In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon said, “That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered”, and in chapter one and verse sixteen of his book Solomon said, “I communed with my own heart”, where we read,
I communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yes, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
The verse reads, “I communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem:” Solomon began with the words, “I communed” or “I, Solomon, spoke, conversed and talked” “with my own heart” which means “toward my, Solomon’s, own personal soul and mind”, “saying” or “uttering, declaring and proclaiming”, “lo” which means “behold, look and consider”, “I am come to great estate” or “I, Solomon, have entered, arrived and been promoted to an important and magnified position”, “and have gotten more wisdom” which means “and have obtained and possessed a greater amount of skill, shrewdness and prudence” “than all they that have been before me” or “compared to each, every, the whole and everyone who has existed and was present” “in Jerusalem” which means “within Jerusalem whose name means teaching of peace and is the the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split”. Solomon shared how he talked with his own soul and mind, and he came to the conclusion that he rose to his position and gained a greater amount of skill and prudence compared to every other ruler previous to him.
The verse continues, “yes, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.” Daniel added the words, “yes, my heart had great experience” or “also and indeed, my, Solomon’s, soul, mind and will possessed exceedingly and abundantly multiplied perception, vision and discernment” “of wisdom” which means “pertaining to skill, shrewdness and prudence” “and knowledge” or “and perception, skill, understanding and discernment”. Solomon reemphasized that he possessed an exceedingly multiplied amount of skill, prudence and understanding compared to anyone before him.
When we meditate upon words in this verse, we learn about Solomon’s assessment of his rise to power as ruler and his possession of skill, prudence and understanding over and above everyone who ruled before him. He gained an abundantly greater amount of these qualities than others, and because God blessed him, He excelled. God is omniscient. God is omnipotent, and God is omnipresent, and no one knows more than He. He knows that all of mankind is separated from Him because of their sin, and for this reason people die. (See Romans 3:23; 6:23) He sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind, and when He raised Him from the dead after three days, He made the way through belief and trust in Him to be forgiven of our sins, granted everlasting life and equipped with the “wisdom” of His Holy Spirit to lead and guide us into His truth so we will live in a manner that is pleasing to Him.
Next time Solomon says, “I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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