In 1 Kings he sacrificed to God, and God later appeared to him in a dream, asking what Solomon wanted from God. Solomon asked for wisdom. Pleased, God personally answered Solomon’s prayer, promising him great wisdom because he did not ask for self-serving rewards like long life or the death of his enemies.
What was God’s gift to Solomon?
In a dream, God asks King Solomon what gift he’d like. And Solomon can choose anything – courage, strength, even money or fame. He chooses an understanding heart. Wisdom, so he can make good decisions for his people.
What did God give Solomon in addition to wisdom?
This, then, is what “pleased the Lord” (1 Kings 3:10)–that Solomon desired to judge God’s people well. And this is what prompted God to lavish upon him material wealth in addition to wisdom.
What did Solomon ask God for and God gave it to him?
King Solomon asked God for wisdom to lead God’s people. Key Passage: 1 Kings 8:61 Unit Christ Connection: Solomon’s grand earthly reign is a picture of the eternal reign of Christ. Solomon’s sin divided his kingdom, but Christ’s perfect Kingdom is forever.
What was God’s purpose for Solomon?
Solomon asked for wisdom so the he could rightly govern the nation. The Bible then states that God gave Solomon “a wise and understanding heart.”1 This does not mean that the king understood everything at once. He still had to apply himself to the pursuit of knowledge.
What was Solomon’s greatest gift?
Solomon approached the Lord as a humble, obedient servant, and he was rewarded for his meekness with a wise and understanding heart. Perhaps no other person was ever given a greater gift of wisdom. Solomon was charged to keep the Lord’s commandments and statutes so that the Lord might lengthen his days as king.
What is an example of Solomon’s wisdom?
Three examples of Solomon’s wisdom are the story of the prostitutes and the child, the writings of wisdom literature (Psalms and Proverbs), and the story of Queen of Sheba.
When did God give Solomon wisdom?
In 1 Kings he sacrificed to God, and God later appeared to him in a dream, asking what Solomon wanted from God. Solomon asked for wisdom. Pleased, God personally answered Solomon’s prayer, promising him great wisdom because he did not ask for self-serving rewards like long life or the death of his enemies.
What did King Solomon say about wisdom?
1. “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.” – King Solomon.
What was Cain’s offering?
Kneeling before a pink altar, Cain and Abel offer the fruits of their labor in sacrifice to God: a sheaf of wheat from Cain and a lamb from Abel. The repetition of the figure of God in the arc of heaven above allows the artist to show that God was pleased with Abel’s sacrifice and dissatisfied with Cain’s.
What did Jesus say about Solomon?
And Solomon was exceeded by the flowers not once only, or twice, but throughout his whole reign; and this is that He says, In all his glory; for no one day was he arrayed as are the flowers.