Solomon Islands

Solomon had learned to respect and fear Yahweh from David’s first attempt to transport the Ark. Along the way, Solomon sacrificed “so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered” (1 Kings 8.5). This verse indicates that Solomon was wary not to anger Yahweh as David had. Solomon’s performance obviously pleased Yahweh, as the transfer occurred without going amiss. Although Solomon had appeased Yahweh for the time being, Yahweh wanted to imbue in Solomon the same fear…

More punishment is promised in 1 Kings chapter 14 as there is the first mention of the Israelite’s use of sacred poles since the split of the kingdom. Traditionally, these ‘sacred poles’ are understood as poles or idols used to worship false gods in general. The text in chapter 14 verses 15 and 16 says this provokes Yahweh to anger and that he will basically abandon Israel for the sins of Jeroboam. Then it flat out blames Jeroboam since he caused Israel to commit this sin collectively as a…

) David is Anointed as Israel’s King (1003 BC) 1 Samuel 16:1-13 God rebukes Samuel for continuing to mourn for Saul. He was not to be pitied. God had dealt with him justly. Samuel is then commanded to go to a man named Jesse in Bethlehem and to anoint one of his sons as Israel’s next king. 2 Samuel. Saul was the kind of man Israel wanted for its king. The oldest son of Jesse was probably something like Saul in terms of age, height, and strength. Saul was a man who physically…

God called David to be the “shepherd of my people Israel, you who shall be ruler over Israel” (New Revised Standard Version, 2 Samuel 5:2). David replaced King Saul, the first king of Israel because he had lost favor with the Lord. As king, David conquered the previous inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Jebusites. After David and the Israelites settled in Jerusalem, the Philistine people tried to conquer them. However, the Lord delivered a victory to David, which allowed him to obtain the Ark of the…

overlap in culture further suggests a shared history between Judah and Israel. It may be advantageous to study these kingdoms as a single entity, depending on one’s goals. This perspective strengthens the idea of the united monarchy under David and Solomon by attempting to confirm the two kingdoms’ shared history. Moreover, it provides historians with an opportunity to study the Israelite culture more in depth. In this sense, the nuances and variances between the two kingdoms show different…

Even though Solomon was a wealthy king he still believed in sharing god’s wisdom through his own thoughts. He was very keen on giving his books to people whenever they wanted free of charge. Even though his writing were for every one Solomon wrote many of his verses to young men. As seen in Proverbs, he began most if not all of his versus with “My Son”. Solomon was a good wise teacher he liked to use the compare and contrast method of teaching along with similes and metaphors. A good example of…

In this paper I am going to be answering the questions in the book How to Read Proverbs. The two questions that I will be answering are questions one and four. Are you convinced that there are true parallels between proverbs and the literature of the ancient Near East? Do you think the fact that God utilized the cultural and literary forms of the surrounding nations has any bearing on your witness in the world? I think by God using the surrounding nations cultural and literary forms shows that…

Manasseh: 2 Kings vs. 2 Chronicles King Manasseh was certainly a memorable king of Judah for those who had read and reread the books of Kings and Chronicles. Both books draw much attention to him, but there can be no doubt that the figure of Manasseh as portrayed in Chronicles was significantly different from the king evoked by the book of Kings. Initially, 2 Chronicles 33 follows closely the accounts of 2 Kings 21. King Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, began his 55-year reign at the age of 12.…

how the Polynesians travelled across the entire pacific. The early Polynesians were intelligent explorers who settled in remote islands in the pacific. The Polynesians are descendants of the Lapita people who lived on the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The Lapita people settled in Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Most of the Polynesian islands are small and soon would have become overcrowded. This forced people to look for new places to live. In addition, the…

In the documentary movie, The Central Park Five, when the media is reporting the park jogger case with two completely different tones, it failed to comply a basic moral principle: to be objective on any cases. Extreme descriptions such as “wilding” and “wolf pack” exaggerate the negative image of these teenagers, even though who are actually innocent in this case. The media is trying to plant prejudices in the public’s mind, to make decisions for them to treat the five teenager suspects as pure…