This is King Solomon, and he has the number 1 on his crown, signifying the book of 1 Kings. In this book we read of the end of the golden era of David’s reign and the preparation of David’s son, Solomon, for the throne. The picture shows King Solomon as leader of Isreal with half-hearted trust in God and a full moneybag. The book of First Kings tells us that Solomon’s reign is characterized by great accomplishments and world renown. But while the brilliant and successful Solomon fulfills his father’s lifelong dream of building the temple in Jerusalem, he fails to center his life on the faith it signifies (Chapters 1-11). As a result, his many pagan wives turn his heart away from the worship of God in the temple. Solomon’s death marks the end of a unified nation of 12 tribes and introduces the chaotic period of the Divided Kingdom (Chapters 12-22), with Israel in the North and Judah in the South. The reign of half-hearted Solomon therefore leads to the split of the kingdom (which we can remember by the splitting moneybag).
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