Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
international Lesson for October Is, 1896
-Solomon's W eaIth and W sdom-I Kings
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GOLDEN TExT-Thenl that honor me
I will honor. and they that despise me
shall be lightly esteemed.-1 Sam. 2:30
THE SECTION includes the lesson and
Kings 1884; la.14-29; and the parallels .
/ ChrOn. 1:13-l7. 9:13-2S together with the
| example of .solomon's wisdom given in l
Kings 316-2S
TIME.-The first half of solomon's reign.
I 3 g. I015-995.
PLACE.-Chiefly Jerusalem, but extend
ing over the whole country.
Lesson NOTES.
! The Wealth and Worldly Grandeur OF
+ SoIomon.-ys. 25-2S. a general view OF
the wealth and luxury OF solomon can
be seen from the description given IN
! both Kings and Chronicles, that ne
made silver and gold at Jerusalem as
! plenteous as stones, and cedar trees
made he as the sycamore trees that arc
/ in the vale for abundance And from
| the account in Ecclesiastes 2:4-9.
! Of the buildings erected in Solomon's
reign there was first of all the beauti-
full temple, costing untold riches. His
| palace, which was 13 years in building,
was built on Ophel, the southern contin-
uation of the temple mount. The pal
ace was not single building, but clus-
| ter. Solomon brought water from
distance in costly and magnificent COW
cred aqueducts and vast subterranean
conduits hewn out of solid rock, the
first known in history. Parks. gardens
and pleasure grounds or paradises were
laid out. The whole territory of the ~
| tribes was also protected for the first
time by a number of strongholds. Jeru-
salem itself was inclosed with new
! wall, fortified. All this in the earlier
and wiser years of Solomon was accom-
panied by the general prosperity of the
! people. A great stimulus was given to
trade and various industries. The
people increased and lived in peace.
The Wisdom of Solomon.-ys. 90
Sat is entirely proper and natural
that a consideration of Solomon's wis
dom should follow the description of
his wealth.
30 And God gave Solomon wisdom
and understanding exceeding much:''
His wisdom oolI many directions, He
] was wise as a judge. as an architect, as a
/ statesman, il literature, i'll science. He
lad "largeness OF hcart. +" that Is, great
/
mind capable of grasping the knowl-
edge OF many and difficult subjects
poetry philosophy, natural history in
its various branches-hew was master of
them all. ''--Cambridge Bible.
30. 'Spake three thousand proyerbs:''
! OF which some are contained in the
Book OF Proverbs, to which his name is
given, but these are not all his. nor
would all that are attributed to Kim
| there approach the number in the text
His songs were q thousand and rso:'
Psalm 72 is described to Solomon, anu
was probably his. The Song of Sol
ONION" is now regarded by the majority
of later critics as later than Solomon.
and rather expressing his sentiments, or
concerning him. than written by him.
Like. for instance, the speeches of Brut-
us and Mark Anthony in Shakespeare's
| Julius Caesar; still, as the Cambridge
Bible expresses it. their character is
impressed upon this song" Probably
the bulk of Solomon's songs were of a
secular character. and consequently
We're not introduced into the Canon.'-
Cook
50. And he spake of trees etc.: He
gave descriptions of the whole vegetable
world, and discussed the virtues of the
,arions plants. For it has been always
of their medicinal properties that the
earliest works on plants have treated
| They were the remedies for all diseases.
and a knowledge of ''s;mples.' as they
We're called in England in old times.
was counted for the highest wisdom
| Cambridge Bible. "0f beasts" He en-
| joyed rare opportunities for becoming
| familiar with the various species of both
| the animal and the vegetable creation.
| His extended commerce with all ma
/ tons brought TO him specimens of ali
/ rare trees, plants and anjmas-Pulpit
Commentary
Light for To Day from solomon's
INSTRUMENTATION is good. 1t Tex
celleth folly as light excelleth darkness. =
Wisdom is the gift of God, opening to US
| channels of rich pleasure and important
usefulness to our fellow-creatures
Solomon would not have us understand
| that for this world wisdom is no better
than folly. He had found the contrary
Folly is always darkness. Wisdom is al
ways light. Worldly wisdom is light
| for this world, and for this worlds work
is as much better than folly as walking
IN the light is better than cropping in
the dark. But il is not substitute for
| piety; it is the instrument of pietv.
adding to its power, and usefulness. and
value. The better we are the more
eagerly should we seek wisdom.
Then, as now, science was good-it
helped to understand God when once
God was known and loved; but as SUBJ
stitute for God, as a way of salvation, as
a satisfaction to the soul, it was vanity
and vexation of spirit, feeding on
husks, dry and desert land where no
water is.
We learn lesson from Solomon's ca
reer. All his wisdom did not keep him
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