Theology-King Solomon

King Solomon was the third and the greatest king of Israel. He ''was the second son of David by his wife Bathsheba, and the acknowledged favourite of his father'' (Oussani). Solomon is mostly known for his great wisdom and just soul. His main accomplishmen, the construction of the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, also made him well-known and honorable among his people and among other nations as well. Apart from great wisdom, God also gave Solomon discerning heart, wealth, and honour, but still, at the end, this didn't prevent him from making the mistake of following other gods.   God played the major role in the king's life. Since the day Solomon was born, the LORD guided him through his righteous life; he made him a successful, wise and discerning ruler, helped govern the nation, and build the temple and the the palace in Jerusalem. The fact that Solomon asked God to give him wisdom to govern his people, not long and joyful life, great power and wealth, makes us admire the king and honour his purpose to put the prosperity of his people before his own needs.   Long before Solomon grew up and became a powerful king of Israel, we, the readers of the Bible, could foresee his upcoming success. God always was with him since the day he was born, ''and because the LORD loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah'' (2 Samuel 12:25). The name Jedidiah means ''loved by the LORD''. ''Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men of the Earth'' (1 Kings 4:30). He used his astude and wise mind to rule over his nation and to educate people. He gave them useful knowledge about plants, animals, birds, reptiles and fish. The king became famous and honourable, not only among his people, but also among other nations. ''Man of all nations came to listen to Solomon's wisdom, sent by all the kings of the world, who had heared of his wisdom'' (1 Kings 4:34).   Apart from having a great wisdom, Solomon was also a just and discerning judge. The scene in which two women ask him to decide who is the real mother of the child is the most famous example in which the king uses his discerning heart to jugde people. Solomon didn't even need any evidences or the witnesses to make the right judgemen.   Soon after ascending his father't throne, Solomon ''bagan to build the Holy Temple'' (Schoenber). He was controling the whole process of building it. The temple and its construction were very important for the king. By this, he showed his gratitude towards God and also fulfiled the intention of his father David. It took Solomon seven years to build the temple. In the end he also brought up the ark of the LORD's covenant in it.   During his life, Solomon ''composed 3,000 proverbs'' (Shoenberg), which are mostly related to people's everyday life. Through centuries, his proverbs helped people telling them how to live a righteous and successful life and teaching them how to be right before God: ''Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways, for the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence'' (Proverbs 3:31-32) Nowadays, we can still extract some useful knowledge from these proverbs and use it to make our lifes better.   