SOLOMON, THE "WISE MAN"

SOLOMON, Son of David and Bathsheba (1033–975 B.C.); King of Israel; noted for his wisdom and deep knowledge of occult forces; author of the "KEY OF SOLOMON."

SOLOMON was a king and the son of a king; the wise son of a wise father; a righteous man's righteous child.

DAVID, the father of SOLOMON, reigned for forty years, as it is written, "And the days that David governed Israel were forty years."

Of SOLOMON, it is written, "And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years."

SOLOMON was born in the year 2912 A.M. A.M.: Anno Mundi, Latin for "Year of the World," a calendar era based on the biblical creation of the world., and reigned over Israel for forty years. Four hundred and thirty-three years passed between the date of SOLOMON'S reign and the destruction of the Temple.

"Do you see a man who is diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men." (Proverbs 22:29.)

In this verse, SOLOMON refers to himself. He built King Solomon's Temple in seven years, while he spent fourteen years building his own Palace. This was not because his Palace was more elegant or more detailed in its craftsmanship than the Temple, but because he was diligent in his work to finish the Holy Temple, while his own house could wait for time and opportunity.

Four cases comparing the righteousness of fathers and children may be noted:

First: A righteous man has a righteous son.

Second: A wicked man has a wicked son.

Third: A wicked man has a righteous son.

Fourth: A righteous man has a wicked son.

To each of these cases, we may find a Biblical reference; to each of them, we may apply a parable and a proverb.

In reference to the righteous father and the righteous son, we find the following verse (Psalm 45:17): "Your children shall take the place of your fathers." And we may apply the parable of the good fig tree which brought forth sweet fruit.

In reference to the wicked father and the wicked son, we have in Numbers 32:14: "And now behold, you have risen up in your fathers' place, a new generation of sinful men."

Ancient is the proverb, "Wickedness comes from the wicked" original: "From the wicked proceedeth wickedness"; and the parable of the serpent bringing forth an asp Asp: A small, venomous snake. is applicable here.

In the third case, the wicked father has a righteous son, as it is