April 13, 2009
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give the king your fairness in judgment
Psalms 72:1-20 By Shlomo: God, give the king your fairness in judgment, endow this son of kings with your righteousness, (2) so that he can govern your people rightly and your poor with justice. (3) May mountains and hills provide your people with peace through righteousness. (4) May he defend the oppressed among the people, save the needy and crush the oppressor. (5) May they fear you as long as the sun endures and as long as the moon, through all generations. (6) May he be like rain falling on mown grass, like showers watering the land. (7) In his days, let the righteous flourish and peace abound, till the moon is no more. (8) May his empire stretch from sea to sea, from the [Euphrates] River to the ends of the earth. (9) May desert-dwellers bow before him; may his enemies lick the dust. (10) The kings of Tarshish and the coasts will pay him tribute; the kings of Sh’va and S’va will offer gifts. (11) Yes, all kings will prostrate themselves before him; all nations will serve him. (12) For he will rescue the needy when they cry, the poor too and those with none to help them. (13) He will have pity on the poor and needy; and the lives of the needy he will save. (14) He will redeem them from oppression and violence; their blood will be precious in his view. (15) May [the king] live long! May they give him gold from the land of Sh’va! May they pray for him continually; yes, bless him all day long. (16) May there be an abundance of grain in the land, all the way to the tops of the mountains. May its crops rustle like the L’vanon. May people blossom in the city like the grasses in the fields. (17) May his name endure forever, his name, Yinnon, as long as the sun. May people bless themselves in him, may all nations call him happy. (18) Blessed be ADONAI, God, the God of Isra’el, who alone works wonders. (19) Blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen. Amen. (20) This completes the prayers of David the son of Yishai.
Shlomo (Solomon) would be known as a wise judge. You know the story of Shlomo, the baby, and the two mothers. When Shlomo commanded that the baby be cut in two, the true mother cried out and begged for the baby’s life.
During Shlomo’s reign the kingdom grew larger than at any other time in its history and it was very wealthy.
Shlomo sent ships to Tarshish (possibly located in southern Spain).
2 Chronicles 9:21 The king had ships that could go to Tarshish with Huram’s servants; once every three years the “Tarshish” ships came in, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks.
The Queen of Sheba visited Shlomo (Sheba may have been in present day Yemen, in southwestern Arabia)
1 Kings 10:1-10 When the queen of Sh’va heard what was being said about Shlomo because of the name of ADONAI, she came to test him with difficult questions. (2) She arrived in Yerushalayim accompanied by a very great retinue, including camels bearing spices and gold in great abundance, and precious stones. When she appeared before Shlomo she spoke with him about everything on her heart, (3) and Shlomo answered all her questions; nothing was hidden from the king that he could not explain to her. (4) After the queen of Sh’va had seen all Shlomo’s wisdom, the palace he had built, (5) the food at his table, the manner of seating his officials, the manner in which his staff served him, how they were dressed, his personal servants and his burnt offering which he offered in the house of ADONAI, it left her breathless. (6) She said to the king, “What I heard in my own country about your deeds and your wisdom is true, (7) but I couldn’t believe the report until I came and saw for myself. Actually, they didn’t tell me even the half of it – your wisdom and prosperity surpass the reports I heard. (8) How happy your people must be, how happy these servants of yours who are always here attending you and get to hear your wisdom! (9) Blessed be ADONAI your God, who took pleasure in you to put you on the throne of Isra’el. Because of ADONAI’s eternal love for Isra’el, he has made you king, to administer judgment and justice fairly.” (10) Then she gave the king four tons of gold, a huge amount of spices, and precious stones; never again did there arrive such an abundance of spices as those the queen of Sh’va gave to King Shlomo.
Blessed be ADONAI, G-d, the G-d of Isra’el, who alone works wonders. Blessed be His glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen. Amen.
Shalom
Comments (5)
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I actually don’t think the law requires that zoo animals be put down for attacking humans. The law recognizes that they have wild instincts, and therefore does not punish them for it. It is more likely that the humans who have been attacked will be subject to legal liability because they acted unreasonably by jumping into a lion’s den or a panda enclosure.
@absolutangel64 - actually I was watching Fox news this morning and they asked the person in charge of the zoo what happens. They said the person gets charged with trespassing and the law requires the animals the be put down.
King Schlomo is Solomon right? just checking…okay.. it has to be b/c of the queen of Sheba.
got it. lol.
praying C will feel better with all the tender loving care you give him =)
i like this scripture b/c i love how long Solomon gives tribute to God. He just can’t stop from praising God. =)
In a way, to hear Solomon like this sometimes saddens me b/c we know his demise. How sad that at one time he was such a wise, God-fearing, awesome ruler. it’s a pity how that all crumbled b/c he knit his soul with all those women; that when he took his eyes off of God, it lead to his downfall.
Well, a couple of molly’s friends have been reminding me of solomon lately. it’s so tragic. kids who once were so on fire for Jesus are now drinking and partying.
M sort of went through a period like that this past year and up until recently (not partying or anything, but just not on fire for God as she had been all these years). She was getting so discouraged from all the persecution that she was starting to give into self pity. I had to kind of let go as a parent (not really, but in the sense that i had to stop telling her what to do so much; allow her to make some mistakes and feel the consequences). Well, thankfully, she did feel the consequences, by way of friend’s disappointing her. In particular, friends who ditched her for other friends. She hit rock bottom the other night and realized how shaky it was to trust in them anyway. She realized that she hadn’t been giving Jesus enough priority; she had allowed herself to become what she always said she never would become; a comfortable Christian. Then, last night she came to me and said she felt closer to Jesus than she had in a very long time. praise God! =)
We are so blessed that Yeshua who lives within us can always help us find our way back home! <3
@youtome@revelife - Yes, King Schlomo is King Solomon
Hallelu Et Adonai
@Kristenmomof3 - yeah, i think they are put down too. from a legal standpoint more than anything; that if the person were to develop some kind of disease, the zoo would be liable. so it’s more of a safeguard so that the zoo wouldn’t be sued/ensure the health of the human. that’s at least what i’ve heard in most circumstances even if it was a negligent human who trespassed. regardless of wrongdoing, i think they legally have to perform an autopsy on the animal’s brain/body to ensure there weren’t any rabies/infectious diseases spread.