe he ever got that old. OK. And I'm going to explain that. But he only reigned for 40 years. OK. Unless he was 40 years old when he started to reign here, which I don't believe is the case. OK. I mean, just think about it. David was 70. You know, he was 30 when he began to reign. He reigned in. He reigned in Hebron for seven and a half years. Right. So that means he was at least 37, let's say 38 before he had Solomon. Right. So I saw him and couldn't be 40. Right. He'd have to be like 30 some maybe. But I would say he's probably older than that because, you know, obviously things happened. And, you know, all that in Jerusalem. But but that's what Solomon says here in verse seven. It says, 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 to come in. Now, I don't believe he's actually a little child. I think he's basically belittling, basically being very humble and saying, I'm just like a child. I can't even go out and come in. Do you think that he can go out and come in? Like he literally could not like dress himself or anything like that. He's being very humble. And the fact he's like, I can't do anything. You need to help me because this is where he prays for wisdom. And so but I do believe he was young. OK. And what they say from from history, they say he's probably around 20 years old when he started to reign. OK. And so I'd say this, that he's probably not an older guy. I'd say he's probably a young man. And that's why he's saying this is like, how in the world can I govern these people? But I'll say this. He's under 40. He's probably 20, 30, somewhere around there. OK. So that in mind, if he's 20, then if he reigns for 40 years, how old is he? He'd be about 60. OK. And so that's not super old. David was 70, but 60 is not exactly father time-esque looking. OK, so I'm going to get that because I believe he would have lived longer if he would actually serve the Lord and done what he should have been doing. But he reigns for 40 years in first King, Chapter 11. So like I said, first Kings one, first Kings 11. That's all about Solomon. So first Kings 11 is where we really see the end of Solomon's reign. And we see Rehoboam taking his place. But in verse 42, we see and first Kings chapter 11, verse 42, it says in the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was 40 years. So remember, it's very easy. Saul reigned for 40 years. David reigned for 40 years. Solomon reigned for 40 years. So it's pretty easy to keep those in track. There's three kings that reigned over all of Israel and they each reigned for 40 years. OK. And so 120 years, you know, of these kings reigning over all of Israel. And then it splits off after that. And so but just going going through here, kind of I want to kind of go chronologically through this. And I'm not going to go through a lot. A lot actually, a lot of the chapters, you know, a few of the chapters here dealing with Solomon have to do with him building the temple. One of the big things is him building the temple unto the Lord. And so but one thing that we see first after he, you know, that whole mess with Adonijah is cleaned up. He ends up having Adonijah put to death. So Adonijah takes hold of the altar and then Solomon has mercy on him and says, you know, go go to your land, even though you tried to overthrow me and all this other stuff. Right. But then he asked for Abishag, the Shunammite, which is that young virgin that was like basically keeping David warm at night. And you know what he was doing. He's trying to take he's trying to get power. And Solomon knew that. And as soon as he asked for that, he's he basically said, you know, you spoke in your own judgment against yourself. And he had Adonijah killed or executed. But one thing I see is in first Kings chapter two is David, before he dies, gives this instruction on the Solomon. And really what Solomon does to start off his reign is clean up David's mess. Right. He cleans up David's mess and he has Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada take care of it all. Right. When you're reading through with Solomon, it's Benaiah. Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada is his is his man to execute judgment. He's like, Benaiah went and fell on Adonijah. Benaiah goes and falls on Joab. Benaiah goes and falls on Shimei. And so there's two men that David is bringing up saying, listen, don't let them, you know, not pay for what they've done. OK. And notice in verse five there. I'm just going to show you what David says and, you know, Solomon takes care of it. But in verse five there, it says, Moreover, thou knowest also what Joab, the son of Jehoiada, did to me and what he did to the two captains of the host of Israel, unto Abner, the son of Ner, and unto Amasa, the son of Jethur, whom he slew and shed the blood of war and peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins and in his his shoes that were upon his feet. Do therefore, according to thy wisdom, and let not his whore head go down to the grave in peace. Now, what is he saying there? He's saying, you know, don't let him just die in old age. You know, don't let him just die of natural causes as an old man. Now, Joab is David's nephew. So Zeruiah, good night, it's hard to say, Zeruiah is his sister, is David's sister. OK. And Joab, Asahel, Abishai, those are all her sons. And that's his nephew. OK. And then, but Abner, and Amasa was his cousin. So Amasa was, I'm sorry, Amasa is his other nephew. And Amasa was Joab's cousin. And what happened with Amasa is that David made Amasa a captain over the host instead of Joab, and he was jealous and took him out. And Abner killed Asahel, his brother, and that's why he took him out. But he did it in a time of peace. There wasn't war, and meaning it was murder. OK. And so David's saying, you know, take him out and, you know, his whore head meaning his gray head. Right. Don't let him be, don't let him die in old age. And then it goes on, it says, but show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at