THE GLORY OF SOLOMON: THE LAND PROMISE

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. The Glory Of Solomon

a) We come to the point where the kingdom of Israel, in its earthly form, reaches its peak of glory. Solomon takes the throne of David whose time on earth has drawn to its close. Under Solomon's reign the kingdom is united, and very extensive — reaching "from Daniel to Beersheba".

2. The Land Promise

a) God's promise to Abraham contained two elements: the SEED PROMISE and the LAND PROMISE. Solomon, the son of David, was not the one to fulfill the SEED PROMISE. That would be the right of another son of David who would be born many years later — namely Jesus Christ. However Solomon was the one who fulfilled the LAND PROMISE (or rather, God fulfilled it in Solomon).

b) Some teach that the land promise was never fulfilled. It is true that Israel's sin delayed the fulfilling of the promise. It is also true that after the land was gained at last, it was lost again because of sin. However, 1 Kings 4:20-25 and 1 Kings 8:56 show that the LAND PROMISE was completely fulfilled in Solomon's day. 

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