Part 2, Was King Solomon Lying to us?

First, I would like to establish a few facts about King Solomon before we ask ourselves,  “did King Solomon lie to us in his written words?”

• He was the son of King David, a man who God said was a “man after His own heart”.   Solomon was David’s choice to rule Israel after his death and he did.
• Solomon in his early rule it is written, “Loved God and walked in the statutes of David his father.”  1 Kings 3
• The Lord appears to Solomon in a dream at night (1Kings 3:5) and God said, “Ask what I shall give thee?” 

Solomon’s answer was:  v.9 GIVE 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?”

God was pleased with Solomon’s simple and yet very deep request.  Why?  v. 11 answers it:   “And God said unto him,  Because thou hast asked this thing, and has not asked for long life; nor asked for riches, no asked the life of thine enemies, but instead asked for judgement and discernment; behold, I will give you a WISE and understanding heart; SO THAT THERE IS NONE LIKE THEE BEFORE THEE, NEITHER SHALL ANY ARISE LIKE UNTO THEE. 

As I read God’s words I must remind myself that God says in Malachi, “I change not”.  This is a good thing for us to always remember in all topics related to God and His creation and this worlds events. 

So what do you think this promise meant?  Did it mean God would later change His mind and bring someone along who was wiser after a few hundred or thousand years?  God’s response is self-evident, is it not?   

Because Solomon’s request was so amazing in that it reflected God’s own heart that He gave Solomon as a gift, both riches and honour and revealed this to him in his answer that night.  He also added:  “IF thou will walk in my ways, (I wonder what those ways were?), to KEEP my statutes and MY COMMANDMENTS, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.   

Over and over again the Word of God admonishes all his children to do the same…..So now I take you to the end of Solomon’s life, a life filled with vanity as He calls it.  His last words to all especially the youth are these found in Ecclesiastes 12.

The wisest man of the history of the earth loved to call himself, “the preacher”. 

Now “the preacher” aka King Solomon the wisest man of God, said this:  v.10-14

“The preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written was upright, even words of truth”  (people ask, What is Truth? Answer: Study what Solomon was taught by God and his father, King David as well and you will know Truth) “The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.  V.12:  And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. (do you get what he just sad?  What does that say about these supposed men who insist on writing their own works in books and selling them to the Christians as amazing inspirations?  What does it say about studying to long and hard in the educational institutions?   v.13 LET US HEAR the conclusion of the WHOLE MATTER:  FEAR GOD, AND KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS; FOR THIS IS THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN.  v.14:  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every SECRET thing, whether it be GOOD, or whether it be EVIL. 

Well folks, that end’s my blogging on God’s word and King Solomon the wisest man ever and maybe the richest who knew both good and evil in his life.

I will say this,  compare his words in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes to that of your preacher today and you ask yourself some deep questions, e.g. ask yourself,  “What is it that my preacher is not telling me?”  Is what he is telling me part truth and a some tradition of men?  Ask yourself is all that you were taught by generations of your family all truth?  Well if it follows completely v.13 of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon’s words then you are on the right track if not keep searching and questioning your beliefs until you are on parallel with God’s intent as per his infallible word.