that table, for so they have, for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. So he's saying, you know, show kindness unto Barzillai. And that was the old man, if you remember, that helped him out. But then he wanted to help him. He's like, you know, I'm old. Give it unto my servant. And, you know, he's saying, you know, bless that house. But in verse eight there, it says, and behold, thou hast with thee Shimei, the son of Gerah, a Benjamite of Bahuram, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I swear to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. Now, therefore, hold him not guiltless, for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him. But his whore head bring thou down to the grave with blood. So David is basically saying, you take care of these guys. So what happened was with this guy, Shimei is the one that was cursing and casting dust. You remember his men were like, let us take his head off. Right. Right. And he's like, no, you know, let God deal with this. And when he came back into the country, Shimei came down and was like groveling to David, and David swear that he would not kill him. And he's saying, Solomon, you take care of this. And so what happens with Joab, he goes after Joab. Now Joab was in the coup with Adonijah on top of this. OK. He was the one that was for Adonijah. So he had another reason to take him out, because he obviously wasn't for him to begin with. But Shimei, he said, basically, you have to stay in this country. You can't leave. The moment you leave and come back, you're done. And some like some of his animals, I forget, I don't have the story in front of me, but I don't know if it was his asses or something like that. Got out or a servant. I forget exactly. But someone had to go get something or someone. And he came back and that was over. So Shimei and both Joab were taken out by Solomon. And so he's cleaning up his father's mess. It's pretty much what you see at the very beginning. But then he prays for wisdom. So this is in chapter three that we read that he, that God appears unto him. OK. So what we'll see, and I don't have the other one, I don't think, but he appears to Solomon twice. And it makes mention at the very end of Solomon's reign and stuff that he basically wasn't worshipping the God that appeared unto him twice. So he's going to appear to him here in chapter three. That kind of starts off his reign. And then he appears unto him when he builds the temple, when he prays to God and then God says back to him, you know, I will do what you said if you pray toward this temple or toward this land and toward this temple. And, you know, I'll I'll heal your land. And so he appears to Solomon twice. But we see here in Chapter three, verse five, it says in in Gibeah, the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night. And God said, ask what I shall give thee. Now, before this, he offered, he talks about how Solomon, it's interesting, from the very beginning, he was offering stuff in high places. So he was doing something he shouldn't be doing. And it says, in verse three, it says, and Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David, his father, only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. OK, so that only is meaning that he followed the Lord, but he did this. Right. So this sacrificing in high places. And what he does is he offers a whole bunch of sacrifices. Right. And he does a thousand burnt offerings in this high place. But God still appears unto him and God still does a great work. So even though this was wrong, right, offering in these high places, God was forbidding that. He was offering on his altar and, you know, in his tabernacle and all this stuff is supposed to be done a certain way. But he still appears unto him. So it's very interesting because Solomon is very blessed by God here, even though he did something wrong. And it just shows you the mercy of God and you know that you don't have to have every single duck in a row for God to bless you and to do something great with you. And Solomon's a great example of that. But as we keep reading there, he said, you know what, you know, what? Ask what I shall give thee. In verse six of Chapter three, it says, And Solomon said, Thou hast showed 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. 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. So why is he saying this? Because he's getting ready to ask what he wants. And in verse eight, it says, 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. 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? And the speech pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing. So he asked for wisdom. He could ask for anything, but he asked for wisdom and understanding. And this is what we should all be asking for. Notice this because it makes me think of that verse where it says, Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. You should really be searching for the wisdom and knowledge of God. And listen, all that other stuff will take care of itself. And don't be, you know, running after the things of this world and the riches of this world. You need the riches of God and that will take care of itself. God will bless you over and beyond that. And that's what it says in verse 11. It says, And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked the riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment. 