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The Golden Ratio Format of the Book of Kings

One of a series of studies explaining the GR Format of the Bible Book by Book

by JHS Publishing President Max L. Day

Original Publish Date: 8/22/2015

Revision 1 Date: 5-7-2016

Table of Contents

The Golden Ratio Format of the Bible 3

Website Information 3

Study #1: A brief synopsis of the Book of the Kings 4Study #2: A comparison of the Golden Ratio format of Kings to other outlines 5

Study #3: Kings Chapter 1.1, Part 1 (Introduction) 6Study #4: Kings Chapter 1.1, Part 2 (Body Section - UCC) 7Study #5: Kings Chapter 1.1, Part 3 (Body Section - OO) 8Study #6: Kings Chapter 1.1, Part 4 (Conclusion) 9Study #7: Kings Chapter 1.1, Part 5 (Chapter Review) 10

Study #8: Kings Chapter 1.2, Part 1 (Introduction) 11Study #9: Kings Chapter 1.2, Part 2 (Body Section - OO) 12Study #10: Kings Chapter 1.2, Part 3 (Body Section - CCU) 13Study #11: Kings Chapter 1.2, Part 4 (Conclusion Section) 14Study #12: Kings Chapter 1.2, Part 5 (Chapter Review) 15

Study #13: Kings Chapter 1.3, Part 1 (Introduction) 16Study #14: Kings Chapter 1.3, Part 2 (Body Section - UCC) 17Study #15: Kings Chapter 1.3, Part 3 (Body Section - OO) 18Study #16: Kings Chapter 1.3, Part 4 (Conclusion Section) 19Study #17: Kings Chapter 1.3, Part 5 (Chapter Review) 20

The Golden Ratio Format of the Bible

The label of “Appendix [to the Kingdom Bible Version]” was originally used for this document at the beginning of this labor, because I used to print it at the end of the English Kingdom Bible Version. As the amount of material grew, it became clear that there wasn’t sufficient space to print it with the Bible, since there was a maximum capacity of about 800 pages with the paperback copy, so I took it out and began posting it on my website.Later, I realized that the document really had little to do with any particular Bible version, because it is all about the Golden Ratio Format of the BIBLE, which applies to all Bible versions. So I have updated the title of this document to “The Golden Ratio Format of the Bible” to accomodate the reality that it represents. The content is regularly being updated with new material at the end with new studies as they are completed. I am also working on a Spanish version of this document, which is far behind in the number of studies, because it takes a lot longer to translate the material than it does to produce an English language study, since that is my native language.A major benefit of the Spanish document work is that it gives me an opportunity to re-examine the original studies in English and add additional material or change the way it was presented to make it more effective. So as the Spanish document progresses, so does this document. I will continue adding new studies until the entire Bible has been covered sufficiently. These studies introduce the reader to the Golden Ratio format concepts little by little as we progress through the Bible. I’m learning how to do this more effectively as the studies progress, and developing techniques to better present the material. Only time will tell what the final product will look like. Eventually, it will become a printed Book in its own right. For the foreseeable future, it will remain a free PDF download with no copyright.The Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document provides a high-level survey of all of the Volumes of the Bible plus some vital background information. I have to assume that you have taken the time to read all or at least most of it, because I can’t keep repeating it in every lesson; that is impossible.So if you jump into any of these lessons without any foreknowledge of this material, then you will not understand it. You make a serious mistake in thinking that you can understand the format of the Bible by jumping ahead to only the material you are interested in without also understanding the background information beforehand. Line upon line, precept upon precept. You must learn to crawl before you can walk. It makes little difference whether you are a new Believer or have several Ph.D’s after your name. You must lay the proper foundation for these studies or you will not understand it.It is the exact same reason why a new Believer should never be chosen to lead a church as their pastor: he is spiritually unprepared for such a task. In both situations (Bible study and spiritual leadership), you need “seasoning” and preparation. One last thing that I must explain is that because this document gives only brief summaries of each Chapter, I cannot provide the detailed proof of the Golden Ratio Format of each document in the Bible in these studies. There simply is not room to give an encyclopedic explanation of every nuance. In the detailed studies of each Book in the Bible, you will find detailed proof of the Golden Ratio Format, right down to the paragraphs and sub-paragraphs. So in this Introduction, you will have to accept my word that the information is correct, because I don’t want to overwhelm you with too much information at once. In the outlines of each Chapter, I choose key passages that give a good snapshot of the theme. In the detailed studies, we will look at the Chapter much more closely.The Introduction document gives you a “taste” of the Bible Format overall on the Volume level. The Book Summaries document gives you a deeper view into the content of each Book. The Detailed Studies documents (one for each Book) gives you a deep plunge into the full depth of the Golden Ratio Format for each Book, right down to the lowest level, with all the proof that one could ever need that the Golden Ratio Format is indeed from God: our Creator, our Savior, and the Author of the Traditional Canon of the Holy Bible.

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Website InformationGreetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and thank you very much for your interest in the Golden Ratio format of the Bible!I know that you probably have a ton of questions about the Golden Ratio, and how this relates to the Bible. So I want to dedicate this document to providing a few of the answers that you are seeking to help you get started. Some of your questions will take too much space to answer here, so I will only be able to give a very brief introduction to these subjects, and then I must point you to the resources available on my website for more information; or you may email me directly with any questions you might have on any topic: [email protected] the JHS Publishing website (http://www.phibible.org), you can find:• TheHomePage: Every page in the website uses frames, with links to most pages on the left side and content on the right side. You will only have a problem if you

are using an old browser. JHS recommends the latest version of the browser you prefer. There is also a link to the Spanish language version of phibible.org, which has many fewer pages, because it takes more time to translate into Spanish. Eventually, this sub-site will have most or all of the same page as the main English site.

• Readingarea: in this area, you can navigate easily to pages with photos of the entire KBV text that you can view in your browser. You need at least a tablet with a fast connection, because some of these photos are 5 mb or larger. What is unique about this feature is that you can view an entire Chapter of the KBV in a single picture without interruption. In the printed copy, many of the Chapters needed to be broken up into several pages, because they were larger than a single 7x10 page, so this can create a mental roadblock for some people that makes it more difficult to visualize the entire Chapter as a single unit. Believe it or not, this really helps when you are trying to understand the larger units of thought in the Bible text. Since some of the Chapters (like Nehemiah), if printed out, could fill a page of paper about 6 feet long, this photo of Nehemiah is the only way to view large chapters in the Bible like Nehemiah. So if you’re having trouble understanding the context of some part of the Bible, this is a great place to visit to help solve this problem.

• GoldenRatioBibleVersionsandFreeSamples: Here is where you can find information about the printed copies of JHS Bible Versions, and free samples in PDF format. Most importantly, you can find a link to html versions of all of these Golden Ratio Bible studies that you can read in your web browser.

• InformationaboutJHSPublishingMinistries: My Statement of Faith and Latest News about JHS Publishing Ministries.• TheologicalIssues: At the top of the list is a link to how to be born again, which is the most important one of all. This is also where I address some topics that are

relevant to the Bible format issue, as well as some that may not seem relevant (like UFO’s), but I believe are much more understandable from the perspective of having the Golden Ratio format to back up our Christian faith. There are many issues that I could be talking about, like the Charismatic movement and (so-called) Christian Rock music, but I refrain from doing so, because 1) I just don’t have time, and 2) I’m trying to keep the focus on the Bible format as much as possible. Someday I will get to them.

Study #1: A brief synopsis of the Book of the KingsFor best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.htmlUse the Navigation links on the left side panel to select a Bible version and view the Bible text in either photos (recommended for Tablets or larger computers) or as html (recommended for smart phones). The web pages display best in Internet Explorer.

If you want to understand the meaning of any part of the Bible, you must first understand the context of that part of Scripture. The process is very much like trying to understand almost any large system in engineering: before you can understand how one part of a system works, you have to have a good understanding of the entire system as a whole. All of the “System of systems” works together to achieve some purpose, whether it is a computer, a power plant, a system of government, a ship, a weapon etc. If you only understand a small part of the system, but ignore the rest, you really don’t understand it at all. Think of many people who know how to drive a car, but never change the oil, because they don’t understand that unless they do that, their engine will eventually seize up and be destroyed. So it is with the Bible: if we only understand the Bible as individual verses, but don’t understand the context, we are at risk of doing great damage to ourselves and to others by our ignorance. This is how much false teaching gets taught, by individuals who learn a few things on their own, but fail to get formal training. Then they go out to teach others a few good things, but end up adding a lot of false teaching; not out of malice, but simply out of pure ignorance of what they are saying. Teaching the Bible can be a very dangerous occupation, because we can do great damage if we do not take care to be an expert in what the Bible actually says; and then be faithful to teach only what God said, and not to add our own spin to the Word of God.

“Mybrethren,benotmanyteachers,knowingthatweshallreceivethegreatercondemnation:forinmanythingsweoffendeveryone.”James3:1-2“ThisBookoftheLawshallnotdepartoutofyourmouth;butyoushallmeditateinitdayandnight,thatyoumayobservetodoaccordingtoallthatiswritteninit:foronlythenshallyoumakeyourwayprosperous,andonlythenshallyouhavegoodsuccess.”Joshua1:8

The purpose of these studies is to equip God’s people and God’s servants in the ministry to understand the context of the Bible. And the only way to do that correctly is to understand the Golden Ratio format of the Bible, because it is from God. We cannot improve on what God has given us in his Word.

The Book of the Kings is about the destruction of the Kingdom of Zion.First it was prosperous beyond belief, with silver and gold as common as the stones of the street, and the nation united under the rule of the son of David, Solomon, who fulfills the command of his father and the will of God to build the Temple of Jehovah.The Temple of Jehovah was a magnificent structure built on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem with one purpose: to provide an earthly dwelling place for the one true God, Jehovah: the God of Israel. The priests of Aaron supervised and conducted all worship activities, from offering animal sacrifices in the Temple according to the Law of Moses, to collecting tithes and offerings from the people to support the work of the Temple.The king of Israel ruled the Kingdom of Zion for the one true God, Jehovah. All executive and lawmaking authority rested in the king, who could kill or save alive at his pleasure. It was an Absolutist Monarchy with a very big difference from other types of Monarchies: it was the only one in the history of the world where the one true God had given the king his authority and blessing, with one caveat: if the king forsook the Law of Moses and backslid into idolatry, Jehovah God would withdraw his blessing on the Kingdom of Zion and eventually bring judgment upon it.

