Class started with a discussion of God's promise to David that his legacy will all be kings of Jerusalem. The biblical passage was 2 Samuel 7 (remember this for a possible research quote). Even though David was promised this, it is noted that the Babylonians came later on and took over. Because of this Babylonian take-over, the text was later reinterpreted so that God did not lie. After this we focused on Solomon and what he did during his reign as king.
Solomon was a very wise king and a loyal servant of God. There was a story about how he figured out the mother of some kid which demonstrated his wisdom. He also was anointed at Gihon (remember this too). He also built a temple for God in Jerusalem known as Solomon's Temple or the First Temple. Whether Solomon's Temple actually existed is still in debate. Archaeologists are unable to locate the temple because some king decided to clear the whole foundation of the temple and rebuild something over it. This is very frustrating because it is basically removing all evidence of its existence. Prior buildings during ancient times just built over the structure, preserving it, but not in this instance.
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