Passage 1 Kings 3: 1-3

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When studying biblical texts from the bible it is important to analyze and break down the passage to fully understand what is being said and the lesson it is trying to convey. When analyzing a passage, it is important to locate the persons involved in the passage, any time indications within the passage, as well as where it takes place and the main problem and message the passage intends to transmit. The passage 1 Kings 3:1-15 is a historical account describing how King Solomon came to be so wise. This passage takes place in the city of David, where he first brings his new wife, daughter of Pharaoh, and later in Gibeon where Solomon goes to offer sacrifice at the high place. It is on this altar that Solomon sacrifices a thousand burnt offerings …show more content…

Solomon’s dream in which God grants him a listening heart is a clear example of the moralistic approach to God because it emphasizes Solomon’s request to distinguish between good and evil. The Deuteronomist focuses on this moralistic approach because God is the ultimate ruler who we seek judgement from for ourselves. Therefore, God is pleased with Solomon’s request because he asks for something that will benefit his people who go to him for counseling. God is also pleased with Solomon because he is a loyal servant like David, his father, “The narrative framework, depicting the extravagant sacrifices at Gibeon (v 4) and Jerusalem (v 5), has a double effect: it attests to the king’s generous devotion to Yahweh, and it presages the transfer of the center of worship from the high places to the temple.” In the passage, Solomon also expresses his desire to “finish building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem.” (1 Kings 3:1) Once again this emphasizes the focus of the Deuteronomist on Jerusalem and the land of Israel as Solomon hopes to accomplish these things during his reign. It also serves as a foreshadowing of the temple of God that David wanted to build, but that Solomon will end up building

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