“Anditcametopass,whenSolomonhadfinishedthebuildingoftheHouseofJehovah,andtheking’shouse,andallSolomon’sdesirewhichhewaspleasedtodo,thatJehovahappearedtoSolomonthesecondtime,ashehadappearedtohimatGibeon.AndJehovahsaidtohim,“Ihaveheardyourprayerandyoursupplication,thatyouhavemadebeforeme.IhavehallowedthisHouse,whichyouhavebuilt,toputmyNamethereforever;andmyeyesandmyheartshallbethereperpetually.Andifyouwillwalkbeforeme,asDavidyourfatherwalked,inintegrityofheart,andinuprightness,todoaccordingtoallthatIhavecommandedyou,andwillkeepmyStatutesandmyJudgments,thenwillIestablishthethroneofyourkingdomuponIsraelforever,asIpromisedtoDavidyourfather,saying,‘ThereshallnotfailyouamanuponthethroneofIsrael.’Butifyoushallatallturnfromfollowingme,youoryourchildren,andwillnotkeepmyCommandmentsandmyStatuteswhichIhavesetbeforeyou,butgoandserveothergods,andworshipthem,thenwillIcutoffIsraeloutofthelandwhichIhavegiventhem.AndthisHouse,whichIhavehallowedformyName,willIcastoutofmysight;andIsraelshallbeaproverbandabywordamongallpeople.AndatthisHouse,whichishigh,everyonethatpassesbyitshallbeastonished,andshallwhistle;andtheyshallsay,‘WhyhasJehovahdonethistothisland,andtothisHouse?’Andtheyshallanswer,‘BecausetheyforsookJehovahtheirGod,whobroughtforththeirfathersoutofthelandofEgypt,andhavetakenholduponothergods,andhaveworshippedthem,andservedthem;thereforeJehovahhasbroughtuponthemallthisevil.’””1Kings9:1-9

This type of government is difficult for 21st century people to understand. We think of government (at least in the United States) as elections, campaigns, fundraising, speeches, senators, congressmen, presidents, governors, etc. Power is (at least in theory) centered in the people through their votes. But in Old Covenant Israel, from about 1000 B.C. to about 586 BC, when the Babylonians came and destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive to Babylon, Israel (the Kingdom of Zion) was ruled by a religious autocracy, that theologians call a Theocracy (theo = God, cracy = rule), which is rule by God (with men who rule absolutely in the Name of God).Today, we have a so-called “theocracy” in Iran, which is not the same as Old Covenant Israel, because their god “Allah” (so-called) is not the one true God, Jehovah. The only true Theocracy in history was the Kingdom of Zion under the Old Covenant. “Allah” is a false god.So what happened to Israel from about 1000 BC to about 600 BC? Israel failed to continue following the one true God Jehovah and became more and more corrupt and idolatrous, and eventually it became impossible for them to repent of their idolatry, so Jehovah sent the Babylonians to destroy the Kingdom and teach his people a very hard lesson: Remain loyal to Jehovah and prosper, or worship other gods and be destroyed.The story of the Book of Kings is the story of how God punished Solomon for falling away from Jehovah when he was old and worshiping other gods, such as Ashtoreth and Baal. God punished Solomon by tearing the Kingdom of Israel away from his son Rehoboam, and leaving him with only 2 tribes continuing to follow his rule: Judah and Benjamin; his Kingdom was called Judah. The other ten tribes fell away and created a separate Kingdom of Zion called Israel, which included the 2 1/2 tribes in Gilead on the eastern side of Jordan (today’s country of Jordan and part of Syria), plus the other tribes living in the northern part of the country, led by the tribe of Ephraim.Some kings of Judah were good, and some were bad and some were very, very bad. Almost all of the kings of Israel were evil. Nonetheless, Jehovah sent prophets such as Elijah and Elisha to preach to the northern Kingdom of Israel (and Judah also) to call them back to Himself, and much of the middle of this Book covers their activities and ministry.But over time, Israel rejected the Word of Jehovah more and more until it became a reprobate nation, unable to repent and return to the true God, so God sent the Assyrian armies against it and carried it away captive in about 722 BC. These ten tribes became effectively “lost” tribes, because they were scattered over all the earth, and only God knows where they ended up. Some have been found in China, some in Asia around today’s Afghanistan, some in Africa. Some did return later, but they had intermarried so much with idol-worshiping Gentiles, that they were no longer true worshipers of Jehovah, having adopted a syncretistic theology (mixing idol worship with Jehovah). These became known as the Samaritans (John 4).After Israel’s deportation to Assyria, Judah briefly had revival with king Hezekiah, but his son king Manasseh was so wicked that Jehovah decided to finally deport Judah from the land as well, which occurred about 100 years later.Idolatry (praying to statues and images of men, women, animals, insects, demons, and stars) was the poison that destroyed the Kingdom of Zion under the Old Covenant. The kings, on average, were unfaithful to Jehovah, and the people became more and more corrupt and evil because of their idolatry, finally forcing God to expel them from the land.All of this was predicted by Jehovah to Moses before they even entered the land of Canaan in about 1400 BC.

“Youshallnotmakeyouanyidolsnoracarvedimage;neithershallyousetupastandingimage;neithershallyousetupanystatueofstoneinyourland,tobowdowntoit:forIamJehovahyourGod.YoushallkeepmySabbaths,andreverencemySanctuary;IamJehovah.”(Leviticus26:1-2)“...Butifyouwillnotlistentome,andwillnotdoalltheseCommandments;OandifyoushalldespisemyStatutes,orifyoursoulabhorsmyJudgments,sothatyouwillnotdoallmyCommandments,butthatyoubreakmyCovenant,Ialsowilldothistoyou:Iwillevenappointoveryouterror,consumption,andtheburningfever,thatshallconsumetheeyes,andcausesorrowofheart.Andyoushallsowyourseedinvain,becauseyourenemiesshalleatit.AndIwillsetmyfaceagainstyou,andyoushallbeslainbeforeyourenemies.Theythathateyoushallreignoveryou;andyoushallfleewhennoonepursuesyou.”(Leviticus26:15-17)“Andifyouwillnotforallthislistentome,butwalkcontrarytome,thenIwillalsowalkcontrarytoyouinfury;andI,evenI,willchastiseyouseventimesforyoursins.Andyoushalleatthefleshofyoursons;andthefleshofyourdaughtersshallyoueat.AndIwilldestroyyourhighplaces,andcutdownyourimages,andcastyourcorpsesuponthecarcassesofyouridols,andmysoulshallabhoryou.AndIwillmakeyourcitieswaste,andbringyoursanctuariestodesolation,andIwillnotsmellthearomaofyoursweetodors.AndIwillbringthelandintodesolation;andyourenemiesthatdwellinitshallbeastonishedatit.AndIwillscatteryouamongtheheathen,andwilldrawoutaswordafteryou;andyourlandshallbedesolate,andyourcitieswaste.”(Leviticus26:27-33)

Why did Jehovah do this to Israel? Because Israel is his Covenant people. Jehovah made an Unconditional Covenant with their fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: to give them the land of Israel forever and ever, and to be their God forever and ever. But if they forsook his Law (of Moses), then eventually they would suffer being deported from the land by military force. But even then, Jehovah promised to bring them back to the land, and give it to them into perpetuity, because of his Covenant.All of this is hard for us to understand, but it is necessary for us to have this picture in our minds and place ourselves (as it were) in that time and in that situation in order for us to really appreciate what we are reading. The Book of Kings teaches us some very important lessons through the lives of these ancient people. We will begin with an introduction to Chapter 1.1 of the Book of Kings in the next study.

Study #2: A comparison of the Golden Ratio format of Kings to other outlinesFor best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.html

CBook3.3:TheDestructionoftheOldCovenantKingdomofZion(Kings)CPart1:TheKingdomofZionwasdividedbyJehovah

OChapter1.1:SolomonbecamekingofIsraelwiththehelpofhisfatherDavidOChapter1.2:SolomondirectedtheconstructionoftheTemplewiththehelpofthekingofTyre

CChapter1.3:JehovahjudgedtheapostasyofSolomonbydividingZionintoIsraelandJudahCChapter1.4:JehovahjudgedtheapostasyofJeroboamandBaasha,kingsofIsrael,withannihilationUChapter1.5:JehovahbroughtspiritualrevivaltoIsraelthroughtheministryofElijahtheProphet

CPart2:TheKingdomofZionwasdestroyedbyJehovahOChapter2.1:ElijahtheProphetpronouncedJudgmentuponthehouseofAhabkingofIsraelOChapter2.2:ElishatheProphetprotectedandblessedtheKingdomofIsrael

CChapter2.3:JehovahsentJehutojudgethehouseofAhabthekingofIsraelCChapter2.4:JehovahsentAssyriatojudgetheKingdomofIsraelUChapter2.5:JehovahsentBabylontojudgetheKingdomofJudah

I think it is very useful at this point to compare the Golden Ratio structure of the Bible for the Book of Kings to outlines from other sources for some perspective.http://greek-language.com/bible/palmer/08kingsoutline.html

I. Solomon (First Kings 1-11) A. Prophetic Intervention: Choosing the New King (First Kings 1:1-2:11) B. Securing the Throne (First Kings 2:12-46) C. A Glorious Beginning (First Kings 3:1-15) D. Gods Gifts to Solomon: Discernment, Riches, Surpassing Honor (First Kings 3:16-5:14) E. The Jerusalem Temple (First Kings 5:15-9:25) F. Gods Gifts to Solomon: Discernment, Riches, Surpassing Honor (First Kings 9:26-10:29) G. A Tragic Ending (First Kings 11:1-13)

II. The Divided Kingdom: Israel and Judah (First Kings 12-Second Kings 17) A. The Split (First Kings 12:1-19) B. Jeroboam of Israel (First Kings 12:20-14:20) C. Three Early Kings of Judah: Rehoboam, Abijam, Asa (First Kings 14:21-15:24) D. Six Early Kings of Israel: Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, Ahab (First Kings 15:25-16:34) E. The Elijah Cycle: Elijah the Tishbite (First Kings 17-19) 1. Elijah Opposes Ahab (First Kings 17-19 2. The Downfall of Ahab (First Kings 20:1-22:40) 3. Jehoshaphat of Judah: a Good, but not Great King (First Kings 22:41-50) 4. Elijah Opposes Ahaziah of Israel (First Kings 22:51-Second Kings 1:18) F. The Elisha Cyle (Second Kings 2-8) 1. Elisha Succeeds Elijah (Second Kings 2) 2. Jehoram of Israel and the Moabite War (Second Kings 3) 3. Ten Famous Stories about Elisha (Second Kings 4:1-8:15) 4. Two More Kings of Judah: Jehoram and Ahaziah (8:16-29) G. Jehu of Israel (Second Kings 9:1-10:36) 1. Annointing of Jehu of Israel (842 BCE) (9:1-13) 2. Jehu’s Purge (9:14-10:31) 3. Death of Jehu (815 BCE) (10:32-36) H. From Jehu to the Fall of Israel (815-722/721 BCE) (Second Kings 11-17) III. The Judean Period (Second Kings 18-25) A. Hezekiah of Judah (c. 715-687 BCE) (Second Kings 11-20) B. Manasseh (c. 687-642 BCE) (Second Kings 21) C. Josiah (640-609 BCE) (Second Kings 22:1-23:30) D. The Last Days of Judah: Jehoahaz (609 BCE), Jehoiakim (609-598 BCE), Jehoiachin (598-597 BCE) and Zedekiah

(597-587 BCE) (Second Kings 23:31-24:30)

Here is an outline by J. Vernon McGee, a famous radio preacher (http://thruthebible.ca/notes/1-2_Kings.pdf):OUTLINE:

I. Death of David, 1 Kings 1, 2II. Glory of SOLOMON’S reign, 1 Kings 3 — 11

A. Solomon’s prayer for wisdom, Chapters 3, 4B.Building of temple, Chapters 5 — 8C. Fame of Solomon, Chapters 9, 10D. Shame and death of Solomon, Chapter 11

III. DIVISION of the kingdom, 1 Kings 12 — 2 Kings 16IV. CAPTIVITY of ISRAEL by Assyria, 2 Kings 17V. DECLINE and CAPTIVITY of JUDAH by Babylon, 2 Kings 18 — 25Now these outlines that I have copied from these other places are typical of what you will find in study Bibles or other types of Bible study material supplied by all of the famous preachers and theologians.Compare these outlines, or one that you may have in your own Bible version to the Golden Ratio format at the top of this study. Which one is more informative? Which one draws the actual themes from the text and shows the true flow of the Bible content? Which one actually tells you what the Bible MEANS?“The Elijah Cycle: Elijah the Tishbite” (to cite one example) doesn’t tell you a single thing about what the Bible actually means. It tells you what is IN that portion of the Bible, but the meaning is not there. The same is true for the rest of these other outlines: they do not tell you what the Bible means, only what is in it.The real difference between the Golden Ratio format and these other outlines is more than just the Golden Ratio design and patterns of UCCOO, which is extremely important; but the most powerful difference between the Golden Ratio design and all the others is that the Themes are a highly condensed, compressed statement of what that portion of the Bible text is all about: an interpretation; and what it means in the context of the other Volumes, Books, Parts, Chapters, etc. Combining the true divisions in the text with a highly accurate, condensed interpretation of the content in each division is powerful indeed. This has been a missing feature in outlines of the Bible in the past. By looking at these other outlines, they tell you what is in the Bible (e.g. The death of David, 1 Kings 1, 2), but they don’t tell you anything about what it means! And that is why Christians read the Bible in the first place; we want to know what the Bible means in its context.

