KNOWING YOUR BIBLE: September 10, 2022: Dear Friends, Welcome to this blog on learning and knowing the Bible. The focus of recent blogs has been a series on important people and events that are written about in the Bible. This series was started on August 7 and has continued through today’s blog. Return to the August 7th blog and spend time reviewing and contemplating on what has been written in this series of blogs dated August 7th through August 28th. Search and read the Bible verses listed with each blog to gain an understanding of where in the Bible the people and, or, the events written in this series, are located. Knowledge of this information will broaden understanding and usage of the Bible as one strives to learn and know the Bible. In this week’s discussion, the focus will be on King Solomon, King David’s son, and the heir of the throne after King David died in 970 BCE. King Solomon has been considered one of the wisest men in the Bible. Some 900 years later, in approximately 27 ad, Jesus described Solomon in one of his teachings in Matthew, chapter 6, verses 28-29 by saying, “And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil or spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.” And in Matthew, chapter 12, verse 42, Jesus again talked about Solomon when he said,” The queen of the south will rise up at the judgement with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and see, something greater than Solomon is here.” Jesus Christ, son of God, our Lord and Savior, the wisest man written about in the Bible, is himself talking about probably the second wisest man in the Bible, King Solomon. The study of King Solomon’s life can be found in the following Bible verses: 1st Kings, chapters 1 thru 11 and 2nd Chronicles, chapters 1 through 9.(Kings and Chonicles are found in the history books of the Old Testament.) King Solomon wrote 3 books of the Old Testament of the Bible, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and The Song of Solomon. These books are located in the Poetry/ Wisdom books of the Old Testament. Reading one chapter of Proverbs a day over a month’s time would be a good way to begin learning to study the Bible. When reading and studying the Bible, highlight or underline meaningful verses so when returning to reread and study, the verses can be readily found. MAY GOD BLESS YOUR BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK!
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