Hi, there ladies, today we'll start our studies, after a lot of time and hard work, it's finally time to begin. We'll be studying Proverbs, but, before we start Proverbs, let's catch a glimpse into the life of the primary author (Solomon).
Solomon, son of King David, became the third and wisest king of Israel. His wealth and fame increased abundantly. In the world's view, he developed into an exceptionally prosperous man.
However, God's way of measuring success isn't comparable to the way we do. Not to say, Solomon wasn't successful in God's eyes. Considering, Solomon only became wealthy and famous as a result of one decision he made (we'll review this later). By the same token, our success doesn't rely upon materialistic possessions.
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David's life was very intriguing; he protected his family's sheep from lions and bears; became anointed king before his time, defeated Goliath; flees from Saul (the current king), and started his reign in Israel at the age of thirty. (1 Samuel 16:11-13, 17:32-51, 19:8-2 Samuel 1, 5:1-5).
While all these are fascinating aspects of David's life, we're pursuing a different part of his story; just a tiny segment of his vast life, a perfect example of his mere human existence; a section contaminated with nothing besides sin. As I'm sure you've already figured out, I'm talking about David and Bathsheba ( Solomon's mother). Technically, David and Bathsheba should have never married. To clarify, David had an affair with Bathsheba, who was originally Uriah's wife. Later, he couldn't face the consciences of his actions, so he murdered Uriah and tried to cover it up, (2 Samuel 11).
Now, while I could dig deeper into this, I've reached my desired conclusion. God used David's past failures to prepare a way for the future; Solomon, and a very long time later, Jesus. It doesn't matter what you've done; just like David, God uses our past failures to prepare a way for our
Solomon, son of King David, became the third and wisest king of Israel. His wealth and fame increased abundantly. In the world's view, he developed into an exceptionally prosperous man.
However, God's way of measuring success isn't comparable to the way we do. Not to say, Solomon wasn't successful in God's eyes. Considering, Solomon only became wealthy and famous as a result of one decision he made (we'll review this later). By the same token, our success doesn't rely upon materialistic possessions.
Our …show more content…
David's life was very intriguing; he protected his family's sheep from lions and bears; became anointed king before his time, defeated Goliath; flees from Saul (the current king), and started his reign in Israel at the age of thirty. (1 Samuel 16:11-13, 17:32-51, 19:8-2 Samuel 1, 5:1-5).
While all these are fascinating aspects of David's life, we're pursuing a different part of his story; just a tiny segment of his vast life, a perfect example of his mere human existence; a section contaminated with nothing besides sin. As I'm sure you've already figured out, I'm talking about David and Bathsheba ( Solomon's mother). Technically, David and Bathsheba should have never married. To clarify, David had an affair with Bathsheba, who was originally Uriah's wife. Later, he couldn't face the consciences of his actions, so he murdered Uriah and tried to cover it up, (2 Samuel 11).
Now, while I could dig deeper into this, I've reached my desired conclusion. God used David's past failures to prepare a way for the future; Solomon, and a very long time later, Jesus. It doesn't matter what you've done; just like David, God uses our past failures to prepare a way for our