Throwing Bible facts in your face has limited usefulness for most Christians, because they don’t have a deep background in the Bible and they can’t make head nor tails of it. They need interpretation of the Bible; and the best and safest interpretation is literal interpretation, based upon what the Bible actually says. Interpretation based upon only what someone thinks can be extremely dangerous. The only safe interpretation is literal: What did God actually say in words that everyone can see and understand?If you have a Bible version that is properly arranged and outlined with correct themes for each text division, it is like a feast that is laid out in order on the table, and easy to eat. But a Bible version that is chaotic and has no logical arrangement (such as the Bible version you probably own right now) only causes confusion for Believers. So then the Believer goes to their pastor and says, “What does this mean?” And the pastor can’t help them much either, because he is using outlines like the one I copied above! I’m talking about the difference between a “MICRO” (bottom-up) view of the Bible and a “MACRO” (top-down) of the Bible. The Golden Ratio gives you the “MACRO” view or the “big picture” view from the top down, and it is unique among all Bible arrangement formats, because it came from God who gave the Word of God in the first place. The others are man-made and thus, are lacking in depth and accuracy and have no logical arrangement or pattern. The first outline came from a website that I am not familiar with and it doesn’t list who created the outline, but I have no doubt that the person who made it did a lot of study in the Bible, and it is commendable. It gives some good information and is useful as far as it goes, but it doesn’t give the true arrangement. And J. Vernon McGee’s outline is extremely simple, much too simple to be of any use in serious Bible study. Of course, Brother McGee was trying to teach the Bible on a very basic level, verse by verse, so for that context, it doesn’t do any harm. Brother McGee was a very good preacher and Bible teacher, and is in Heaven now. His messages are still being broadcast on the radio all over the world, and I respect his ability with the Word (although I differ with him on a few points). But the simple fact is that unless you are using the Golden Ratio format, you CANNOT rightly divide the Word of God. It is the key to understanding the true design of the Word of God. I’ve already proven this over the last 54 studies, and will continue to demonstrate this as we go forward through the entire Bible.

Study #3: Kings Chapter 1.1, Part 1 (Introduction)For best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.html




Comments: Chapter 1.1 of Kings tells the “inside baseball” story of how Solomon became the king of Israel after his father David.David’s family had many sons; all of whom were in line to become king in the event that the one ahead of them in line died or somehow became disqualified to rule.

“AndtoDavidweresonsborninHebron;andhisfirstbornwasAmnon,ofAhinoamtheJezreelitess;andhissecond,Chileab,ofAbigailthewidowwifeofNabaltheCarmelite;andthethird,AbsalomthesonofMaacahthedaughterofTalmaikingofGeshur;andthefourth,AdonijahthesonofHaggith;andthefifth,ShephatiahthesonofAbital;andthesixth,Ithream,byEglahDavid’swife.ThesewereborntoDavidinHebron.”2Samuel3:2-5

David’s firstborn son, Amnon, ruined his chances of becoming king by raping his half-brother Absalom’s sister, Tamar; and he was subsequently slain by Absalom to avenge his sister (Samuel Chapter 2.2).David’s second-born son, Chileab, is only mentioned once in the passage above, and nowhere else in the Bible. He may have died in his youth, or perhaps he wasn’t interested in becoming king; no one knows.David’s third-born son, Absalom, attempted to overthrow David before David was ready to abdicate his throne, perhaps because he knew that Solomon was appointed by Jehovah to be king after David and he wasn’t willing to give up his birthright. He was slain in battle during the civil war (Samuel Chapter 2.3).David’s fourth son was Adonijah the son of Haggith, and Chapter 1.1 of Kings is largely concerned with his vain attempt to become king himself.

§UIntroduction:AdonijahtriedtotakeadvantageofDavid’soldageandinfirmityandseizethethroneforhimself.¶C:Davidwasold(1Kings1:1-4)

U Now king David was old and advanced in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he felt no warmth.C Therefore his servants said to him, “Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin; and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in your bosom, so that my lord the king may be warm.” C So they sought for a beautiful young girl throughout all the territory of Israel; and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

O And the girl was lovely; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him.O But the king did not know her.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶1:UKingDavidwasoldandcoldCHisservantsurgedhimtoallowanewwifetokeephimwarmCHisservantsbroughtAbishagaShunammitetokingDavid

OShewaslovelyandcherishedthekingOButthekingdidnotknowher

Comment: David’s body was failing and could not stay warm, so a beautiful young concubine wife was taken for David to help him stay warm(!). But this did not work for David; and the marriage was never consummated. David was probably at least 70 years old. In those days, 70 was very, very old; and without modern medicine and doctors, we can only imagine what it must have been like for those people in that time. They probably used a lot of herbal medicine.

¶C:AdonijahappointedhimselfkingwiththehelpofeveryoneexceptDavid’smostloyalservants,andSolomon(1:5-10)O Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king”; and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. O And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, “Why have you done this?” And he also was a very handsome man; and his mother bore him after Absalom.

C And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they following Adonijah helped him.C But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. U And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel. And he called all his brothers the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants; but Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶2:OAdonijahexaltedhimselfanddeclaredhimselfakingODavidhadnotrebukedhimforsayingthis;andhewasnextinlinetobeking

CAdonijahconferredwithJoabandAbiatharthepriestandtheyhelpedhimCButZadokandthemightymenofDavidwerenotwithAdonijahUAdonijahcalledeveryonetoafeastexceptNathan,Benaiah,themightymen,andSolomon

Comment: The wording is significant: “Adonijah... exalted himself.” This was his own idea. He knew that Solomon was appointed to be king after his father, but he was next in line to be king, so he probably just rolled the dice and said, “Why not? If it works, I will be king!” Attempting to become king without proper authority was considered treason and punishable by death, even though David was close to death and it was time for a new king.

Study #4: Kings Chapter 1.1, Part 2 (Body Section - UCC)For best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.html




Comment: We continue our study of Kings Chapter 1 with the first 3 paragraphs of the Body Section. Remember from previous studies that the Golden Ratio paragraph pattern for the Chapters in every Book in the Body Section goes like this:

Chapter1.1:UCCOO<-----------Chapter 1.2: OOCCUChapter 1.3: UCCOOChapter 1.4: OOCCUChapter 1.5: UCCOOChapter 2.1: OOCCUChapter 2.2: UCCOOChapter 2.3: OOCCUChapter 2.4: UCCOOChapter 2.5: OOCCU

This is Chapter 1.1, so the Paragraph pattern is UCCOO, which we will see is exactly the case.It is important to notice how the Subparagraph pattern for each Paragraph is designed by God. The Unique Paragraph in this group has the Subparagraph pattern of OOCCU. The two Complementary Paragraphs both have the pattern of UCCOO. Both the theme of the first Paragraph and its underlying Subparagraph pattern is Unique when compared with the themes of the two Complementary Paragraphs. Let’s look at it right now, and then we can read the text itself to see how it supports this conclusion:

§CBody:Adonijah’sattempttobekingwasthwartedbytheinterventionofNathanandBathsheba(1Kings1:11-53)¶U:NathanandBathsheba,themotherofSolomon,intervenedwithDavidtostopAdonijah’susurpationofDavid’sthrone(1Kings1:11-31)¶C:DavidcommandedSolomontobeanointedkinginhisplace(1Kings1:32-40)¶C:AdonijahheardthenewsofSolomonbeinganointedking,andfearedforhislife(1Kings1:41-53)

I will not keep repeating this information for each Chapter, because it becomes repetitive. This is why it is important to start from the beginning in these studies and not jump ahead to the end to see “the end of the story”. I am laying a foundation for your understanding of the Golden Ratio Format piece by piece.Study the themes above and notice how the Unique Paragraph lays the foundation for the action that follows in the two Complementary Paragraphs.The last two Paragraphs in the Body Section are “quite different” in agreement with the Golden Ratio design (see the explanation of the Golden Ratio pattern for more details). The themes of those two Paragraphs oppose each other and are distantly related to the subject matter of these three Paragraphs. Also, the two Opposite Paragraphs have opposing Sub-paragraph patterns of UCCOO-OOCCU, which agrees with their opposing themes.Those who ridicule the Bible as being some kind of fabrication by mere men are either ignorant or are driven by Satan’s demons to lie about the Word of God. All of the Bible is the Word of God: every Book, every Chapter, every word of the original language of the original texts of the Traditional Canon was given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. And the fact that the Massoretic text and the Greek Received Text clearly display the Golden Ratio design on every page without failure is powerful evidence that God has preserved his Word for us to day in these texts.

§CBody:Adonijah’sattempttobekingwasthwartedbytheinterventionofNathanandBathsheba¶U:NathanandBathsheba,themotherofSolomon,intervenedwithDavidtostopAdonijah’susurpationofDavid’sthrone(1Kings1:11-31)

O Therefore Nathan spoke to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith is reigning, and David our lord does not know it? O Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life, and the life of your son Solomon. Go and enter in to king David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your maidservant, saying, ‘Certainly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?’ Why then does Adonijah reign?’ Behold, while you are still talking there with the king, I also will come in after you, and confirm your words.”

C And Bath-sheba went to the king into the chamber. And the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered to the king. And Bath-sheba bowed, and prostrated herself in submission to the king. And the king said, “What do you want?” And she said to him, “My lord, you swore by Jehovah your God to your maidservant, saying, ‘Certainly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.’ And now, behold, Adonijah is reigning; and now, my lord the king, you do not know it; and he has slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and has called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the army; but Solomon your servant has he not called. And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.” C And, lo, while she still talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. And they told the king, saying, “Behold Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. And Nathan said, “My lord, O king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me; and he shall sit upon my throne?’ For he has gone down this day, and has slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, ‘Long live king Adonijah!’ But me, even me your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and your servant Solomon, has he not called. Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you have not shown it to your servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?”U Then king David answered and said, “Call me Bath-sheba.” And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king. And the king swore, and said, “As Jehovah lives, that has redeemed my soul out of all distress; even as I swore to you by Jehovah God of Israel, saying, ‘Certainly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my place’, even so will I certainly do this day.” Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and she prostrated herself before the king, and said, “Let my lord king David live forever.”

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶1:ONathanwarnedBathshebathatAdonijahhaddeclaredhimselfakingONathanurgedBathshebatowarnkingDavidaboutthissituation

CBathshebawarnedkingDavidaboutAdonijahCNathanwarnedkingDavidaboutAdonijahUKingDavidassuredBathshebathathewouldmakeSolomonking,ashehadsworntoher

¶C:DavidcommandedSolomontobeanointedkinginhisplace(1Kings1:32-40)

U And king David said, “Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada.” And they came before the king. C The king also said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon; and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel; and blow with the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live king Solomon!’ Then you shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne: for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.” C And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, “Amen! Jehovah God of my lord the king say so also. As Jehovah has been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon; and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.”

O So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon. And Zadok the priest took a horn of oil out of the Tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. O And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live king Solomon!” And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth echoed with the sound of them.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶2:UKingDavidcalledZadok,Nathan,andBenaiahCKingDavidorderedthemtomakeSolomonkinginhisplaceCBenaiahpraisedDavid’sdecisiontomakeSolomonkinginhisplace

OZadok,Nathan,BenaiahandthemightymenmadeSolomonkingOAllthepeoplerejoicedwithgreatjoy

¶C:AdonijahheardthenewsofSolomonbeinganointedking,andfearedforhislife(1Kings1:41-53)

U And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard this as they finished eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?” C And while he still spoke, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said to him, “Come in, for you are a valiant man; and bring good news!” And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “Truly our lord king David has made Solomon king. And the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule; and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city echoed. This is the noise that you have heard. C And also Solomon is sitting on the throne of the kingdom. And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, ‘God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king bowed himself upon the bed. And also the king said this: ‘Blessed is Jehovah God of Israel, which has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.’”

O And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid; and they rose up, and went every man his way. O And Adonijah was afraid because of Solomon; and he arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. And it was told Solomon, saying, “Behold, Adonijah fears king Solomon: for, see, he has caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let king Solomon swear to me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.’” And Solomon said, “If he will show himself a worthy man, not a hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.” So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon; and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶3:UAdonijahandhisguestsheardthesoundofthepeoplerejoicingandwerepuzzledCJonathantoldAdonijahandhisgueststhatthepeoplewererejoicingbecauseDavidhadmadeSolomonkingCJonathantoldAdonijahandhisgueststhatDavidhadconfirmedtheappointmentofSolomonwithhisownmouthandeyes

OAllofAdonijah’sguestswereafraidandwenttheirwayOAdonijahwasafraidforhislifeandsubmittedhimselftokingSolomon

Comment: Adonijah seems to be a bit of a pompous fool: “Come in, for you are a valiant man, and bring good news!” And then Jonathan pops his pompous bubble. Everytime I read that, it makes me laugh at the ridiculous situation. Adonijah seems to be a basically decent man, and probably knew Jehovah (was saved under the Old Covenant). But being the king’s son and next in line to the throne had gone to his head.Solomon has mercy on Adonijah and spares his life. It is important to remember that a monarchy is not a Democracy or a Republic. The king had absolute authority over the life of every person in his kingdom, and could terminate or bless them as he saw fit.

