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1 Kings 3:9 · BSB
3:9 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
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…search of wisdom, insight, decrement. Seek it and when we find hold on to it. Wisdom grows when we ask God for it Here is Solomon’s request of God.1 Kings 3:9Solomon could have asked for anything, but because he was humble, he asks God for discerning heart to lead and govern God’s people. To know what is…
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…very close to closely related to being wise. The fool does not heed reproof, but correction goes deep into a man of understanding and wisdom. Infirst Kings 3:9, when God comes to King Solomon and is like, "You're going to be king. What do you want? Wealth, power, what what do you want?" And you probably,…
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…wisdom, it seeks the interest of self. The interest of self always comes first, but godly wisdom, it seeks to serve. And we see that there in1 Kings chapter 3, verses 5 through 9. And so all of a sudden, who who dreamed something last night? You know, I have these dreams, and I'm gonna be honest, my dreams are wild. I'm…
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…we do know this about Solomon, that he was a man of incredible wisdom. Let's see where he got this wisdom. If you would like to, turn with me to1 Kings chapter 3, verses 3 through 9. 1 Kings 3, 3 through 9. Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father. Only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high…
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…THAT AND I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE YOU TURN THERE TONIGHT OR WE'RE NOT GOING TO READ THE SCRIPTURE, BUT IF YOU'RE TAKING NOTES, YOU CAN JOT THIS DOWN.FIRST KINGS CHAPTER 3 VERSES 5 THROUGH 10TELLS US THE STORY ABOUT WHEN GOD OFFERED TO GIVE SOLOMON ANYTHING HE WANTED, SOLOMON ASKED FOR WISDOM BECAUSE HE KNEW HE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE…
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…his children, he's always teaching His Word. He's always teaching His Word, and God delights in teaching His children His. Word, in fact thefirst Kings chapter 3 verse 9, it says this. So give your servant A discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern…
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…go into whenever we reach a point where we're trying to do God's will. And we say, man, how do I do this? Here's what Solomon said. He prayed inFirst Kings 3, verse 9. He says, therefore, give to your servant an understanding heart, literally a heart that understands to judge your people that I may discern…
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…recognition of who God is and who I am, and more accurately that I'm not God and Sam, not Samson. But Solomon has that right in his early life. InFirst Kings chapter 3 verses 7 to 9, he prays this prayer which shows incredible wisdom. He said, now Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, but I'm…
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…God's rule or God's authority. We need wisdom, therefore, because it's the skill for living well in God's world. The back story of Proverbs is1 Kings 3, verse 9. King Solomon asks the Lord, pleads with the Lord for understanding mind. Why? So that he might honor God and rule God's people well in the…
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…wisely. It's not the goal of life. It's not the end. When Solomon, the primary author of Proverbs, first became a king of Israel, God asked him in1 Kings 3, verses 5 to 14, he appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God asked him, What do you want? Ask me what I shall give you. And then Solomon replied this way, He said,…
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…mentioned and named most frequently. And this is not surprising because other parts of Scripture corroborate Solomon's great wisdom. So we see in1 Kings 3, verses 5-14, that at the beginning of his reign, Solomon asked God specifically to grant him an understanding to discern what is right. And it says that God…
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