PROCLAMATION
“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 …” 1 Kings 4:30-31 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These words were written under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God. The
human author is unknown although some Bible scholars attribute this book to the
prophet Jeremiah. Solomon was wiser than all men. (1 Kings 4:29-31) Chapter four listed the names of the officials
and administrators which were under King Solomon including the priests and the commanders
of his army. (1 Kings 4:1-19) This
chapter also detailed the area over which Solomon ruled and the amount of
provisions which were required to feed his hosts for one day. (1 Kings
4:20-25) Solomon’s wealth was also
described. (1 Kings 4:26-28) He wrote
three thousand proverbs and over a thousand songs. He was knowledgeable regarding all manner of
things. People and kings came from all
over the world to hear the wisdom of Solomon. (1 Kings 4:32-34)
APPLICATION
There have been a lot of smart men in
this world but none of them was smarter than Solomon. He was the smartest man in the world during
his day. There was no one wiser born
before him and there has never been anyone who was wiser since Solomon. (1 Kings
3:12 and 4:29-31) It is an extreme
compliment to be told that you have the wisdom of Solomon. We may not be as wise as Solomon was but we
can still pray for wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.
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