Study #5: Kings Chapter 1.1, Part 3 (Body Section - OO)For best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.html




Comment: We continue our study of the Body Section with the final two Paragraphs. As I stated in the previous study, these two Paragraphs have Opposite themes and Opposite Subparagraph Golden Ratio patterns.

¶O:DavidgavefinalinstructionstoSolomonhissonbeforehedied,andvengeancewasonhismind(1Kings2:1-9)U 2:1Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2:2“I am going the way of all the earth. Therefore be strong, and show yourself a man. 2:3And keep the charge of Jehovah your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his Statutes, his Commandments, his Judgments, and his Testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses; that you may prosper in all that you do, and wheresoever you turn yourself; 2:4that Jehovah may continue his Word which he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.’C 2:5Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me; and what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel: to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he murdered, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his belt that was around his waist, and in his shoes that were on his feet. 2:6Therefore do according to your wisdom, and let not his gray head go down to the grave in peace.C 2:7But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at your table: for they came to me when I fled because of Absalom your brother.O 2:8And, behold, you have with you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at Jordan; and I swore to him by Jehovah, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’ O 2:9Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for you are a wise man, and know what you should do to him; but you bring his gray head down to the grave with blood.”

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶4:UDavidencouragedSolomontowalkinthewaysofJehovahandkeephisLawCDavidremindedSolomonofJoab’streacheryCDavidremindedSolomonofthekindnessofBarzillai’ssons

ODavidremindedSolomonofShimei’scursesODavidorderedSolomontotakevengeanceuponShimeiforhiscurses

¶O:SolomonassumedthefullauthorityofthethroneofIsraelandputAdonijah(hischiefrivalforthethrone)todeathfortreason(1Kings2:10-25)O 2:10So David slept with his fathers; and he was buried in the city of David. 2:11And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem. O 2:12Then Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was greatly established.C 2:13And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, “Do you come peacefully?” And he said, “Peacefully.” 2:14He said moreover, “I have something to say to you.” And she said, “Say on.” 2:15And he said, “You know that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign; nevertheless the kingdom has turned about, and become my brother’s: for it was his from Jehovah. 2:16And now I ask one petition of you, do not deny me.” And she said to him, “Say on.” 2:17And he said, “Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not refuse you), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to be my wife.” 2:18And Bath-sheba said, “Well; I will speak for you to the king.”C 2:19Therefore Bath-sheba went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand. 2:20Then she said, “I ask one small petition of you; please, do not refuse me.” And the king said to her, “Ask on, my mother: for I will not refuse you.” 2:21And she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother to be his wife.” 2:22And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, “And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also: for he is my older brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.”U 2:23Then king Solomon swore by Jehovah, saying, “God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life! 2:24Now therefore, as Jehovah lives, who has established me and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day!” 2:25And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him, that he died.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶5:ODaviddiedandwasburiedOSolomonsatonDavid’sthroneandhiskingdomwasestablished

CAdonijahaskedBathshebatoaskSolomonforthehandofAbishagtheShunammiteCBathshebaaskedSolomontogiveAbishagtheShunammitetoAdonijahUSolomonhadAdonijahexecutedforhisrequesttomarrykingDavid’sex-wife

Solomon interprets this request as a subtle attempt to undermine his authority as king and orders Adonijah executed for treason. Whether it really was an attempt by Adonijah to do what Solomon interpreted it as is unknown. Adonijah acknowledges Solomon’s authority as king as coming from Jehovah (2:15), but it seems that Solomon never got that bit of information. In any case, Solomon had the authority to execute his brother for treason, whether real or not, and he believed it was real. Adonijah should have stayed far away from Jerusalem and politics after his first mistake was forgiven.

Study #6: Kings Chapter 1.1, Part 4 (Conclusion)For best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.html




Comment: The Conclusion Section Golden Ratio design is the same in every Chapter in Kings: two Paragraphs with Opposite themes and opposing Golden Ratio patterns in the Subparagraphs: conclusive evidence of the Holy Spirit inspiration and preservation of the text of the Book of Kings. This would be impossible if it were only the writing of mere men, as liberals falsely allege.

§CConclusion:Solomoneliminatedhisenemiesandconsolidatedhispower¶C:SolomonremovedAbiatharthehighpriestandJoabthegeneralofthearmy(1Kings2:26-35)

O And the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go to Anathoth, to your own fields: for you are worthy of death. But I will not at this time put you to death, because you carried the Ark of the Lord Jehovah before David my father; and because you have been afflicted in all in which my father was afflicted.” O So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, that he might fulfill the Word of Jehovah, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

C Then word came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, although he did not turn after Absalom. And Joab fled to the Tabernacle of Jehovah, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. And it was told king Solomon that Joab had fled to the Tabernacle of Jehovah; and, “Behold, he is by the altar.” Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, and fall upon him.” And Benaiah came to the Tabernacle of Jehovah, and said to him, “Thus says the king: ‘Come forth.’” And he said, “No; but I will die here.” C And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, “Thus Joab said, and thus he answered me.” And the king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall upon him, and bury him, that you may take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. And Jehovah shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and murdered them with the sword, my father David not knowing of it: namely, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah. Therefore their blood shall return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed forever; but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace forever from Jehovah.”U So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and executed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his office over the army; and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶1:OThekingsaidtoAbiatharthepriest,“GotoAnathoth,toyourownfields:foryouareworthyofdeath....”OSoSolomonthrustoutAbiatharfrombeingpriesttoJehovah

CJoabfledtotheTabernacleofJehovahtotryandescapeexecutionCSolomonorderedBenaiahtoexecuteJoabinspiteofbeingintheTabernacleofJehovahUSolomonreplacedJoabwithBenaiahasleadinggeneralofthearmyofIsrael,andreplacedAbiatharwithZadokthepriest

¶C:SolomonavengedthecursingofDavidhisfatherbyShimei(1Kings2:36-46)

O And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there. And do not go forth from there anywhere: for it shall be, that on the day you go out, and pass over the brook Kidron, you shall know for certain that you shall surely die; your blood shall be upon your own head.”O And Shimei said to the king, “The saying is good; as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do.” And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

C And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Behold, your servants are in Gath.” And Shimei arose and saddled his donkey; and he went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants. And Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.C And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had returned. And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, “Did I not make you to swear by Jehovah, and protested to you, saying, ‘Know for certain, on the day you go out and walk abroad anywhere, that you shall surely die?’ And you said to me, ‘The word that I have heard is good.’ Why then have you not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the command that I have charged you with?”U The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know all the wickedness which your heart is conscious of, that you did to David my father; therefore Jehovah shall return your wickedness upon your own head. And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established from Jehovah forever.” So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, who went out, and fell upon him, that he died; and the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶2:OSolomonwarnedShimeitoremaininJerusalemordieOShimeiagreedtoSolomon’sconditionsforremainingalive

CShimeiwenttoGathtobringshisservantsbacktoJerusalemCSolomonaskedShimeiwhyhehadnotkepthispromisetostayinJerusalemUSolomonhadShimeiexecuted

Comment: Shimei had cursed David after he was overthrown by his son Absalom (Samuel Chapter 2.3), and David spared him from execution at that time. After David returned to power, Shimei came and asked for mercy and David granted his request, but obviously harbored bitterness in his heart against Shimei for what he had done and asked Solomon to put him to death (1 Kings 2:8-9).Summary: Kings Chapter 1.1 is an inside look at the royal house of David and the struggle for his throne between his sons Adonijah and Solomon and their supporters. Politics has always been an ugly business, no matter what century we live in. My mother used to say, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” How true that is. While we don’t have royalty in our country of the United States, the struggle for power has many common characteristics.I just gave brief summaries of each of the paragraphs of Kings Chapter 1.1 above. From what you have already learned about the Golden Ratio patterns of each Chapter in every Book, can you guess what the Golden Ratio pattern is for Chapter 1.1? If you have read all of the studies to date, it should be easy.

WhatcanweasBelieversinChristtodaylearnfromthisChapterofKings?

I think that the main lesson for us is don’t “exalt yourself” like Adonijah. You just might end up destroying yourself. Wait upon God to exalt you in due time.“Likewise,youyounger,submityourselvestotheelder.Indeed,allofyoubesubjectonetoanother;andbeclothedwithhumility:forGodresiststheproud,butgivesgracetothehumble.HumbleyourselvesthereforeunderthemightyhandofGod,thathemayexaltyouinduetime;castingallyouranxietyuponhim:forhecaresforyou.”1Peter5:5-7“Andheputforthaparabletothosewhichwereinvited,whenhenoticedhowtheychoseoutthechiefrooms,sayingtothem,“Whenyouareinvitedbyanymantoawedding,donotsitdowninthehighestroom,lestamorehonorablemanthanyouareinvitedbyhim,andhethatinvitedyouandhimcomesandsaystoyou,‘Givethismanyourplace’;andyoubeginwithshametotakethelowestroom.Butwhenyouareinvited,goandsitdowninthelowestroom,sothatwhenhethatinvitedyoucomes,hemaysaytoyou,‘Friend,gouphigher.’Thenshallyouhavegloryinthepresenceofthemthatreclineatthetablewithyou.Forwhosoeverexaltshimselfshallbehumbled;andhethathumbleshimselfshallbeexalted.””(Luke14:7-11)

Study #7: Kings Chapter 1.1, Part 5 (Chapter Review)For best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.html

CPart1:TheKingdomofZionwasdividedbyJehovahOChapter1.1:SolomonbecamekingofIsraelwiththehelpofhisfatherDavidOChapter1.2:SolomondirectedtheconstructionoftheTemplewiththehelpofthekingofTyre


Let’s review the GR Structure using the Themes of each paragraph, also showing the Golden Ratio structure of the sub-paragraphs:

Chapter1.1:SolomonbecamekingofIsraelwiththehelpofhisfatherDavid(1Kings1:1-10)

§UIntroduction:AdonijahtriedtotakeadvantageofDavid’soldageandinfirmityandseizethethroneforhimself.(1Kings1:1-10)¶C:Davidwasold(UCCOO)¶C:AdonijahappointedhimselfkingwiththehelpofeveryoneexceptDavid’smostloyalservants,andSolomon(OOCCU)

§CBody:Adonijah’sattempttobekingwasthwartedbytheinterventionofNathanandBathsheba(1Kings1:11-2:25)¶U:NathanandBathsheba,themotherofSolomon,intervenedwithDavidtostopAdonijah’susurpationofDavid’sthrone(OOCCU)¶C:DavidcommandedSolomontobeanointedkinginhisplace(UCCOO)¶C:AdonijahheardthenewsofSolomonbeinganointedking,andfearedforhislife(UCCOO)

¶O:DavidgavefinalinstructionstoSolomonhissonbeforehedied,andvengeancewasonhismind(UCCOO)¶O:SolomonassumedthefullauthorityofthethroneofIsraelandputAdonijah(hischiefrivalforthethrone)todeathfortreason(OOCCU)

§CConclusion:Solomoneliminatedhisenemiesandconsolidatedhispower(1Kings2:26-46)¶C:SolomonremovedAbiatharthehighpriestandJoabthegeneralofthearmy(OOCCU)¶C:SolomonavengedthecursingofDavidhisfatherbyShimei(OOCCU)

Notice that the OO paragraphs in this group are “different” in theme and content than the UCC paragraphs, yet they are all part of the same group of 5 paragraphs. I’ve noted this difference in most of the studies to date. The Golden Ratio pattern characteristics are the same each and every time.

TheIntroductionSectionisUniqueamongtheBodyandConclusion.ItsetsthestageforeverythingelsethathappensintheChapter.TheBodySectionisthemainactionoftheChapter.TheConclusionSectionwrapsthingsup.

