The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-10-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson for October ~, 1oOO
-oolemon's wealtb and Wisdom--l Kines
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LArranged from Peloubet's Notes.l
GOLDEN TExT.-Them that honor me
VIII honor. and they that despise me
shall be lightly esteemed.-l Sam. $50.
THE SECTION includes the lesson and
Kings 4:29-34: 10:14-2S and the parallels Q
Chron. 1:1S-17 s:13-2s. together with the
Example of Solomon's wisdom given in /
Kings 3:16-2S.
T1ME.--The first half Of soiomon's reign,
u. c.. 1015-995.
PLACE.-Chiefiy Jerusalem, but extend
ing over the whole country
LESSON NOTES
The Wealth and Worldly Grandeur of
Solomon.-vs. 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 he
made silver and gold at Jerusalem as
plenteous as stones, and cedar trees
made he as the sycamore trees that are
in the vale for abundance" And from
ths ACCOUNT in Ecclesiastes 2: 40.
OF the buildings erected in Solomon's
{eisa there was first qf s1l the beauti-
fu3 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 a single building, but clue.
ter. Solomon brought water nom a
distance in costly and magnificent GOV.
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 l2
tribes was also protected for the first
time by a number of strongholds. Jer,s-
salem itself was inclosed with q 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.-vs. go
Sat is entirely proper and natural
that consideration of Solomon's wis
dom should follow the description of
his wealth
80. "And God gave Solomon wisdom
and understanding exceeding much"
His wisdom took many directions. He
was wise as Judge, as an architect, as
statesman, In literature, in science He
had "iargeness of heart" that is, great
capacity, "a comprehensive, powerful
mind capable of grasping the knowl-
edge of many and difficult subjects-
poetry, philosophy, natural history In
its various branches--he was master Of
them all."-Cambridge Bible.
80. "Spake three thousand proverbs,"
IOf which some are contained in the
Book of Proverbs, to which his name II
given, but these are not all his, nor
would all that are attributed to him
there approach the number IN the taxi.
'His songs were thousand and ffpe."
Psalm ~ is described to Solomon, and
was probably his. The "Song Of Sol
omon" is now regarded by thematority
Of later critics rs later than Solomon,
and rather expressing hissentiments, 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 q
secular character, and consequently
were not introduced into the Canon."-
Cook. ''5'"~sl .'ss,ilsfs s.>..se.a-s- ~ ....: