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In the early chapters of 1 Kings, David is advanced in years and declares his son Solomon to be the new king of Israel. Shortly after, he breathes his last and Solomon is firmly established as king of Israel.

Solomon was David’s son born to Bathsheba with whom he had had an adulterous relationship and then later married. This speaks of the grace of God in not only forgiving David, but also in allowing a son from this relationship to sit on the throne of Israel.

The name Solomon means, “peaceable.” This was the name David gave to him. But God also gave him a name. He called him, Jedediah, which means, “loved of God.” The fact that God called him Jedediah is another declaration of the grace of God.

Solomon is famous for building the temple of God in Jerusalem in all its glory, as we will soon see. Solomon is also famous for his wisdom.

If you were to assign one word to describe Solomon, no doubt it would be the word wisdom. The “wisdom of Solomon” is famous.

If people who knew you well could describe you in one word, what would that word be? Would it be grace? Would it be wisdom? Would it be faith? May God give you a name that has His honor and character attached to it.

Proverbs 22:1, A good name is to be more desired than great wealth.

How did Solomon get such wisdom? It’s an important question. The answer is that wisdom comes from God.

Shortly after Solomon was anointed king of Israel, God appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Ask what you wish me to give you.” Solomon did not ask for long life, nor for great riches, nor for the life of his enemies. Above all else, he wanted wisdom to be able to judge the people of Israel, to discern between good and evil.

Wisdom is a right thing to desire. Many, in their daily devotions, read a proverb. Since there are 31 Proverbs, it works very well. Why read Proverbs every day? To gain wisdom.

If we were to do a show of hands and ask, how many desire to have not just more wisdom, but great wisdom? Many would raise their hands. The desire for wisdom is a right desire.

I. We Need the Wisdom that Comes from God

 Verse 1 - Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and took Pharaoh's daughter to become his wife.

 This is an example of man’s wisdom. This was commonly done by kings of nations in that day. It was considered wise and prudent. It was politically savvy.

 It may have been politically savvy, but it was spiritually disastrous. And there we gain great insight. It’s a life lesson.

 There is a vast difference between the so-called wisdom of the world and the wisdom that comes from God.

A. The world’s wisdom is foolishness to God
 Solomon was doing what many kings did in that day. It was considered wise because it built alliances.
 But God had said in His word that this was not good, because it would draw the king's heart away from God.
 What we know of Solomon's life is that this was just the beginning. Solomon took many wives for himself and ultimately it led to great trouble in his life.
1 Kings 11:1-2, Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.” Solomon held fast to these in love.
 God's wisdom is proven right. There is a way that seems right to men, but God's ways are better because God’s way leads to life.
Proverbs 14:12, There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
 God has much to say about marriage that is wise.
2 Corinthians 6:14, Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
Ephesians 5:25, Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her…

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