The UCC paragraphs in the Body Section concern how Solomon became king. The OO paragraphs in the Body Section cover what happen AFTER Solomon became king when he dealt with his chief rival for the throne, Adonijah.The Conclusion Section goes further and shows how Solomon eliminated those who supported his chief rival and consolidated his authority over Israel.

Conclusion:SolomoneliminatedhisenemiesandconsolidatedhispowerC¶1SolomonremovedAbiatharthehighpriestandJoabthegeneralofthearmy(2:26-35)C¶2SolomonavengedthecursingofDavidhisfatherbyShimei(2:36-46)

Notice that the sub-paragraph patterns always go in opposite directions of each other when the parent paragraphs are OO, or Opposites.Notice that the sub-paragraph patterns always go in the same direction when their parent paragraphs are CC, or Complementary to each other.Notice that for the CCU group, the Unique paragraphs subs go in the opposite direction from the 2 Complementary paragraph subs.Notice that the CCU group of themes are closely related to each other, and the two OO paragraphs in the Body start a new movement in the story line, although it is still related in some way. These characteristics are the same everywhere in the Bible, because it is all the Word of God, given by Divine Inspiration (2 Timothy 3:16-17).In this manner, the Golden Ratio structure of the Bible helps to guide you through the content of the text, because it is based upon the actual content of the Bible text, and is not merely an interpretation of the Bible foisted upon the Bible text. The themes are drawn directly from the content. This method is called the Expository or Literal method, and it is the safest, most conservative method of Bible interpretation, because the themes can be confirmed and understood by anyone who reads the text for themselves. Literal interpretation does not use some “secret formula” only known and understood by the interpreter, which is what you get with the “spiritualization” method followed by Covenant Theology.The old Traditional arrangement, which is what your current Bible version is using, does little or nothing to help in this way, because either the Bible text is chopped into tiny pieces/verses (which are entirely man-made); or the method used to arrange the text is not based upon the Golden Ratio, resulting in even more confusion. The Golden Ratio Format gives you the correct and true arrangement of the Bible, because it is of God and it is built into the text itself by the Holy Spirit who gave it by inspiratoin.I will not repeat this information for each Chapter, because it would become tedious. But it is true for every part of the Holy Bible, and the Book of the Kings.




Comments: Chapter 1.2 of Kings covers a huge amount of material, from Solomon’s meeting with Jehovah in a dream through the construction of the Temple of Jehovah to the dedication of the Temple, and in the conclusion, to his meeting with the Queen of Sheba, and a recounting of the incredible financial prosperity that God blessed the Kingdom of Zion with during his reign.Because of this large amount of material, this study will only cover the introduction to Chapter 1.2. We will conclude the synopsis of 1.2 in the next study.

Here again we run into the situation that I’ve explained in earlier studies with large blocks of text in each paragraph or sub-paragraph. How can you justify putting such large amounts of text into a single paragraph or sub-paragraph? The answer is quite simple: whatever belongs together, stays together. In other words, whatever has continuity and integrity in the text, it should stay together as a block of text. And in this Chapter, the construction of the Temple is a perfect example of this concept. I will make note of this when we get to it in the Body Section discussion.Take a look at the outline of Part 1 of Kings above. It is easy to see by the Themes of each Chapter how Chapters 1.1 and 1.2 are Opposite in their themes to each other. Both Chapters cover the reign of Solomon, but Chapter 1.1 covers how he became king of Israel, and Chapter 1.2 covers his reign, with all the good things that happened during his reign.Chapters 1.3, however, begins a new movement in the history of the Kingdom of Zion (Israel): Because of the sins of Solomon, the united Kingdom is divided into two competing and warring Kingdoms: the southern Kingdom of Judah, comprised of Judah and Benjamin; and the northern Kingdom of Israel, comprised of the other ten tribes of Israel, led by Ephraim.The clear lesson of the overall viewpoint of the Chapter themes is that Solomon’s sin of backsliding from Jehovah and worshipping the false gods of the Gentiles led to the destruction of the Old Covenant Kingdom of Zion overall. At the end of Kings, both northern and southern Kingdoms have been destroyed by Assyria and Babylon, and almost all of the people of Israel and Judah are forced to emigrate to other countries in the region, mostly Assyria and Babylon, and a few to Egypt.It is true that the text repeats numerous times that Jeroboam the son of Nebat was the cause of the destruction of the northern Kingdom: e.g. “for Jehovah shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the [Euphrates] river, because they have made their images of Asherah, provoking Jehovah to anger. And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam: who sinned, and who made Israel to sin.’”” (1 Kings 14:15-16).I believe that this statement applies only to the northern Kingdom of Israel, and not to Judah specifically. I believe that a close study of this Book will show that Solomon’s example of sinning gave an evil model for future kings of Judah to follow, which they did; and this backsliding grew worse and worse, until Jehovah finally had enough and sent the Babylonian army against it and destroyed Jerusalem, carrying off the people to captivity in Babylon.

§UIntroduction:SolomonaskedforwisdomandunderstandingfromJehovah,andimmediatelyhiswisdomwastestedbytwoprostitutes¶O:JehovahgrantedwisdomandunderstandingtojudgehispeopletoSolomon,alongwithapromiseofgreatprosperity(1Kings3:1-15)

U And Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the House of Jehovah, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. C Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no House built to the Name of Jehovah, until those days. C And Solomon loved Jehovah, walking in the Statutes of David his father; only he sacrificed and burned incense in high places. And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there: for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

O In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” And Solomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, O Jehovah my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out nor come in. And your servant is in the midst of your people that you have chosen, a great people that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. Give therefore your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil: for who is able to judge this your people who are so great?”O And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. And God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life; neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies; but have asked for yourself understanding to discern judgment, behold, I have done according to your words: lo, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart, so that there were none like you before you; neither after you shall any arise like you. And I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like you all your days. And if you will walk in my ways, to keep my Statutes and my Commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen your life.”

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶1:USolomonmadeanalliancewithPharaohkingofEgyptCThepeoplesacrificedinhighplacesCSolomonsacrificedandburnedincenseinhighplaces

OSolomonaskedforwisdomOGodgaveSolomonwisdomandriches,andlonglifeifhewalkedinhisways

¶O:Jehovah’sgiftofwisdomtoSolomonwastestedbytwoprostitutesquarrelingoverthedeadbodyofoneoftheirchildren(1Kings3:15-28)

O And Solomon awoke; and behold, it was a dream. O And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

C Then two women, who were prostitutes, came to the king, and stood before him. And the one woman said, “O my lord, this woman and I dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also; and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, except us two in the house. And this woman’s child died in the night; because she smothered it. And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your maidservant slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. And when I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, it was dead; but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I bore.” And the other woman said, “No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son.” And this said, “No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son.” Thus they spoke before the king.C Then the king said, “One says, ‘This is my son that lives, and your son is the dead’; and the other says, ‘No; but your son is the dead, and my son is the living.’” And the king said, “Bring me a sword.” And they brought a sword before the king. And the king said, “Divide the living child in two; and give half to the one, and half to the other.” Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her affections yearned upon her son, and she said, “O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it!” But the other said, “Let it be neither mine nor yours, but divide it.”U Then the king answered and said, “Give her the living child, and do not kill it; she is its mother.” And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had judged; and they were afraid of the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶2:OSolomonawoke;andbehold,itwasadreamOSolomoncametoJerusalem,andofferedupburntofferings

CTwowomen,whowereprostitutes,cametotheking,andarguedoveralivingchildCSolomoncommandedthechildtobedividedintwoand1/2giventoeachoneUSolomoncorrectlydiscernedwhothechildbelongedto,andthepeopleknewthathewasawiseman

Comment: This story serves as the counterpart to Paragraph 1, where God promised wisdom to Solomon. As shown in the Chapter 1 commentary, the two Paragraphs have Opposite themes and their Subparagraph Golden Ratio patterns oppose each other. This is the same in every Introduction to every Chapter in the Book of the Kings.These two Paragraphs are a perfect introduction to the best years of Solomon’s reign, before he backslid on God. He started out well, but allowed riches and a lust for many wives to destroy him and also lay a snare for his descendants on the throne of Israel.




Comment: We continue our study of Kings Chapter 2 with the first 2 paragraphs of the Body Section. Remember from previous studies that the Golden Ratio paragraph pattern for the Chapters in every Book in the Body Section goes like this:

Chapter 1.1: UCCOOChapter1.2:OOCCU<-----------Chapter 1.3: UCCOOChapter 1.4: OOCCUChapter 1.5: UCCOOChapter 2.1: OOCCUChapter 2.2: UCCOOChapter 2.3: OOCCUChapter 2.4: UCCOOChapter 2.5: OOCCU

This is Chapter 1.2, so the Paragraph pattern is OOCCU, which we will see is exactly the case. The first two Paragraphs have Opposite themes and opposing Golden Ratio patterns in the Subparagraphs.There is a large amount of text in each Paragraph, but the sub-paragraphs are not difficult to find, if you look for significant words. The sub-paragraphs have continuity within themselves, so they should not be sub-divided. I have elided portions of some of the Subparagraphs to make it easier to see the larger picture. This is ok, because what is being elided with a “............” is the same content as what you see in the rest of the Subparagraph.

§CBody:SolomonconstructedtheTempleofJehovah¶O:GodblessedSolomonandhisKingdom,leadingtoSolomonandHiramkingofTyreagreeingtoworktogethertobuildtheTempleofJehovah

U 4:1So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 4:2And these were the princes that he had: Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 4:3Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4:4And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests; 4:5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend; 4:6and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. 4:7And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided sustenance for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision; 4:8and these are their names: the son of Hur, in mount Ephraim; ................... 4:18Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin; 4:19Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.C 4:20Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude: eating, drinking, and making merry. 4:21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the Euphrates river to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 4:22And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, sixty measures of meal, 4:23ten fat oxen, twenty oxen out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep: beside stags, gazelles, fallow deer, and fattened birds: 4:24for he had dominion over all the region on this side of the Euphrates river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the Euphrates river; and he had peace on all sides round about him. 4:25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 4:26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 4:27And those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. 4:28Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they to the place where the officers were, every man according to his responsibility.C 4:29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceedingly much; and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore. 4:30And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt: 4:31for he was wiser than all men: than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Chalcol, and Darda: the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all nations round about. 4:32And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand and five. 4:33And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall; he spoke also of animals, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fish. 4:34And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.O 5:1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon: for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father: for Hiram was always a friend of David. 5:2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 5:3“You know how that David my father could not build a House to the Name of Jehovah his God for the wars that were about him on every side,..................................5:6Now therefore command that they cut me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with your servants; and I will give wages to you for your servants according to all that you shall appoint: for you know that there is not among us any that can skill to cut timber like the Sidonians.” 5:7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, “Blessed is Jehovah this day, which has given to David a wise son over this great people.” 5:8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, “I have considered the things that you sent to me for; and I will do all your desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 5:9My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will convey them by sea in floats to the place that you shall appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and you shall receive them; and you shall accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.”O 5:10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. 5:11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure olive oil: thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year. 5:12And Jehovah gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a treaty together. 5:13And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 5:14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by shifts: they were in Lebanon one month, and two months at home; and Adoniram supervised the levy. 5:15And Solomon had seventy thousand that carried burdens, and eighty thousand cutters in the mountains, 5:16beside the chief of Solomon’s officers that were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which supervised the people that labored in the work. 5:17And the king commanded, and they brought large stones, expensive stones, and sawn stones, to lay the foundation of the House. 5:18And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders sawed them, and the stonesquarers. So they prepared timber and stones to build the House.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶1:USolomon’sgovernersofeachtribeoverIsraelarelistedCSolomonandallIsraelwerewealthy,safe,andhappyCSolomonwaswiserthanallmenofhisday

OHiramkingofTyreagreedtoSolomon’srequestforcedartreesinexchangeforoliveoilandwheatOSolomonraisedanarmyofworkersoutofIsraeltocarryburdensandcutstoneinthemountains

