Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church

We saw in chapter three that Solomon recognized that in order to rule God's people, he needed wisdom – "Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?" The thing that Adam grasped wrongly – the knowledge of good and evil – is the thing that Solomon asks for. Clearly, the knowledge of good and evil is not inherently wrong. It is a good thing for the son of God to know! There will be lots of echoes of Genesis throughout the story of Solomon – as the pattern of redemption continues to unfold! In Genesis 1-3 you get a snapshot of the basic pattern: God creates man for worship and fellowship with himself – man rebels and turns to other gods – and God promises that he will redeem and restore his people. This template appears in the story of Kingdom and Temple (in the days of David and Solomon) – the establishment of the Kingdom and the house of God which ends with the rebellion of the house of Davi