One of the proverbs that we can find in the book of Proverbs tells: ''The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline'' (Proverbs 1:7). After becoming familiar with this proverb and knowing that Solomon was wise, and that the LORD is a jealous God, the following question arises: ''Why did Solomon follow other gods?'' Only after God had punished him, Solomon understood that he did evil in the eyes of the LORD. Then, after Solomon's confessions, which were not completely sincere, God showed his mercy on the king, but after his death, the LORD divided the kingdom into two, and the son of Solomon got the smallest part of it.   According to the Bible, Solomon was the greatest king in the Old Testament, who ''ruled over the people of Israel about three thousand years ago'' (Maris). Thanks to his wise and discerning heart, that he got from the LORD, the king had no equals. Being a successful ruler and a just judge, Solomon taught people, had built the temple for the Name of the LORD his God in Jerusalem,  and had written ''3,000 proverbs'' (Schoenberg). Despite of his great wisdom that was given to him by God, Solomon did evil in the eyes of the LORD and followed the gods of his wifes. Still, he is remembered as a great and wise king. Wouldn't it be better if our governers would follow his example of being just and discerning towards the people?   References     Maris, Micki. ''About the Proverbs of Solomon.'' Proverbs of Solomon Family Discussion Guide. 11 Dec. 2009 Oussani, Gabriel. "Solomon." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 11 Dec. 2009  Schoenberg, Shira. ''Solomon.'' Jewish Virtual Library. 11 Dec. 2009 < ://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Solomon.html>   所罗门王是第三和以色列最伟大的王。 “大卫是第二个儿子，他的妻子拔示巴，和公认的喜爱，他的父亲''（Oussani）。所罗门主要是被称为他的伟大的智慧和公正的灵魂。他的主要素养的，施工耶路撒冷耶和华的殿，也使他的知名度和他的人民和其他国家之间以及尊贵。除了大智慧，上帝也赐给所罗门挑剔的心，财富和荣誉，但仍然在年底，这并不能阻止他从其他神的错误。   神国王的生活中发挥着主要作用。由于当天所罗门出生，耶和华引导他通过他的公义的生命，他做了他的成功，明智和挑剔的统治者，帮助治理国家，并在耶路撒冷建立寺庙和宫殿。事实上，所罗门求上帝给他的智慧来治理他的人，不长，快乐的生活，很大的权力和财富，让我们佩服王和荣誉，他的目的是把自己的需要之前，人们对他的繁荣。   很久以前，所罗门长大了，成为一个强大的以色列王，我们的圣经的读者，可以预见他即将到来的成功。上帝总是与他同在他出生的那天起，''，因为耶和华爱他，他捎话通过弥敦道先知命名他Jedidiah''（撒母耳记下12:25）。的名字Jedidiah手段“耶和华”的喜爱。 “所罗门的智慧大于地球上所有的人的智慧”（王上4:30）。他统治他的国家和人民教育他的astude和睿智的头脑。他给他们有用的知识，对植物，动物，鸟类，爬行动物和鱼类。王成名的光荣，不仅是他的人，但在其他国家也。 “所有国家的人来听所罗门的智慧，发送的世界，所有的国王谁他的智慧heared的”（王上4:34）。   除了有一个伟大的智慧，所罗门也是一个公正和挑剔法官。两名女子要求他来决定谁才是真正的孩子的母亲的场景是最有名的例子，其中王用他挑剔的心给jugde人。所罗门甚至不需要任何证据或证人做出正确的judgemen。   升他father't的宝座后不久，所罗门''蒲甘建立圣殿“（Schoenber）。他的控制的建设的全过程。为王的寺庙和它的建设是非常重要的。这一点，他表明他对上帝的感激之情，他的父亲大卫也如愿以偿的意向。所罗门花了7年建殿。最后，他还提出了耶和华的约柜的契约在。   在他的一生中，所罗门“由3000谚语”（Shoenberg），其中大多涉及到人们的日常生活中。通过几个世纪以来，帮助，告诉他们如何过一个正义的和成功的生活，并教他们如何在神面前的人：“不要嫉妒强暴的人，或选择任何他的方式，为耶和华所憎恶一个乖张的人，但他的谚语到他的信心''（箴言3:31-32）采取直立的今天，我们仍然可以从这些谚语中提取一些有用的知识，并用它来更好地使我们的静物。   的谚语，我们可以发现在箴言书告诉：“敬畏耶和华是知识的开端，愚妄人藐视智慧和训诲”（箴1:7）。在熟悉这句谚语，知道所罗门是明智的，耶和华是忌邪的神，出现以下问题：“为什么所罗门随从别神？''只有在上帝已经惩罚了他，所罗门明白了，他邪在耶和华的眼中。然后，经过所罗门的供述，这是不完全真诚的，神表明他的慈爱王的，但在他死后，耶和华王国分裂成两个，所罗门的儿子拿到了最小的一部分。   根据圣经记载，所罗门是最伟大的国王，在旧约中，“统治以色列的人大约三千年前”（马里斯）。由于他的明智和挑剔的心，他从耶和华，王有无可匹敌。作为一个成功的标尺和公正的审判官，所罗门教人，建寺耶和华他的神在耶路撒冷的名称，并写了3000谚语''''（勋伯格）。尽管这是给他的上帝，他的伟大的智慧，所罗门行耶和华眼中的，跟着他的妻子神。不过，他想起作为一个伟大而明智的国王。岂不是更好，如果我们的统治，将效仿他的做法是公正和挑剔对人民？   参考文献     马里斯MICKI。 “关于所罗门所罗门家庭讨论指南”箴言箴言。 2009年12月11日 Oussani，加布里埃尔。 “所罗门”。天主教百科全书。卷。 14。纽约：罗伯特Appleton还公司，1912年。 2009年12月11日 勋伯格，希拉。 “所罗门”犹太虚拟图书馆。 2009年12月11日<:/ / www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org的/ jsource的/传记/ Solomon.html的>