Continuing from The Worthiness of God Part 1, today I want to explore the shadows and types of Christ in the life of King Solomon (1 Kings: Chapters 1-10) and before he disobeyed God. God promised King David his descendants would be on the throne forever. It is Christ who reigns forever on the throne. As was King Solomon, Christ was in the line of King David, the Tribe of Judah. Solomon was given wisdom from God and is still known…
(Picture above is found at http://biblestudyoutlines.org/bible-study-lessons/old-testament-bible-study/1-kings-6-bible-study/) Have you ever read the account of Solomon’s building the temple for God? I’ve been recently struck by the extravagance of Solomon’s ‘giving’ to the Lord. No, God never asked for it to be built; it was King David’s desire, that was given to his son King Solomon to fulfil but God sure accepted it. What struck me, is that King Solomon at the time of building the temple knew in his inner man,…