Solomon: Israel’s Wisest King (6): The End of Adonijah’s Schism (I Kings 1:41-53) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. The Biblical Narrative
II. The Christological Typology
Psalm singing: 26:1-8; 147:1-5; 48:2-9; 73:18-20, 24-26
Scripture reading: I Kings 1:38-53
C. F. Keil on I Kings 1:50: “The altar was regarded from time immemorial and among all nations as a place of refuge for criminals deserving of death; but, according to Ex. 21:14, in Israel it was only allowed to afford protection in cases of unintentional slaying, and for these special cities of refuge were afterwards provided (Num. 35). In the horns of the altar, as symbols of power and strength, there was concentrated the true significance of the altar as a divine place, from which there emanated both life and health ... By grasping the horns of the altar the culprit placed himself under the protection of the saving and helping grace of God, which wipes away sin, and thereby abolishes punishment.”