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. I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked. That's interesting, right? So he's basically saying, listen, you could ask for all that stuff, but I'm going to give it to you anyway. Because where's his heart? It's humble. And he's realizing, hey, I got a job to do and I need help. I need wisdom. Wisdom is the principal thing. And in all you're getting, get wisdom. Get understanding. And but going on from there, it says he's going to give that which he has not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. And notice now here's a caveat. He gives them riches and honor. But notice this caveat that he puts in here. And if thou wilt walk in my ways to keep my statues and my commandments, as I, Father David, did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. So he didn't just give him that off the bat. And I don't believe he really got length of days because he's a young man here, I believe. He may even be a teenager. And he only, he didn't live as long as his father. And so we're going to see why that's the case, because he doesn't keep the commandments of the Lord, because he ends up not following the Lord with all his heart like David, his father, did. So notice that caveat in there. If you do this, then this. And he ended up not getting that because he didn't keep that condition. But go to Proverbs chapter eight, Proverbs chapter eight, just thinking about wisdom. And this is what our thoughts should be as far as not the riches of this world, not material things, not even long life. You know, there's a martyr that died in the 50s. His name was Jim Elliot. And some of you may know who I'm talking about, but he was basically a pilot that they would go into these areas and try to evangelize these people that didn't speak English. Because they were kind of separate, kind of unconnected from the world. They ended up getting killed. You know, they killed them and then they ended up going in there and evangelizing and getting them saved. And, but anyway, Jim Elliot had a quote. It says, he basically said, I don't want a long life. I just want a full one like you, Lord Jesus. And that should be our motto, meaning that it doesn't really matter how long you live. It's a matter of what you did with that amount of time that you had, because there's people that live a really long time and don't do anything with their life. And there's people that have a short amount of time, but man, do they do a lot in that. And so that's our mentality. You should be thinking about that. So, you know, wishing for long days or, you know, many years. Yeah, if I could be profitable and serve the Lord in it. But I'd rather have a full life like the Lord Jesus. You think Jesus, what, lived 33 years somewhere around there? But how full was his life in those 33 years? He didn't need to be an old man to really just do great things for God. And obviously he is God, but he is our example. So, but, and Job, I'm going to read Job 28, but you're in Proverbs 8. Job 28, 18 says, no mention shall be made of coral or of pearls, for the price of wisdom is above rubies. And actually that whole chapter is talking about wisdom and talking about how priceless it is. And it's above rubies. In Proverbs 8 and verse 10, it says, receive my instruction and not silver and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. So Solomon knew that. Solomon understood, hey, I need wisdom and understanding more than anything else in the world. More than riches. And listen, if you have wisdom and understanding, you're going to be well off. You're going to, just think about it. If you were the smartest person in the world, don't you think you could probably make a lot of money? Just think about that for a second. If you're really intelligent, had all this wisdom, you're not going to be a pauper. I don't know what that really means, but I think it has to do with being like poor. But you're not going to be, you're going to be able to make it in the world. So it's better off being a wise, understanding, knowledgeable person because you're going to be alright with that. And God will bless. And so, you know, wisdom, that's the principle thing that we should be looking for. And Solomon understood that. And God gave him above and beyond. So seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. You know, just worry about that. Everything else will take care of itself. And, you know, we all go through hard times, obviously, with finances and everything like that, but God will bless. In 2 Samuel, go to 2 Samuel, chapter 7. And I really want to just kind of take some time to show how Solomon pictures Christ. So, one big thing that I see with this is that Solomon builds the temple of God or builds the house of God. And that's a huge picture of Christ as far as him building the house of God. Okay? So at first I want you to see that. But I also want you to see that, so David, just a backstory, David wanted to build the house of God, right? But then God said no. Remember, Nathan's like, yeah, do what's in your heart. And then he comes back. I think it was Nathan or Gad. I forget which one it was. But basically he's like, go ahead and do it. And then God talks to him. He says, no, not David, his son. And then he comes back and says, no, because you're a bloody man. It talks about how he had a lot of war and there's a reason for that. And, but then he says that your son's going to do it. Okay? So, and that's where we're at in 2 Samuel 7 here, verse 12. It says, and when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. Now, obviously this is in part, this is dealing with Solomon because he's going to physically build his kingdom. He's going to reign after David. But you've got to understand that this is picture, this is Christ. Right? Solomon's kingdom had an end. He died. But Christ is sitting on that throne. Okay? Now in verse 14 it says, I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men, but my mercy shall not depart away from him. Man, this is a great eternal security verse right there. As I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee, and thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee, thy throne shall be established forever. Okay? So knowing that the physical kingdom doesn't exist anymore, you have to know that this is talking about Jesus Christ here. Now, when it's talking about the iniquity, that's obviously talking about Solomon. So you see how it's intertwined there where you're dealing with