1 Kings 9-10

SOLOMON’S PEAK

The whole world sought audience with Solomon
to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart
~1 Kings 10:24

Solomon’s 2nd Encounter with God

1. God agreed to consecrate the temple (9:3)
2. God made a promise about the temple (9:3)
3. God made a promise to Solomon (9:4-5)
4. God’s promises are received conditionally (9:4-9)

Solomon’s Great Achievements

1. He was the wisest man in the world (10:23)
Wiser than Ethan (4:31, Psalm 89)
Wiser than Heman (4:31, Psalm 88)

2. He was the richest man in the world (10:23)
He received about 16 tons of gold from Ophir
He received about 4 tons from the Queen of Sheba
He received about 25 tons of gold in taxes
* 45 tons is about $825,120,000 by today's standards

3. He was the most famous man in the world (10:24)

Solomon’s Great Audience

1. Solomon was the talk of the world
2. The whole world sought audience with Solomon (10:24)
3. This was exactly what God had planned for Israel
*But where Solomon failed, we (the temple) must succeed
*We must be a city on a hill, God's light in the world