26. “King Solomon: Man of Wisdom, Man of Foolishness”
Solomon may be most famous for his wisdom and his later disobedience, but perhaps his greatest contribution to Israel was the building of the Temple, where Israelites would worship God for the next four hundred years.
“1 Kings 1-11 Solomon: Man of Wisdom, Man of Foolishness,” Old Testament Student Manual Kings-Malachi
Notes and commentary on these chapters, explaining historical points and identifying people. Solomon apparently received revelation about the pattern for the temple, and its building in only seven years was an “epoch–making event.”
“Dedications,” Tad Callister, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
In the Bible the first recorded dedicatory prayer is that of the Temple of Solomon (1 Kgs. 8:22–53), at which time the glory of the Lord filled the temple, in divine approval.This article places that temple dedication in the context of modern dedications.
“‘That I May Dwell among Them’: Liminality and Ritual in the Tabernacle,” Daniel L. Belnap, Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
The Temple of Solomon created a space that separated the people from the ordinary world. This article discusses the function of items in Solomon’s Temple and the meaning of Temple rituals. In this space, worship is an action that one performs. Sacrifice is an atonement that makes a person holy and renews covenants.
“The Garden of Eden, the Ancient Temple, and Receiving a New Name,” Alex Douglas, Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
The Temple of Solomon recreated the Garden of Eden, including the naming of things. There is ritual renaming in the Temple.
Video and bibliographic resources at The Academy for Temple Studies:
Margaret Barker, “Restoring Solomon’s Temple,” Video and Online PDF book
John W. Welch, “The Temple, the Sermon on the Mount, and the Gospel of Matthew,” with a section on the definition of a Temple text, video and online PDF book
“Preexistence in Hellenic, Judaic, and Mormon Sources,” David Winston, Reflections on Mormonism: Judaeo–Christian Parallels
Drawing on the Wisdom of Solomon, a book of the Apocrypha, Winston looks at the similarities and differences between Mormon and Jewish–Hellenistic teachings on pre–existent souls and the creation.
- Isaiah 13–14; 24–30; 35 – “A Marvellous Work and a Wonder”
- Isaiah 1–12 – “God Is My Salvation”
- Proverbs 1–4; 15–16; 22; 31; Ecclesiastes 1–3; 11–12 – “The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Wisdom”
- Psalms 102–103; 110; 116–119; 127–128; 135–139; 146–150 – “Let Every Thing That Hath Breath Praise the Lord
- Psalms 49–51; 61–66; 69–72; 77–78; 85–86 – “I Will Declare What He Hath Done for My Soul”
- Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46 – “The Lord Is My Shepherd”
- Job 1–3; 12–14; 19; 21–24; 38–40; 42 – “Yet I Will Trust in Him”
- Esther – “Thou Art Come … for Such a Time as This”
- Ezra 1; 3-7; Nehemiah 2; 4-6; 8 – “I Am Doing a Great Work”
- 2 Kings 17–25 – “He Trusted in the Lord God of Israel”
- 2 Kings 2–7 – “There Is a Prophet in Israel”
- 1 Kings 17–19 – “If the Lord Be God, Follow Him”
- 2 Samuel 5–7; 11–12; 1 Kings 3; 8; 11 – “Thy Kingdom Shall Be Established for Ever”
- 1 Samuel 8–10; 13; 15–18 – “The Battle Is the Lord’s”
- Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–3 – “My Heart Rejoiceth in the Lord”
- Judges 2–4; 6–8; 13–16 – “The Lord Raised Up a Deliverer”
- Joshua 1–8; 23–24 – “Be Strong and of a Good Courage”
- Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34 – “Beware Lest Thou Forget the Lord”
- Numbers 11–14; 20–24 – “Rebel Not Ye against the Lord, Neither Fear”
- Exodus 35–40; Leviticus 1; 16; 19 – “Holiness to the Lord”
- Exodus 24; 31-34 – “My Presence Shall Go with Thee”
- Exodus 18-20 – “All That the Lord Hath Spoken We Will Do”
- Easter – “He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory”
- Exodus 14-17 – “Stand Still, and See the Salvation of the Lord”
- Exodus 7-13 – “Remember This Day, in Which Ye Came Out from Egypt”
- Exodus 1-6 – “I Have Remembered My Covenant”
- Genesis 42-50 – “God Meant It unto Good”
- Genesis 37-41 – “The Lord Was with Joseph”
- Genesis 28-33 – “Surely the Lord Is in This Place”
- Genesis 24-27 – “The Covenant Is Renewed”
- Genesis 18-23 – “Is Any Thing Too Hard for the Lord?”
- Genesis 12-17; Abraham 1-2 – “To Be a Greater Follower of Righteousness”
- Genesis 6-11; Moses 8 – “Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord”
- Moses 7 – “The Lord Called His People Zion”
- Genesis 5; Moses 6 – “Teach These Things Freely unto Your Children”
- Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5 – “The Fall of Adam and Eve”
- Genesis 1-2; Moses 2-3; Abraham 4-5 – “In the Beginning God Created the Heaven and the Earth”
- Moses 1; Abraham 3 – “This Is My Work and My Glory”