Solomon, so this kind of all applies to Solomon. But it's more so picturing Christ and how he's going to be that king. Now, think about this. Solomon builds the temple, and we see a lot of the chapters in 1 Kings about him building that temple. But think about this verse in Matthew 16, 18, it says, 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. How about in Hebrews chapter 3 verse 6, it says, But Christ as the son over his own house, whose house are we if we hold fast the confidence and rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end? So the house of God. What's the house of God? The church of the living God. And the pillar and ground of the truth. Who built that? Who's building that? Jesus Christ is building that. And so, see how Solomon pictures that? Solomon builds the house of God. He wouldn't let David do it, but he let Solomon do it. And Solomon is that picture of Jesus Christ. And notice that what's really interesting about this passage in 2 Samuel 7 is it's actually a quotation of Jesus in the New Testament. So there's no doubt. And go to Hebrews chapter 1, where it says, I will be his father and he shall be my son. That is quoted in the New Testament in Hebrews chapter 1. And you may have read through Hebrews chapter 1 and you didn't know where that was at. That's actually in 2 Samuel chapter 7 talking about Solomon. But it's really talking about how Christ. Now, see that verse about I will be to him a father and he shall be to me a son is also applied to us. But in this context he's talking about the Lord Jesus Christ, the son of God, the only begotten son of God. So in Hebrews chapter 1 verse 5 it says, For unto which the angel said he at any time, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee. And again, here's a quotation, I will be to him a father and he shall be to me a son. And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world he saith, and let all the angels of God worship him. So that quotation where it says, I will be to him a father and he shall be to me a son. That's clearly talking about Jesus, right? No doubt. Because this whole passage in Hebrews 1 is talking about the Lord Jesus, and but unto the son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever. That passage is quoted from 2 Samuel chapter 7. So there's no doubt that that's pictured in there with Solomon. Also, think about this. What is Jesus always called in the New Testament? What do they keep saying to him? Thou son of David, son of David, son of David. So he's always called the son of David. And go to Psalm 132, Psalm 132. I want to show you that, this quotation because in 2 Samuel chapter 7, it says this. You know, and we already read it, but I'm going to read it as you're going to Psalm 132. It says, And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up of thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels. And I will establish his kingdom. That came true with Jesus Christ. And here's another verse, here's another, you know, passage to prove that. In Psalm 132 in verse 11, it says, The Lord has sworn in truth unto David, he will not turn from it. Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. Who's going to sit on his throne? The Lord. The Lord Jesus Christ, right? And of the fruit of his body, and that's what it says, proceed out of thy bowels. Acts chapter 2 confirms this. Go to Acts chapter 2. So you see that picture that Solomon is? He was also the wisest man to ever be on the face of the earth. I haven't got to that yet. But there's a lot that pictures on how he pictures Christ. And Acts chapter 2, verse 29, it says, Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day. Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne. This is where you see all these verses, you know, that he was at the seat of David, according to the flesh, right? And it says, He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did seek corruption. This Jesus had God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. So clearly we see that he is the son of David. Of the fruit of his loins, he would raise up Christ. And in Psalm 132, there's a great deity verse, because it says, I will sit upon thy throne. That's the Lord Jehovah, all caps Lord, saying, I'm going to sit on your throne. You see how he's going to reign forever? Makes sense now? Because it's God Almighty that's sitting on the throne. And so obviously it's going to last forever. And this is where Zionists will come in and say, see, their kingdom's not going to have, you know, like, and go into that note, you're missing the whole point, that Jesus Christ is what they're talking about. When it says the kingdom shall have no end, and that there shall not want the man to sit upon his throne, it's talking about the Lord Jesus Christ, and it was fulfilled 2,000 years ago when he came to this earth, and he's still our king, and he's still forever sitting on that throne, and he will always be sitting on that throne. But in Matthew chapter 22, this question comes up, because they keep saying, son of David, son of David, have mercy on me, son of David. And they keep saying that. So they understood that Christ was supposed to be the son of David. Right? They understood that. But what they didn't understand is that he was also God. Okay, so they kind of understood that, and the Jews still stumble at this stumbling stone, don't they? They literally think Christ is just going to be a man, not God. They stumble at that. And in Matthew 22 and verse 41, it says, while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, what think ye of Christ? Whose son is he? They say unto him, the son of David. So they obviously understand that, right? They understand that Christ is going to be the son of David. He's going to come through that line. He said unto them, how then doth David and Spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? So, man, he's just putting it in their face, because it's a very good question. If Christ is David's son, then why is David calling his son Lord? Right? And here's the answer. Go to Revelation chapter 22. Because he's both his Lord and the son, but it's the fact that Jesus is God, but according to the flesh, he's David's son, because he came through that line in the timeline that it happened. And this is the perfect way to answer that. And Revelation 22 and verse 16, it says, I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. So is there any doubt that Jesus is talking here? I don't think so. I Jesus, right? I am the root and the offspring of David and the bright and morning star. So he's not only the son of David, but he also created David. He's the root. What does that mean? The source, right? He's also the root of Jesse, it says, in Isaiah 11. So, we're talking about the root of Jesse, the branch, all this stuff, but he's the root because he's the creator. He created David. He's the son of God from eternity past, but he also, in the flesh, was the son of David. And so that's why that's true. So that answers that question. They're like, well, how is he his son if he calls him Lord? Because he's God. That's the answer. Because he's God in the flesh, and that's the stumbling stone that they struggled at. And so all those verses make sense now because, you know, Psalm 132 makes perfect sense that God's going to sit on his throne and that Christ, the son of David, is going to sit on his throne because Christ is God. So, it makes sense. Now, go to Jeremiah 33. Jeremiah 33 is the last thing I'll show you here with this kind of picture here. I love seeing these pictures in the Old Testament and just kind of seeing this. When we went through Genesis, that was a blast to me to see all those different... I've seen so many that I never even saw before. I'm like, wow, that fits, that fits, that fits. And how they overlap, too, because you kind of think about how David couldn't build the temple, but Solomon did. But then you kind of think of the Old Testament to the New Testament there, but then you also see Saul being the Old Testament and David being the New Testament and how those allegories switch depending on who you're dealing with. But in Jeremiah 33, in verse 14, it says, Behold, the days come, said the Lord, that I will perform that good thing, which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. In those days, at that time, I will cause the branch of righteousness to grow up unto David, and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely. And this is the name wherewith she shall be called, the Lord our righteousness. So talk about that city, Jerusalem, will be called the Lord our righteousness. For thus saith the Lord, David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel, neither shall the priests, the Levites, want a man before me to offer burn offerings and to kindle meat offerings and to do sacrifice continually. Why? Because Jesus is going to be the high priest at the order of Melchizedek forever. Because Jesus Christ is going to be the King of Kings and Lord of Lords forever. That's how he's going to fulfill that. And so he's saying, you know, the days come that this is going to be accomplished. And there's not going to want the man to sit upon the throne of David. If Jesus isn't that, if Jesus didn't come, listen Jews, if Jesus is not the Christ, then this is wrong. Then this fell through. Because there's not a king sitting on the throne of David right now. And there hasn't been for 2,000 years. You want to say, well Herod was. Well, 70 AD, you know, the whole city was demolished. There's no king. There hasn't been a king. So answer all these passages, Jews. Answer all these passages in the Old Testament that you don't believe, by the way. Because they can't. Because all these passages would be null and void. They'd all be wrong. They'd all be, you know, the Bible's broken. The scripture's broken at that point. But it's not broken because we have the Lord Jesus Christ who fulfilled all of this. And it's the only way that it would fit. Now, go back to 1 Kings chapter 3. This has nothing, well it has something to do with Solomon because it's a story about Solomon. But I want to give you a little tip dealing with grammar. Okay? You're like, oh, good night. It's the afternoon. I don't want to deal with grammar. But I think this will help sometimes when you're reading through the Bible and you're dealing with pronouns. Okay? And the story with the woman, the two women, okay, so just to give you this, I'm not going to read the whole story here. But there's two women. They both had a son. Right? They both each had a son. And the one overlaid the child when they were sleeping. And she switched the son with the woman that had the living child. And then when the woman that woke up, that had this dead child in her arms realized it wasn't her son. It was the other woman's son. Right? And there's this whole story about how are we going to figure out whose son, whose woman the son is. Right? And notice in 1 Kings chapter 3 and verse 25, this is what Solomon does. It says, and the king said, divide the living child in two. So he says, give me a sword. Right? Bring me a sword. He said, divide the living child in two and give half to the one and half to the other. So he's saying this is how we'll fix this problem because they keep saying, you know, it's my son, it's my son, you know, this is back and forth that's going on. Well, divide it in two and you each have peace. Notice what happens here in verse 26. It says, then spake the woman whose the living child was. So this is the narrator speaking. Right? Unto the king. For her bowels yearned upon her son and she said, oh my lord, give her the living child and in no wise slay it. So notice that she loves her child. She doesn't care who has the child at this point as long as the child lives. Right? That's the true mother there. Right? No doubt. But it says, but the other said, let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. Notice