The Bible In Paintings: SOLOMON'S GOD-GIVEN WISDOM, Part 3

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The Bible In Paintings 2
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR APPRECIATING AND APPLYING GOD'S MESSAGE

1st KINGS
CHAPTER 3

The LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”

Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.

“Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”

The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both riches and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. And if you walk in my ways and obey my statutes and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.” Then Solomon awoke—and he realized it had been a dream.

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LUCA GIORDANO
"Dream of Solomon"

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GOVERT FLINCK
"Solomon Asks for Wisdom"

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"Solomon's Dream"

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"Solomon’s Dream"

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MARC CHAGALL
"The Dream of Solomon"

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Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. One of them said, “My lord, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was there with me. The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us.

“During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him. So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I your servant was asleep. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast. The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”

The other woman said, “No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.”

But the first one insisted, “No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine.” And so they argued before the king.

The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’ ”

Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king. He then gave an order:

“Cut the living child in two
and give half to one
and half to the other.”

The woman whose son was alive was filled with compassion for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!” But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”

Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.”

When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.

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ARTUS QUELLINUS I
"Solomon's Judgment"

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"The Judgement of Salomon"

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HANS JAMNITZER
"Judgment of Solomon"

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"Judgement of Solomon"

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"Le Jugement de Salomon"

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"The Judgment of Solomon"

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FRANÇOIS-FRÉDÉRIC LEMOT
"Le Jugement de Salomon"

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FRANÇOIS LEMOT
"Jugement de Salomon"

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"The Judgment of Solomon"

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"The Judgment of Solomon"

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"Judgement of Solomon"

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ANDRE SCHALLER
"The Judgment of Solomon"

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"Jugement de Salomon"

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"Le Jugement de Salomon"

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Designed by ANTON SALLAERT, Woven by JACOB VAN ZEUNEN
"Judgement of Solomon"

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SIMON VOUET
"The Judgment of Solomon"

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"Judgment of Solomon"

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"The Judgement of Solomon"

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JEAN CHASTELLAIN
"Solomon's Judgment"

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JOHN HARDMAN POWELL
"Solomon's Judgement"

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"Jugement de Salomon"

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"Solomon & True Mother" . . . . . "Soldier & Untrue Mother"

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S O L O M O N
WHO SUCCEEDS DAVID AS KING?
SOLOMON'S GOD-GIVEN WISDOM, Part 1
SOLOMON'S GOD-GIVEN WISDOM, Part 2
SOLOMON'S GOD-GIVEN WISDOM, Part 3
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Good Morning, Dan! :-)

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Mary-Lou, enthusiastic greetings!

[etabeta]

Extremely, extremely appealing art, from all the reliefs to the stained glass windows! Thank you, Dan!

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This was lotsa fun. Reliefs, statues, tapestries, fensters....

[etabeta]

A feast for the eyes!

[InkStone]

Hello Dan; what a fantastic mix of styles and media. How do you do it, and keep it fresh and new? Kudos to you and this ministry.
I look at each again and again...
My personal favorites are the reliefs, but all are wonderful. Thank you-

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How do you...keep it fresh and new?

The subject changes, and the artists try to keep up?

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

5.56mm

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Should I take cover?

[NorthMountain]

Regrettably, his wisdom failed him in the matter of wives and concubines ... especially the pagan wives.

[M Kehoe]

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Bttt=Bump to the top

So your thread gets more exposure.

5.56mm

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Yes, indeed. With regard to resisting the temptations of the lust of the flesh, he proved to be most unwise. I will be illustrating that in depth, presently scheduled for next week on Thursday the 16th.

First, though, there's a temple to build and a visiting queen to entertain....

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Lord love you, I’m aware. Just a puny joke—never mind.