¶O:SolomonconstructedtheTempleofJehovahandhisownhouseO 6:1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the House of Jehovah. 6:2And the House that king Solomon built for Jehovah, its length was sixty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and its height thirty cubits....................................6:8The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the House; and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. 6:9So he built the House, and finished it; and covered the House with beams and boards of cedar. 6:10And then he built chambers against the entire House, five cubits high; and they rested on the House with timber of cedar. 6:11And the Word of Jehovah came to Solomon, saying, 6:12“Concerning this House which you are building, if you will walk in my Statutes, and execute my Judgments, and keep all my Commandments to walk in them, then will I perform my Word with you, which I spoke to David your father; 6:13and I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.” O 6:14So Solomon built the House, and finished it. 6:15And he built the walls of the House within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the House, and the walls of the ceiling; and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the House with planks of fir. .............................. 6:34And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. 6:35And he carved on them cherubims, palm trees, and open flowers; and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work. 6:36And he built the inner court with three rows of cut stone, and a row of cedar beams. 6:37In the fourth year the foundation of the House of Jehovah was laid, in the month Zif; 6:38and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the House was finished throughout all its parts, and according to all its design. So he was seven years in building it. C 7:1But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. 7:2He also built the house of the forest of Lebanon: its length was one hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars................... 7:9All these were of expensive stones, according to the measures of cut stones, sawn with saws, within and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. 7:10And the foundation was of expensive stones, even large stones: stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 7:11And above were expensive stones, after the measures of cut stones, and cedars. 7:12And the great court round about was with three rows of cut stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the House of Jehovah, and for the porch of the house. C 7:13And king Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre. 7:14He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding; and was skilled to work all works in bronze. And he came to king Solomon, and performed all his work: 7:15for he cast two pillars of bronze: eighteen cubits high each; and each had a circumference of twelve cubits. 7:16And he made two capitals of molten bronze, to set upon the tops of the pillars (the height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits), 7:17and nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars: seven for one capital, and seven for the other capital.......................................... 7:48And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained to the House of Jehovah, the altar of gold, the table of gold (which the showbread was on), 7:49the candlesticks of pure gold (five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle), with the flowers, the lamps, the tongs of gold, 7:50the bowls, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner House, the most holy place, and for the doors of the House, namely, of the Temple. 7:51So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the House of Jehovah. U And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated: even the silver, the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the House of Jehovah.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶2:OThewallsandchambersoftheTemple(outside)OTheHolyofholiesoftheTemple(inside)

CSolomonbuilthisownhousethirteenyearsCHiramofTyremadethethingsofbronzeandgoldintheTempleUSolomonbroughtintotheTemplethethingswhichhisfatherhaddedicated

Study #10: Kings Chapter 1.2, Part 3 (Body Section - CCU)For best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.html



Comment: Again, there is a large amount of text in each Paragraph, but the sub-paragraphs are not difficult to find, if you look for significant words. The sub-paragraphs have continuity within themselves, so they should not be sub-divided.

¶C:SolomonbroughtallIsraeltogethertoJerusalemtodedicatetheTempleandbeganhisspeechwithanintroductiontohowtheTemplecametobebuiltU 8:1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, to king Solomon in Jerusalem, so that they might bring up the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion. 8:2And all the men of Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 8:3And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the Ark. 8:4And they brought up the Ark of Jehovah. And the Tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the Tabernacle: even those did the priests and the Levites bring up. 8:5And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled to him, were with him before the Ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be tallied nor numbered for multitude.C 8:6And the priests brought in the Ark of the Covenant of Jehovah to his place, into the oracle of the House, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims: 8:7for the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the Ark, and the cherubims covered the Ark and its poles above. 8:8And they drew out the poles, so that the ends of the poles were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, but they were not seen outside; and there they are until this day. 8:9There was nothing in the Ark except the two tablets of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a Covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.C 8:10And it came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the House of Jehovah, 8:11so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of Jehovah had filled the House of Jehovah. 8:12Then Solomon said, “Jehovah said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 8:13I have surely built you a House to dwell in, a settled place for you to remain in forever.” O 8:14And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel; and all the congregation of Israel stood. 8:15And he said, “Blessed is Jehovah God of Israel, which spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has fulfilled it with his hand, saying, 8:16‘Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a House, that my Name might be in it; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ 8:17And it was in the heart of David my father to build a House for the Name of Jehovah God of Israel. 8:18And Jehovah said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a House to my Name, you did well that it was in your heart. 8:19Nevertheless you shall not build the House; but your son that shall come forth out of your loins, he shall build the House to my Name.’ 8:20And Jehovah has performed his Word that he spoke; and I have risen up in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built a House for the Name of Jehovah God of Israel. 8:21And I have set there a place for the Ark, in which is the Covenant of Jehovah, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.” O 8:22And Solomon stood before the altar of Jehovah in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward Heaven; 8:23and he said, “Jehovah God of Israel, there is no God like you, in Heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keeps Covenant and mercy with your servants that walk before you with all their heart, 8:24who have kept with your servant David my father that which you promised him; you spoke also with your mouth, and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is this day. 8:25Therefore now, Jehovah God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you promised him, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, as long as your children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as you have walked before me.’

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶3 is UCCOO, the same as ¶4, because they have Complementary themes.UAllthemenofIsraelassembledthemselvestokingSolomonatthefeastinthemonthEthanim,whichistheseventhmonthCThepriestsbroughttheArkoftheCovenantofJehovahintotheoracleoftheHouse,tothemostholyplaceCTheShekinahgloryfilledtheHouseofJehovah

OSolomonspoketothecongregationofIsraelOSolomonspoketoGod

¶C:SolomonprayedforGodtohearandanswertheprayersofallwhocometotheTempletoworshipHimU 8:26And now, O God of Israel, please, let your Word be verified, which you spoke to your servant David my father. 8:27But will God truly dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven and Heaven of heavens cannot contain you; how much less this House that I have built? 8:28Yet have respect to the prayer of your servant, and to his supplication, O Jehovah my God, to give heed to the cry and to the prayer, which your servant prays before you today, 8:29that your eyes may be open toward this House night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, ‘My Name shall be there’, that you may listen to the prayer which your servant shall make toward this place. 8:30And give heed to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place; and hear in Heaven your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive. 8:31If any man trespasses against his neighbor, and an oath is laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath comes before your altar in this House, 8:32then hear in Heaven, and do, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.C 8:33When your people Israel are smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against you, and shall turn again to you, and confess your Name, and pray, and make supplication to you in this House, 8:34then hear in Heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them again to the land which you gave to their fathers. 8:35When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you: if they pray toward this place, and confess your Name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them, 8:36then hear in Heaven, and forgive the sin of your servants, and of your people Israel, so that you teach them the good way that they should walk in, and give rain upon your land, which you have given to your people for an inheritance. 8:37If there is in the land famine, if there is plague, strong winds, mildew, locust, or if there are caterpillars; if their enemy besieges them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there may be; 8:38whatsoever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this House, 8:39then hear in Heaven your dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways (whose heart you know: for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men), 8:40that they may fear you all the days that they live in the land which you gave to our fathers.C 8:41Moreover concerning a Gentile, that is not of your people Israel, but comes out of a far country for your Name’s sake 8:42(for they shall hear of your great Name, and of your strong hand, and of your stretched out arm), when he shall come and pray toward this House, 8:43hear in Heaven your dwelling place, and do according to all that the Gentile calls to you for, that all people of the earth may know your Name, to fear you, as do your people Israel; and that they may know that this House, which I have built, is called by your Name. 8:44If your people go out to battle against their enemy, wheresoever you shall send them, and shall pray to Jehovah toward the city which you have chosen, and toward the House that I have built for your Name, 8:45then hear in Heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. 8:46If they sin against you (for there is no man that does not sin), and you are angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives to the land of the enemy, far or near; 8:47yet if they shall come to themselves in the land where they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication to you in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, ‘We have sinned, and have done perversely; we have committed wickedness’, 8:48and so return to you with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the House which I have built for your Name, 8:49then hear their prayer and their supplication in Heaven your dwelling place, and maintain their cause, 8:50and forgive your people that have sinned against you and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them: 8:51for they are your people and your inheritance, which you brought forth out of Egypt from the midst of the furnace of iron, 8:52that your eyes may be open to the supplication of your servant, and to the supplication of your people Israel, to give heed to them in all that they call for to you: 8:53for you separated them from among all the people of the earth to be your inheritance, as you spoke by the hand of Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord Jehovah.”O 8:54And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication to Jehovah, he arose from before the altar of Jehovah, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to Heaven. 8:55And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 8:56“Blessed is Jehovah, that has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised; there has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant! 8:57Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us, nor forsake us, 8:58that he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his Commandments, and his Statutes, and his Judgments, which he commanded our fathers! 8:59And let these my words, with which I have made supplication from Jehovah, be near to Jehovah our God day and night, so that he maintains the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require, 8:60that all the people of the earth may know that Jehovah is the true God, and that there is no other! 8:61Therefore let your heart be loyal with Jehovah our God, to walk in his Statutes, and to keep his Commandments, as at this day!”O 8:62And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before Jehovah. 8:63And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to Jehovah, twenty-two thousand oxen, and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the House of Jehovah.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶4 is UCCOO, the same as ¶3, because they have Complementary themes.ULetyoureyesbeopentotheprayersmadeinthisplaceandtowardthisplaceCWhenprayersaremadeconcerningeventsinthelandofIsraelCWhenprayersaremadeconcerningpeopleandeventsoutsidethelandofIsrael

OSolomonpraisedJehovahintheconclusiontohisprayerOThekingandallIsraelofferedsacrificebeforeJehovah

¶U:JehovahspoketoSolomonandindicatedhisacceptanceoftheTempleashisdwellingplace,butonlyifSolomonandhissonscontinuedfollowingHimO 8:64The same day the king hallowed the middle of the court that was before the House of Jehovah: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meal offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was from Jehovah was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meal offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. O 8:65And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath to the river of Egypt, from Jehovah our God, seven days and seven days: even fourteen days. 8:66On the eighth day he sent the people away. And they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that Jehovah had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.C 9:1And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the House of Jehovah, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do, 9:2that Jehovah appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. 9:3And Jehovah said to him, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before me. I have hallowed this House, which you have built, to put my Name there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually. 9:4And if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my Statutes and my Judgments, 9:5then will I establish the throne of your kingdom upon Israel forever, as I promised to David your father, saying, ‘There shall not fail you a man upon the throne of Israel.’ C 9:6But if you shall at all turn from following me, you or your children, and will not keep my Commandments and my Statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them, 9:7then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them. And this House, which I have hallowed for my Name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people.U 9:8And at this House, which is high, everyone that passes by it shall be astonished, and shall whistle; and they shall say, ‘Why has Jehovah done this to this land, and to this House?’ 9:9And they shall answer, ‘Because they forsook Jehovah their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them; therefore Jehovah has brought upon them all this evil.’”

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶5 is OOCCU, closely related to ¶’s 3 and 4, but Unique.OThekinghallowedthemiddleofthecourttoreceivetheofferingstoJehovahOSolomonandallIsraelheldafeastforsevendays

CJehovahacknowledgedSolmon’sprayerandpromisedblessinginexchangefortheirobediencetohisCommandmentsCJehovahwarnedSolomonofJudgmenttocomeuponIsraelifheturnedawayfromhisCommandmentsUAlltheworldshallknowthatIsraelforsookJehovahtheirGod,becauseoftheevilthatHewillbringuponthem

Study #11: Kings Chapter 1.2, Part 4 (Conclusion Section)For best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.html



Comment: The content of the Conclusion is worthy of showing in all of the detail, right down to the sub-paragraphs; not only because the amazing way that God blessed ancient Israel under Solomon, but because the Golden Ratio format is so clear. Read it for yourself and see. Remember from previous studies that the two paragraphs of every Conclusion have the pattern of OOCCU for each subparagraph, and each paragraph complements the other one in their themes.

§CConclusion:Solomon’sKingdomwastheGoldenAgeofIsrael¶C:Solomon’spoliciesregardingtheGentileslivinginIsrael(1Kings9:10-24)

O “And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the House of Jehovah, and the king’s house (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities that Solomon had given him; and they did not please him. And he said, “What are these cities that you have given me, my brother?” And he called them the land of Cabul until this day.”O “And Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.”C “And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised: for to build the House of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer: for Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burned it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city; and given it for a present to his daughter, Solomon’s wife. And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the lower, and Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, and all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. C “And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of slavery until this day. But Solomon made no slaves of the children of Israel; but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which supervised the people that labored in the work.”U “But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of the city of David to her house which Solomon had built for her; then he built Millo.”

