today I will tell you the story of Solomon's dream Solomon was one
of the twelve sons of King David of Israel he was made King just before the
death of David though Solomon was wise and had a good heart he realized that he
was too young to rule over the kingdom of Israel
Solomon also loved God very much like his father David so he decided to go to
the holy place of Gibeon there he offered sacrifices to the Lord and
prayed finally the Lord came to him in his dream
God said Solmon ask me for whatever you wish for today I will give you whatever
you ask from me Solomon said Lord you guided my father and showed him great
mercy now you have chosen me to become next kin I only wish for you to give me
wisdom to rule over Israel with the wise heart God was very happy with Solomon's
answer he said I am truly happy when you have the chance to ask for riches
victory over your enemies over long life you asked for wisdom I shall grant you
your wish you will be different from everyone else
there will be no one like you you will also have success in riches you will
have all of this as long as you live by the commandments this much I can promise
and so Solomon turn out to be a great king as God promised people from all
over the world came to his court and paid him respect not only was he a good
king he was also a poet he wrote many songs and there are many records of his
clever sayings he was truly different from other kings this story is about
King Solomon a very wise King he was. One day two women came to Solomon's court to
solve a problem they had. Solomon asked them tell me what is a problem the first
woman said my lord we both live in the same house and we both have a baby boy
one night as I put my baby to sleep her little boy died so she came and stole my
baby and put her dead baby in its place as I woke up in the morning to feed the
child I knew at once that the dead baby was not mine and now she says she did
not steal my baby the second woman said of course I will say that because this
baby is mine you lie King Solomon sent for his guard and said here take this
baby and cut him in half I'll give one half to eat really the first woman who
was indeed the real mother threw herself at Solomon's feet she cried
please do not kill the baby give him to the other woman but please do not harm him
the second woman said very calmly of course my lord
you can't cut him in half this way neither of us will have a baby and this
will solve our fight King Solomon smiled he now knew who the real mother was
handing the baby to the real mother the first woman he said here is your baby
don't cry anymore your problem has been solved the entire
Israel came to hear the story of Solomon's wise justice everyone now knew
that King Solomon was indeed blessed by the Lord Himself over time King Solomon
became known for his wise judgments
now the story is about the Temple of Solomon
a long time ago King David of Israel had brought the sacred Ark of Covenant which
had the Ten Commandments to Jerusalem and now after his death his son Solomon
decided to build the temple where it would be kept making of the temple was a
great occasion builders from Phoenicia were called and cedar juniper and
cypress wood were brought across the great seas gold and silver precious
stones and blocks of stone were especially cut from mountains far away
the temple took seven years to finish but when it was finally done it was beautiful it
was grander than a palace the doors were made of bronze the walls were made of
cedar wood which had very beautiful carvings of flowers and trees made on it
the altars were also made from cedar wood and were covered with gold the
inner temple where the Ark was supposed to be kept was made completely of gold
on the day it was finished the priests of Levi carried out a small procession
bringing the holy chest inside the temple when they left a thick cloud fill
the temple it was so thick that the priests were not able to carry on their
service King Solomon spoke to the people do not be scared
this is Lord's glory upon us he has finally come to stay in this temple saying
this King Solomon led a great prayer to God to bless his people and his house
the God answered Solomon I grant your prayers from this day on I will live in
this temple that you've made I will keep Israel safe and bless your people the
story I'm about to tell you today is about Solomon in all his glory Solomon
had become rich as well as wise just as God had promised he had married an
Egyptian princess so he had a huge Kingdom all the land that was under him
had to pay taxes so Solomon had become very rich he had a big army
1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses ships from his kingdom sail down to the Red
Sea for trade and brought back spices gold ivory and exotic birds soon his kingdom
became famous for its wealth and travelers from all over the world came
to see the kingdom in all its glory Solomon decided to build himself a grand
palace in Jerusalem the palace took 13 years to complete Solomon was helped by
the king of Tyre Hiram the glory of Solomon had spread far and wide
one day Queen Sheba came to visit Jerusalem she wanted to see if the tales
of King Solomon's riches and grand palace where true or not she brought many
gifts with her from her from arabia when she reached Jerusalem she was truly
amazed there was peace and prosperity in the promised land during Solomon's reign
she said thank God for giving you so much not only that but he has also made
you wise and your glory has spread far and wide
Jerusalem is indeed the promised land as people call it the story I'm about to
tell you today is about Solomon turning away from God King Solomon the son of
David had become very rich but Bill he was rich he always managed to spend more
than he had so he would be forced to borrow from others than to pay back the
money he had borrowed he would taxes people heavily when he needed workmen he
sent his officials to bring men to work as his slaves and he always refused to
pay them Solomon was slowly turning away from God Solomon had many wives during
his lifetime his wives were from many different countries so they prayed to
different gods and had their own religions instead of teaching them about
his religion Solomon made temples for each of their gods and eventually
started praying to them too all this made God very sad he said to Solomon I
thought you would stay faithful to me until the end just like your father
but since you have broken the laws of the commandments I will take everything
away from you for the sake of David none of this will happen in your lifetime but
will happen in your son's life and you will have only one try and so just as
God had said when Rehoboam Solomon's son became the next king he faced many
problems thats so sad
I'd really like Solomon I know money can sometimes change a person so till next
time bye-bye