1 Kings 4:21-34 - Promises from God

Scripture:

1 Kings 4:21-34
21  Now Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

22 Solomon's provision for one day was thirty kors of fine flour and sixty kors of meal,
23 ten fat oxen, twenty pasture-fed oxen, a hundred sheep besides deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
24 For he had dominion over everything west of the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River; and he had peace on all sides around about him.
25  So Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26  Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.
27 Those deputies provided for King Solomon and all who came to King Solomon's table, each in his month; they left nothing lacking.
28 They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where it should be, each according to his charge.

29 Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.
30 Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31 For he was wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations.
32  He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows on the wall; he spoke also of animals and birds and creeping things and fish.
34  Men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
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Thoughts:

In this glimpse into the life of a very successful, wealthy, and wise king, we also see that the Lord honors the promises He had made to Solomon.  He had promised wisdom (verses 29-34), riches (verses 22-28), and honor (verse 31):

1 Kings 3:11-13
11 God said to him, "Because you have asked this thing and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand justice, 12 behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you. 13 " I have also given you what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days.
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Isn't it good to know that God can be trusted?  When He makes a promise, He fulfills it:

Numbers 23:19
19 " God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent;
 Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
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What a wonderful God!


Prayer:

Lord, it's wonderful to see how You keep Your promises.  Let me be encouraged by this, today.  The things that You have placed on my heart and written in Your word, You will bring to pass.  No time is wasted!

Amen

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.