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶1 is OOCCU, closely related to ¶2. The Conclusion Golden Ratio design is always the same in every Chapter of the Book of Kings: 2 Paragraphs with Complementary themes, with their Subparagraph designs going the same direction: OOCCU-OOCCU.

OSolomongaveHiram20citiesinGalileeOHiramgaveSolomon120talentsofgold

CSolomonbuiltmanycitiesforhisarmiesandstorecitiesforfoodCSolomonimposedslaveryuponforeignersandmadeIsraelitestheirtaskmastersUPharoah’sdaughteroutofthecityofDavidtoherhouse

¶C:Solomon’spoliciestowardtheGentilesoutsideofIsrael(1Kings9:25-10:29)O “And three times in a year, Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar that he built to Jehovah; and he burned incense upon the altar that was from Jehovah; so he finished the House.”O “And king Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. And Hiram sent in the fleet his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. And they came to Ophir. And they brought from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents; and they brought it to king Solomon.”C “And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the Name of Jehovah, she came to test him with hard questions. And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that carried spices, and a great quantity of gold, and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing too difficult for the king, which he did not tell her.”C “And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon’s wisdom, and the House that he had built, and the food of his table, and the seating of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the House of Jehovah, there was no more spirit in her. And she said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom. Nevertheless I did not believe the words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceeds the fame which I heard. Happy are your men; happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and that hear your wisdom. Blessed is Jehovah your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Jehovah loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do judgment and justice.” And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great quantity, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. And the fleet also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a great number of almug trees, and precious stones. And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the House of Jehovah, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no more such almug trees, nor were seen until this day. And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.”U “Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold: beside that which he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. And king Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. And he made three hundred small shields of beaten gold: about four pounds of gold went to each shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were armrests on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the armrests. And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. And all of king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. For the king had at sea a fleet of Tharshish with the fleet of Hiram: the fleet of Tharshish came once every three years, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. And they brought every man his present: vessels of silver, vessels of gold, garments, armor, spices, horses, and mules: a rate year by year. And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen; and he had fourteen hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones; and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn; the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price. And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.”

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶2 is OOCCU, closely related to ¶1. OThreetimesinayear,SolomonofferedburntofferingsandpeaceofferingsuponthealtarthathebuilttoJehovahOSolomonsentafleetofshipstoOphirandbroughtgoldtoIsrael

CThequeenofShebacametoSolomonwithhardquestionsCThequeenofShebapraisedSolomonandgavehimgreatgiftsUTherichesandprosperityofSolomonandallIsraelwashistoricandextraordinary

Summary of Chapter 1.2: If you have read each of the 3 studies of Chapter 1.2, and compare this with the content of the rest of Kings, it is easy to see that all of this part of Kings from 3:1 to 10:29 has continuity in the content. All of this part of Kings concerns the reign of Solomon and how he constructed the Temple of Jehovah, and how God blessed him and his Kingdom in an amazing way.

Solomonwasthewisestmanofhisday,perhapsofalltime(exceptforChristHimself):“AndGodgaveSolomonwisdomandunderstandingexceedinglymuch;andlargenessofheart,evenasthesandthatisontheseashore.AndSolomon’swisdomexcelledthewisdomofallthechildrenoftheeastcountry,andallthewisdomofEgypt:forhewaswiserthanallmen:thanEthantheEzrahite,Heman,Chalcol,andDarda:thesonsofMahol;andhisfamewasinallnationsroundabout.Andhespokethreethousandproverbs;andhissongswereonethousandandfive.Andhespokeoftrees,fromthecedartreethatisinLebanoneventothehyssopthatspringsoutofthewall;hespokealsoofanimals,andofbirds,andofcreepingthings,andoffish.AndtherecameofallpeopletohearthewisdomofSolomon,fromallkingsoftheearth,whichhadheardofhiswisdom.”(4:29-34)

And yet, with all of that wisdom and prosperity, Solomon backslid on God in later years and made satanic temples devoted to the worship of false gods who burned children in the fire to the devil. How could this happen? I think that the answer lies in understanding the weakness of our flesh, and in how much we really need the Lord: not just as our Savior (because Solomon was saved and knew the Lord), but as our LORD, of every part of our life and soul, every day of our lives.Moses warned Israel of exactly what happened to Solomon:

“Whenyouhaveeatenandarefull,thenyoushallthankJehovahyourGodforthegoodlandthathehasgivenyou.BewarethatyoudonotforgetJehovahyourGod,innotkeepinghisCommandments,hisJudgments,andhisStatutes,whichIcommandyouthisday;lestwhenyouhaveeatenandarefull,andhavebuiltbeautifulhousesanddweltinthem;andwhenyourherdsandyourflocksmultiply,andyoursilverandyourgoldismultiplied,andallthatyouhaveismultiplied,thenyourheartisproud;andyouforgetJehovahyourGod,whobroughtyouforthoutofthelandofEgypt,fromthehouseofslavery;wholedyouthroughthatgreatanddreadfulwilderness,inwhichwerefieryserpents,scorpions,anddrought,wheretherewasnowater;whobroughtyouforthwateroutoftherockofflint;whofedyouinthewildernesswithmanna,whichyourfathersdidnotknow,thathemighthumbleyou,andthathemighttestyou,todoyougoodatyourlatterend;andyousayinyourheart,‘Mypowerandthemightofmyhandhasacquiredthiswealth.’ButyoushallrememberJehovahyourGod:foritishethatgivesyoupowertogetwealth,thathemayestablishhisCovenantwhichhesworetoyourfathers,asitisthisday.Anditshallbe,ifyoudoatallforgetJehovahyourGod,andwalkafterothergods,andservethem,andworshipthem,Itestifyagainstyouthisdaythatyoushallsurelyperish.AsthenationswhichJehovahisdestroyingbeforeyourface,soshallyoualsoperish,becauseyouwouldnotbeobedienttothevoiceofJehovahyourGod.”Deuteronomy8:10-20

Solomon was not thankful to Jehovah his God for all that God had blessed him with, and Solomon forgot God. How is your relationship with the Lord Jesus today? Has God blessed you, and have you forgotten to be thankful for what He has done for you? Have you forgotten to be thankful that you are redeemed and that God has saved you, whereas there are many millions around us who do not know the Lord and are facing his Judgment someday? If that describes you, then get right with God today.




OChapter1.2:SolomondirectedtheconstructionoftheTemplewiththehelpofthekingofTyre

§UIntroduction:SolomonaskedforwisdomandunderstandingfromJehovah,andimmediatelyhiswisdomwastestedbytwoprostitutes¶O:JehovahgrantedwisdomandunderstandingtojudgehispeopletoSolomon,alongwithapromiseofgreatprosperity(1Kings3:1-15)¶O:Jehovah’sgiftofwisdomtoSolomonwastestedbytwoprostitutesquarrelingoverthedeadbodyofoneoftheirchildren(1Kings3:15-28)

§CBody:SolomonconstructedtheTempleofJehovah¶O:GodblessedSolomonandhisKingdom,leadingtoSolomonandHiramkingofTyreagreeingtoworktogethertobuildtheTempleofJehovah¶O:SolomonconstructedtheTempleofJehovahandhisownhouse

¶C:SolomonbroughtallIsraeltogethertoJerusalemtodedicatetheTempleandbeganhisspeechwithanintroductiontohowtheTemplecametobebuilt¶C:SolomonprayedforGodtohearandanswertheprayersofallwhocometotheTempletoworshipHim¶U:JehovahspoketoSolomonandindicatedhisacceptanceoftheTempleashisdwellingplace,butonlyifSolomonandhissonscontinuedfollowingHim

§CConclusion:Solomon’sKingdomwastheGoldenAgeofIsrael¶C:Solomon’spoliciesregardingtheGentileslivinginIsrael(1Kings9:10-24)¶C:Solomon’spoliciestowardtheGentilesoutsideofIsrael(1Kings9:25-10:29)

TheIntroductionSectionisUniqueamongtheBodyandConclusion.ItsetsthestageforeverythingelsethathappensintheChapter.TheBodySectionisthemainactionoftheChapter.TheConclusionSectionwrapsthingsup.

Comment: Notice how the Golden Ratio patterns are supported by the actual content of the Bible text. It is the best example of literal interpreation that there is; therefore what you see in this arrangement is what the Bible actually means. The themes tell you the meaning of the Bible; and since they are strongly rooted in the Bible itself, no one can claim that it is man-made or an artificial construction foisted upon the Bible.This Golden Ratio design also proves that the Bible was given by inspiration of God, and is not of man’s device nor imagination.“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture comes of one’s own interpretation: for the prophecy came at no time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:20-21)“But continue in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing of whom you have learned them; and that from a child you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed; and is beneficial for doctrine, for rebuke, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be complete, and thoroughly equipped for all good work.” (2 Timothy 3:14-17)




Introductory Comments: As you can see by the themes of each Chapter above, the beginning of Chapter 1.3 marks a huge turning point in the story of the Book of Kings. Chapters 1 and 2 show a “build up” of the story: things are getting better and better, the kingdom is getting richer and more powerful, Solomon the king of Israel is the wisest man on earth, the Temple of Jehovah is constructed, covered with gold, and so on.But from Chapter 1.3 forward to the end, the story is one of moral and spiritual deterioration which ends with the destruction of the Kingdom of Zion (both northern and southern parts) and the deportation of the people from the land to other countries, mostly Assyria and Babylon.

§UIntroduction:SolomonbackslidfromJehovahtoworshipthedemongodsoftheGentiles,resultinginGod’sJudgment¶O:SolomonbackslidonGod(1Kings11:1-13)

U But king Solomon loved many Gentile women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites: of the nations concerning which Jehovah had said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go in to them; neither shall they come in to you: for they will certainly turn your heart away after their false gods.” Solomon united to these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses; and three hundred concubines. C And his wives turned his heart away: for it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart away after false gods; and his heart was not loyal with Jehovah his God, as was the heart of David his father: for Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and went not fully after Jehovah, as David his father did.C Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem; and for Moloch, the abomination of the children of Ammon. And likewise did he for all his Gentile wives, which burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.O And Jehovah was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from Jehovah God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep that which Jehovah commanded.O Therefore Jehovah said to Solomon, “Forasmuch as this is done by you, and you have not kept my Covenant and my Statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant. Notwithstanding I will not do it in your days for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. Nevertheless I will not tear away the entire kingdom, but will give one tribe to your son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake that I have chosen.”

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶1 is UCCOO, the opposite of ¶2, because they have Opposing themes.UKingSolomonmarriedmanyheathenwomenofothernationswhoworshipedfalsegods(demons)CHisidolatrouswivesturnedhisheartawayfromJehovahaftertheirfalsegodsCSolomonbuilthighplacesforidolworshipforallofhisidolatrouswives

OJehovahwasangrywithSolomon,becauseHehadappearedtohimtwicenottodothisverythingOJehovahtoldSolomonthathewouldtearalmostalloftheKingdomofZionfromhisson

Solomon did what many Christians in our day do to this day, because they either ignore what the Bible says not to do, or they just don’t understand the Bible’s clear teaching on this subject. Believers should never, ever marry a lost person, because what you are doing is bringing yourself into close communion with a person who doesn’t know your Lord and Savior and even worse, belongs to your spiritual enemy, the devil.

2Corinthians6:14-7:1:“Benotunequallyyokedtogetherwithunbelievers:forwhatfellowshiphasrighteousnesswithunrighteousness?Andwhatcommunionhaslightwithdarkness?AndwhatagreementhasChristwithBelial?Orwhatparthashethatbelieveswithaninfidel?AndwhatagreementhastheTempleofGodwithidols?ForallofyouareaTempleoftheLivingGod.AsGodhassaid,“‘Iwilldwellinthem,andwalkinthem;andIwillbetheirGod;andtheyshallbemypeople.”“‘Thereforecomeoutfromamongthem,andbeseparate,’saystheLord;‘andtouchnottheuncleanthing.AndIwillreceiveyou,andwillbeaFathertoyou;andyoushallbemysonsanddaughters,’saystheLordAlmighty.”Thereforehavingthesepromises,dearlybeloved,letuscleanseourselvesfromallfilthinessofthefleshandspirit;perfectingholinessinthefearofGod.”

