This series of articles was published by Ellen White in the Review and Herald from 1905 to 1906. Some of the material was later used in the book Prophets and Kings, but not all of it.
These articles present a wider application of the lessons from Solomon’s life, with especial application to the church and the gospel work to be done before Christ’s return.
There is no time in Old Testament history, when the purpose of God, that His people should reach the world with His gospel, was closer to fulfillment than Solomon’s day. It was a glorious opportunity, which however was sadly sidetracked.
Such an opportunity would not appear again until One “greater than Solomon” (Matthew 12:42) would appear on Earth.
God’s purpose has not changed. It still remains for the church to complete the work that Jesus began, to…
Isaiah 27
6 …blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.
Matthew 24
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Revelation 18
1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
Therefore, the lessons from Solomon’s time, both what was done right, and what was done wrong, remain as guides and warnings to us today. This is especially so, since the same sad falling away, for the same reasons, led the once-pure early Church to depart from the faith, and become the tyrannical Papal system.
Satan’s methods have not changed since the temptation in the garden, and it is essential that every one who desires to overcome as Christ overcame, be fully aware and awake to those temptations, and to the Lord’s remedies.
Every Christian who desires to be successful in co-working with God, and to redeem the failures of the past, needs to understand and practice the spiritual truths revealed in the history contained in this book.
Updated March 2022: An Appendix was added with a series of 3 articles on “The Apostasy of Solomon” from the 1878 Health Reformer periodical. Also many historic Bible pictures were added. 152p
Contents
- The Background
- Preparations for Building the Temple
- The Responsibilities of Burden-Bearers
- To Every Man His Work
- Order and Organization
- The Gift of Wisdom
- Counselors in Need of Wise Discernment
- The Building of the Temple
- The Ark of the Covenant
- The Dedication of the Temple
- Acceptable Worship
- The Glory of Solomon’s Early Reign
- The Perils of Prosperity
- Apostasy
- He That Sows Iniquity Shall Reap Vanity
- The Spirit of Sacrifice
- Give Unto the Lord the Glory Due Unto His Name
- Outward Display
- In the Thoroughfares of Travel
- Be Separate
- Godly Sorrow Works Repentance
- The Power of Influence
- Steadfast Unto the End
- The Mount of Offense
- His Idolatry and Dissipation
- The Lesson of His Life
Appendix: The Apostasy of Solomon