what it says here in verse 27. Then the king answered and said, give her the living child and in no wise slay it, she is the mother thereof. Now, the reason that I bring this up, because obviously he knew who the mother was because it's the one who said, you know, don't slay it, give it to the other woman. Because she had compassion on her own son. Right? The her is referring to verse 26 at the very beginning to the woman whose the living child was and not to the other that said. Meaning that the pronoun is referring to the noun, not the nearest noun before it. You say, why is that important? Because sometimes in the Bible, you know, give a story and you're looking at these pronouns, you're trying to wonder who they are. What's not always, you know, the the nearest noun that comes to it could be further back. And in Second Thessalonians, chapter two, this happens. And it's kind of it sometimes it'll confuse you a little bit where it talks about how he shall destroy the Antichrist with the brightness of his coming. And then it says, whose coming is after the working of Satan. So the who is not referring back to Jesus, who's coming to destroy him with the brightness of coming is referring back to the son of perdition. So I wanted to show you that because this is very clear, right? There's no doubt that the her is referring to that first person, the first woman that spoke. So this shows you that, hey, sometimes that that pronoun could be referring back a little further into the past. It may not be referring to the person that was just talked about. Okay, I just want to throw that out there when you're doing your Bible studies and kind of looking at that. You've got to be careful on that and not just go for the nearest the nearest noun to go to that pronoun. All right, I'm done with grammar. But I just think that's a good way of kind of understanding how that can work. Okay. Well, we also see the wisdom of Psalm. Go to First Kings, chapter four. First Kings, chapter four. So obviously, at the end of the chapter there with that woman, that story with those two women, it really showcased his wisdom, right? He knew how to get the real answer out. Do you think he was actually going to kill that child and cut the child in half? I don't believe so. But I believe he was using that as a tool to find out the truth. He's like, we'll find out who really loves this child. Right. And he found it out really quick. And but go to First Kings, chapter four, verse twenty nine. It says, And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding, exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore. And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men than Ethan the Ezraite and He-man and Calcal and Darda, the son of Mahal. And his fame was in all nations round about. And he spake three thousand proverbs and his songs were a thousand and five. And he spake of trees from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall. He spake also of beasts and a fowl and of creeping things and of fishes. And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon from the king, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. So we see, you think about the book of Proverbs written by Solomon. The song of Solomon. So it talks about his proverbs and his songs. Right. So there wasn't, he wrote other songs too. And there's probably proverbs that aren't in, you know, that we have as canon in the Bible. But he wrote a lot of proverbs and we see that. So his wisdom was well known and he was wiser than everybody. He was the wisest man upon the earth. And actually it talks about how his wisdom, basically there was no one after him. And it talks about that in 1 Kings chapter 3. How there had been no one as wisest as him before him or after him. Except for the Lord Jesus Christ, of course. Now go to, but he's God in the flesh. So obviously, and you see that picture, right? Jesus was the wisest man to ever walk on the face of the earth. And Solomon was like that. Okay. And then go to 1 Kings chapter 10, we see the Queen of Sheba. Whereas the New Testament would say the Queen of the South. But the Queen of Sheba had heard of his wisdom and she came to find it out. She wanted to see if this was true. So she was skeptical and saying, hey, you know, let's see if this is actually accurate. And so in 1 Kings chapter 10 verse 6 it says, 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. 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 exceeding the fame which I heard. Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel forever. Therefore made he the king to do judgment and justice. So she's just blown away. She said the half hasn't been told. She's like, I was skeptical about this wisdom, but she said not even the half of it's been told. So usually it's embellished, right? There's a song in the, actually, I'm not sure if it's in our hymnal, but it talks about the half and not been told. And it's talking about the Lord. And you think about this, eye hath not seen nor ear heard what the Lord has prepared for them to love him or that wait for him. And so you kind of think about the half hasn't even been told of what God has prepared for us. You know, you think about the Bible and think about heaven and the rewards and all that stuff. And so we can't even imagine what it's going to be like. But I imagine we'll be like the Queen of Sheba saying the half hasn't been told, right? And so, but in Matthew chapter 12 and verse 42, it talks about that event. Matthew chapter 12 and verse 42, just to show you that picture of Christ there. Matthew 12 and verse 42, it says, The Queen of the South shall rise up in judgment with this generation and shall condemn it, for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, a greater than Solomon is here. Jesus is greater than Solomon. But Solomon was a picture. You know what's said right before this? It's talking about Jonah. Guess what? Jonah is a picture of Jesus Christ too. How he's in the whale's belly for three days and three nights. There's a lot of pictures. Listen, doesn't that not make you think of when Jesus expounded to them the scriptures about himself and just started from the beginning, basically from the law and the prophets and just showed himself. Because you, we're in the book of Kings. This is 1 Kings. You say, oh, you know, is there really stuff I'm picturing Jesus? Yeah, there's a lot. And I'm just kind of blowing through this stuff, okay, meaning that I'm just trying to do one sermon about Solomon. We could spend a long time talking about Solomon, just different things. But, yeah, there's a lot. And so, yeah, I believe every single book of the Bible, you could look at a picture of Jesus Christ. And you see how it points to him. But we do see the downfall of Solomon. And so that's kind of his peak. You know, he had all this prosperity, he had all this money. But there's a downfall. And that was women. So that's, you know, when you think of just a lot of the downfalls that take down strong leadership, strong men, how the mighty have fallen, right? That doesn't apply to that. You know, I think about that when women can take someone that actually loves the Lord and trying to do right. And if you don't have a good woman by your side, that can pull you down. And with this, it had to do with multiple wives. And notice in 1 Kings chapter 11, 1 Kings chapter 11, in verse 1 there. So really, we see all the stuff about Solomon's great until chapter 11. Okay, chapter 11 is where we see, besides the fact that he did sacrifices in high places, which was wrong, that ties into what his downfall was here. Okay, and verse 1 there, it says, But King Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh. So remember, he married the daughter of Pharaoh. I personally believe, and this is, you know, I can't prove this, I personally believe that that's the woman that he's talking about in Song of Solomon. That was his original wife, his spouse. And then he loved all these strange women after that. So, you know, his original wife was the daughter of Pharaoh. He made affinity with the daughter of Pharaoh, we saw in chapter 3, that's how it started off. And that's talking about marriage. And so, but notice it says, Together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, the Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites, of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go into them, neither shall they come in unto you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods, Solomon, Clave, unto these in love. Notice how he's not saying, you know, don't marry them because of their skin color. Don't marry them because of their culture. It has to do with their religion. It has to do with what they believe, right? Because they're going to go after other gods. They're going to take you away from serving the Lord. You know, that's what we're dealing with here. And so that's where you're not being equally yoked. In verse 3 there it says, And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned away his heart. And, you know, some people have asked, you know, what's a concubine? Well, if you notice here it says, seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. I believe a concubine is technically a wife, okay? But I believe it's a lower status wife, okay? Because I can show you in Judges 19 where it talks about he was going after his concubine and then he called him his wife and he was her husband and stuff like that. So I believe it's technically a wife, but it's lower status, meaning they weren't princesses. They were just basically wives for him to have. But they didn't have the status. It'd be kind of like Sarah and Hagar, right? He married Hagar, but was she on par with Sarah? No. She was always under Sarah, right? So that's what you're dealing with there. Now, keep reading there in verse 4 it says, For it came to pass when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Asheroth, the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did evil on the side of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father. Then did Solomon build in high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon. And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. So notice how these women are taking, you know, basically it's their gods, and he's basically making these things for them. And you can see how the beginning where he was offering sacrifice in high places didn't help the situation, because he's kind of already doing something he shouldn't be doing, and then when these wives come in, they pulled him into that. Well, God warned of this. In Deuteronomy chapter 17, verse 17, first of all you shouldn't have all these wives. 700? Really? You know what that shows me is that you're never satisfied. You say, oh, I wish I could have another wife, you know. You wouldn't be satisfied with that. Solomon wasn't satisfied with a thousand. 700 and 300, that's a thousand. He had a thousand women, and he wasn't satisfied with that. So, yeah, no, you're not going to be. And you say, well, you know, I want to trade up my wife for another beautiful woman, like some model or something like that. You're not going to be satisfied. By the way, the grass isn't greener over there, and actually what you'll find out is it's fake. It's not real. That person's worse than your wife. Guaranteed. Especially if it's a supermodel, because usually those people aren't good people, you know. They're usually puffed up with pride and arrogance and all that stuff. But anyway, Solomon is a very bad example as far as marriage goes. Okay. And that was his downfall. In Deuteronomy chapter 17, verse 17, it says, Neither shall he multiply wives to himself. Talking about what a king is supposed to do, or not supposed to do, rather. That is hard turn not away. Neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. So, in Ecclesiastes, it's basically like his letter of woe from his life. And