I Kings 2:1-10
David stressed to Solomon the need to make God and his laws the center of personal life and government in order to preserve the kingdom, as God had promised to do (2 Samuel 7). This promise from God had two parts. One part was conditional and depended on the kings’ actions. The other part was unconditional.
God’s conditional promise was that David and his descendants would remain in office as kings only when they honored and obeyed him. When David’s descendants failed to do this, they lost the throne (2 Kings 25). God’s unconditional promise was that David’s line would go on forever. This was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David who was also the eternal Son of God (Romans 1:3, 4). David, whose life exemplified obedience, gave well-seasoned advice to his son the next king. It would be up to Solomon to follow it.
These are the points we were able to draw from the passage:
• David’s gave his blessing to Solomon
• He prophesied wisdom over his son
• David was building up the throne through Solomon
• The bad was being weed out
• There was a removing and finishing of what king David started
• David allow for the level action to be taken according to Solomon’s faith
We study the word of God so we can get ready, be prepared, and know that God is near! Luke 1:17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah... to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
