1 Kings 3:5
King James Version
5 In Gibeon
the Lord appeared to Solomon
in a dream by night:
and God said,
Ask what I shall give thee.
SPIRIT led me to write something important.
Something so powerful, and magnificent!
But first, we write about GOD, and Solomon.
As backgrounder, and context, for that material.
What did Solomon ask of GOD?
Herein is their conversation.
What Solomon asked for:
1 Kings 3:6-9
King James Version
6 And Solomon said,
Thou hast shewed 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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?
What GOD gave Solomon:
1 Kings 3:10-14
King James Version
10 And the speech pleased the Lord,
that Solomon had asked this thing.
11 And God said unto him,
Because thou hast asked this thing,
and hast not asked for thyself long life;
neither hast asked riches for thyself,
nor hast asked the life of thine enemies;
but hast asked for thyself understanding
to discern judgment;
12 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.
13 And I have also given thee
that which thou hast not asked,
both riches, and honour:
so that there shall not be any among the kings
like unto thee all thy days.
14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways,
to keep my statutes and my commandments,
as thy father David did walk,
then I will lengthen thy days.
What did Solomon do next?
1 Kings 3:15
King James Version
15 And Solomon awoke;
and, behold, it was a dream.
And he came to Jerusalem,
and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord,
and offered up burnt offerings,
and offered peace offerings,
and made a feast to all his servants.
Soon after, he received his FIRST task/test:
But in the latter days of his life, Solomon lost that heart, and wisdom for GOD.
He became distracted from his task.
Here's what happened:
"The CONSEQUENCES of SOLOMON's sin"
Now, we can move on to the article which SPIRIT gifted me with.
Something so wonderful, and magnificent!
A REAL find!
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