all the vanity that he did. And he basically, it said he kept back nothing from his eyes. Anything that he wanted to do, he did it. And you know what that made him? Miserable. It was all vanity and vexation of spirit. If you've ever read Ecclesiastes, you will know that phrase. Because how many times has that repeated? Vanity and vexation of spirit. Proverbs 31, he should have listened. Now, King Lemuel may be a different person. I'm not sure if this is King Solomon. Because Proverbs 30 is a different person speaking there. So, I've heard a lot of people say, well, this is Solomon's mother giving. I don't know. It says King Lemuel. Maybe he has another name. Maybe that's another name that's given to him. I know Jedidiah has another name given to him. But I would have no way of proving that Lemuel is another name for Solomon. But, notice what it says in Proverbs 31, verse 3. It says, Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. You know, this kind of gives a new meaning. And this is kind of on the other side of the spectrum. Do you remember what it says about the Antichrist? How he shall not give. He shall not have desire for women. Or it talks about how he shall not give his power or desire. I believe that's what it's talking about. He's not going to let women control what he does. He's not going to be like Solomon where women are swaying him to do things. He's basically going to be, you know, doing what he wants to do. And he's not going to let anything get in his way. Okay. And so he's not going to give power unto women. I believe that's what you're dealing with. You say, well, is he a sodomite? Well, he's a reprobate, so it's possible. Okay, but all that to say is that I believe that's why it's saying that in Daniel about the Antichrist. But, here's the downfall of Solomon. Is that all this happens to him and he ends up having adversaries come after him. Okay. But in verse 9 there, this is the last thing I want to show you. Is that here's the ultimate consequence for what happens at the end of his life. Where he gives, you know, does all these abominations and everything to serve these other gods. I believe Solomon's saved, okay. I believe he's doing this for his wives. Right. He's trying to please his wives. And he's dabbling into this demonic realm of things for these strange wives. And why do they call them strange? Because they're not saved. These are unbelievers. Right. In 1 Kings chapter 11 verse 9 it says, And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice. Remember I said he appeared unto him in chapter 3 and he also appeared unto him after he built the temple. And it says in verse 10, I will not rend away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. So this is what starts the rending. This is why it's rend. You say, well why did the kingdom rend, Solomon? You ever think about it? A lot of people blame Rehoboam, right. They're like, Rehoboam didn't listen. He didn't do what he was supposed to do. That was of the Lord. Because he pronounced this judgment on his son saying, in your son's day this is what is going to be rend. So it's Solomon's fault. Solomon went after other gods. Solomon gave his power unto women and he married, he definitely broke Deuteronomy 17, 17, not to multiply wives unto him. I mean, good night. How far do you take that one? That's as far as you can go, right? How many wives do you need? Just unbelievable when you think about it. Imagine ten. Imagine ten wives. That's nothing compared to a thousand. That's ridiculous. Anyway, so that's a hundred times that. But that's Solomon. I'm ending on a bad note, but that's how it ends with Solomon, is on a bad note. Now it didn't happen in his day, but he didn't have peace after that. See, Solomon had peace all through his kingdom until that point. And that's when he brought up adversaries against Solomon. And we'll see that's where Jeroboam comes into play. And he actually liked Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. And he was using Jeroboam to fight his battles and do some work for him, right? And then Jeroboam's the one that ended up taking part of the kingdom and he realized that was going to happen. Then he started going after Jeroboam. It's like a Saul situation where he's going after someone that didn't do anything wrong to him. And, you know, the kingdom's rent. So, yeah, so this is the last king that's over all of the house of Israel. And then next week we'll be going into Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. And then what I'm going to do is just keep going with that northern kingdom until it falls. And then come back to Rehoboam. And then Rehoboam will go down the line and go all the way till the captivity. And so that's how I feel like that's probably the simplest way instead of going back and forth between them. And you'll be confused on where we're at. So, but let's end with a word of Well, we'll be going into Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. And then what I'm going to do is just keep going with that northern kingdom until it falls. And then come back to Rehoboam. And then Rehoboam will go down the line and go all the way till the captivity. And so that's how I feel like that's probably the simplest way instead of going back and forth between them. And you'll be confused on where we're at. So, but let's end with a word of praise to the heavenly father who we thank you for this evening. Thank you for the soul that was saved. Praise to be with those that we talked to and the seeds that were planted out soul winning. And thank you for this study, you know, just going through the kings, just seeing all the different things that apply to you, Lord. As far as all the pictures, the allegories that apply there. And Lord, just pray to you to be with us throughout the rest of this week. Pray to you to help us to bring glory to your name. Pray to you to help us with our jobs, help us to get everything we need to get done. And Lord, we love you.