Marriage of a Believer to an unbeliever in Jesus can only result in disaster, because God cannot bless a marriage that is unholy; and Satan will have a field day in your life and in the lives of your children because you have disobeyed the Command of God in this matter. The end result will almost certainly be divorce, because either you will stop following the Lord in order to please your wife/husband (which will end in your early death), or you will choose to follow the Lord in spite of the opposition of your wife/husband. Neither option will end well for you. The best option is to only marry within the family of God to a person who is already saved and knows the Lord like yourself. By itself, marrying another Believer doesn’t guarantee immunity from divorce and trouble, but it will give your marriage the best chance of succeeding.Additionally, it is important to ensure that the person you intend to marry isn’t just a lost church member who is “playing church”, because once you are married, the reality of your evil situation will sink in very quickly, and then it will be very difficult to get out of it.I have a web page devoted to the issue of “Divorce and Remarriage for Christians according to the Scriptures” http://www.phibible.org/info/Divorce_Remarriage.html which discusses this topic in detail.

¶O:JehovahgavemostofthetribesofIsraeltoSolomon’sservantJeroboamsonofNebat(1Kings11:14-43)

O And Jehovah stirred up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom: for it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom (for six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom), that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt (Hadad being still a little child). And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, which gave him a house, and appointed him provisions, and gave him land. And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to be his wife the sister of his own wife: the sister of Tahpenes the queen. And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s household among the sons of Pharaoh. And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.” Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me, that, behold, you seek to go to your own country?” And he answered, “Nothing; nevertheless let me go anyway.” O And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, who fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah. And he gathered men to him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah. And they went to Damascus, and dwelt in it, and reigned in Damascus. And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did. And he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.C And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant (whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman), even he lifted up his hand against the king. And this was the reason that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon, seeing the young man that he was industrious, made him ruler over all the government of the house of Joseph. C And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment. And they two were alone in the field; and Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces. And he said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces: for thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to you (but he shall have one tribe for my servant David’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), because they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon; and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my Statutes and my Judgments, as David his father did. Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant’s sake, whom I chose, because he kept my Commandments and my Statutes; but I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it to you, even ten tribes. And I will give one tribe to his son, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my Name there. And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel. And it shall be, if you will give heed to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do that which is right in my sight, to keep my Statutes and my Commandments, as David my servant did, that I will be with you, and build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you. And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not forever.’”U Therefore Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt; and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. And Solomon slept with his fathers; and he was buried in the city of David his father; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

Comment: Solomon then tried to kill Jeroboam, but failed when he fled into Egypt.The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶2 is OOCCU, the opposite of ¶1, because they have Opposing themes.

OJehovahstirredupanadversarytoSolomon,Hadad,arebeltroublemakerinEdomOGodstirredupanotheradversarytoSolomon,RezonkingofSyria

CJeroboamwasmaderuleroverallthehouseofJosephbySolomonCTheProphetAhijahprophesiedtoJeroboamthatJehovahwouldmakehimrulerovertenofthetribesofIsraelUSolomontriedtokillJeroboam,butfailed

Study #14: Kings Chapter 1.3, Part 2 (Body Section - UCC)For best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.html



§CBody:TheKingdomofZion(Israel)wasdividedintotwocompetingkingdoms:Judah(withBenjamin),andIsrael(theothertentribes)¶U:RehoboamlistenedtobadadviceandlostcontrolofmostoftheKingdomofIsrael(1Kings12:1-17)

O And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. O And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, heard of it, that they sent and called him (for he had fled from the presence of king Solomon; and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt). And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, “Your father made our yoke grievous. Now therefore, make the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve you.” And he said to them, “Depart yet for three days; then come again to me.” And the people departed.

C And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he still lived, and said, “How do you advise that I may answer this people?” And they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people this day; and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”C But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him; and he consulted with the young men that had grown up with him, and which stood before him; and he said to them, “What counsel do you give that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke which your father put upon us lighter?’” And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus shall you speak to this people that spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us’: thus shall you say to them, ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist. And now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’”U So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, “Come again to me the third day.” And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him; and he spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy; and I will add to your yoke; my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.” Therefore the king did not give heed to the people: for the cause was from Jehovah, that he might perform his saying, which Jehovah spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. So when all Israel saw that the king did not give heed to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? Neither do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So Israel went to their tents. But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

Comment: Naturally, the people think he is a fool for uttering such words, and ten of the tribes refuse to follow Rehoboam and go home.The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶1 is OOCCU, the opposite of ¶2 and ¶3 (both of which have UCCOO as their Subparagraph patterns), because this Paragraph is Unique in this group of 3 Paragraphs.

ORehoboamwenttoShechemtobecrownedkingofIsraelOJeroboamandallIsraelaskedRehoboamforrelieffromhisfather’sheavytaxation

CTheoldadvisorsofSolomongavegoodadvicetoRehoboamCTheyoungadvisorsofRehoboamgavebadadvicetoRehoboamUThetentribesofIsraelrejectedRehoboamastheirking

¶C:JeroboamwasanointedasthenewkingoverthenorthernKingdomofIsrael(1Kings12:18-24)

U Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute. And all Israel stoned him with stones, so that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam hurried to get up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day.C And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation; and they made him king over all Israel. C There was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

O And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin: one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. O But the Word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, “Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying, ‘Thus says Jehovah: ‘You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel. Return every man to his house: for this thing is from me.’’” Therefore they gave heed to the Word of Jehovah; and returned to depart, according to the Word of Jehovah.’

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶2 is UCCOO, the same as ¶3, because the themes of these two Paragraphs complement each other in this group of 3 Paragraphs.

UIsraelrefusedtogivetaxmoneytoAdoramandstonedhimtodeathCThetentribesofIsraelmadeJeroboamkingoverthemCThetwotribesofJudahandBenjaminfollowedRehoboam

ORehoboamassembledanarmyof180,000mentobringthekingdomtohimagainOJehovahcommandedRehoboamtostanddownandnotfightagainstIsrael

¶C:JeroboamcreatedanewreligionsimilartothetruefaithofJehovahinanattempttokeephispeoplefromgoinguptoJerusalemtoworship(1Kings12:25-33)

U Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt in it; and he went out from there, and built Penuel. C And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David. If this people goes up to do sacrifice in the House of Jehovah at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people return to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.” C Therefore the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem! Behold your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.

O And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan. O And he made a house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, similar to the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made; and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart. And he ordained a feast to the children of Israel. And he offered upon the altar, and burned incense.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶3 is UCCOO, the same as ¶2, because the themes of these two Paragraphs complement each other in this group of 3 Paragraphs.

UJeroboambuiltShecheminmountEphraim,anddweltinitCJeroboamfearedthathewouldlosetheloyaltyofthepeopleofIsraeliftheywentuptoworshipattheTempleofJehovahinJerusalemCJeroboammadetwoidolcalvesofgoldandcommandedIsraeltoworshiptheminstead

OTheidolsofgoldbecameasintothepeopleofIsraelORehoboamcreatedanewpriesthoodofidolatrytoservethegoldenidols




Comment: Recall that the Body Section for Chapter 1.3 has the Golden Ratio pattern of UCCOO on the Paragraph level. Now we are looking at the last two Paragraphs in this group, which have opposing themes and opposing Subparagraph patterns.

¶O:JehovahsentaprophettoJeroboamtodenouncehisapostasyandpronounceJudgmentuponhim(1Kings13:1-10)

U And, behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the Word of Jehovah to Bethel; and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. And he cried against the altar in the Word of Jehovah, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says Jehovah: ‘Behold, a child shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon you shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon you, and men’s bones shall be burned upon you.’” C And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign that Jehovah has spoken, ‘Behold, the altar shall be broken, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.’”C And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, who had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, “Lay hold on him!” And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him. The altar also was broken, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the Word of Jehovah.

O And the king answered and said to the man of God, “Entreat now the face of Jehovah your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me again.” And the man of God prayed to Jehovah, and the king’s hand was restored to him again, and became as it was before. O And the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me, and refresh yourself; and I will give you a reward.” And the man of God said to the king, “If you will give me half your house, I will not go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: for so was it commanded me by the Word of Jehovah, saying, ‘Eat no bread, neither drink water, nor turn again by the same way that you came.’” So he went another way, and did not return by the way that he came to Bethel.

Comment: Jehovah had commanded to prophet to preach his message, then return a different way than he came without drinking any bread or water.The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶4 is UCCOO, the opposite of ¶5, because the themes of these two Paragraphs oppose each other in this subgroup of 2 Paragraphs within the Body Section.

UAmanofGodfromJudahdenouncedJeroboam’saltarofidolatryCThemanofGodgaveasignthatthealtarwouldbebrokenandtheashespouredoutCThealtarwasbrokenandtheasheswerepouredout

OJeroboamaskedthemanofGodtopraythatJehovahwouldhealhishand,andhedidOJeroboamaskedthemanofGodtocomehomewithhimtoreceiveareward,andherefused

¶O:Anoldapostateprophetsnaredtheprophetwithalie,leadingtohisdeath(1Kings13:11-32)

O Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel; and the words which he had spoken to the king, them they told also to their father. And their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” For his sons had seen which way the man of God had gone, which came from Judah. And he said to his sons, “Saddle me the donkey.” So they saddled him the donkey; and he rode on it, and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. And he said to him, “Are you the man of God that came from Judah?” And he said, “I am.” Then he said to him, “Come home with me, and eat bread.” And he said, “I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place: for it was said to me by the Word of Jehovah, ‘You shall not eat bread nor drink water there; neither turn again to go by the way that you came.’” He said to him, “I am a prophet also as you are; and an angel spoke to me by the Word of Jehovah, saying, ‘Bring him back with you into your house, that he may eat bread and drink water.’” But he lied to him. So he went back with him, and ate bread in his house, and drank water.O And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the Word of Jehovah came to the prophet that brought him back; and he cried to the man of God that came from Judah, saying, “Thus says Jehovah: ‘Forasmuch as you have disobeyed the mouth of Jehovah, and have not kept the Commandment which Jehovah your God commanded you, but came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which Jehovah said to you, ‘Eat no bread, and drink no water’, your corpse shall not come into the grave of your fathers!’”

C And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him: namely, for the prophet whom he had brought back. And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and killed him; and his body was cast in the way, and the donkey stood by it; also the lion stood by the body. C And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, “It is the man of God, who was disobedient to the Word of Jehovah; therefore Jehovah has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him, and slain him, according to the Word of Jehovah, which he spoke to him.” And he spoke to his sons, saying, “Saddle me the donkey.” And they saddled it. And he went and found his body cast in the way, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body; the lion had not eaten the body, nor torn the donkey. And the prophet took up the body of the man of God, and laid it upon the donkey, and brought it back; and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him. And he laid his body in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, “Alas, my brother!” U And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spoke to his sons, saying, “When I am dead, then bury me in the grave in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones: for the saying which he cried by the Word of Jehovah against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.”

Comment: Afterward, a lion met the prophet and slew him. The old prophet heard about it, and took his body and buried him.The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶5 is OOCCU, the opposite of ¶4, because the themes of these two Paragraphs oppose each other in this subgroup of 2 Paragraphs within the Body Section.

OThemanofGodwentbackwiththefalseprophetandatebreadanddrankwaterOThefalseprophetdenouncedthemanofGodwithamessageofJudgmentfromJehovah

CAlionmetthemanofGodandkilledhimCThefalseprophetburiedthemanofGodandweptoverhimUThefalseprophetcommandedhissonstoburyhiminthegraveofthemanofGod

Study #16: Kings Chapter 1.3, Part 4 (Conclusion Section)For best understanding, you need to read at least the Introduction to the Golden Ratio Format of the Bible document before moving on to more advanced studies.http://www.phibible.org/info/GoldenRatioBibleStudies/GoldenRatioStudies.html



§CConclusion:JehovahsentanothermessageofJudgmentupontheHouse(family)ofJeroboambythehandofhiswife¶C:JeroboamsenthiswifeindisguisetoAhijahtheprophettoinquireofJehovahforhissickson(1Kings13:33-14:16)

O After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way; but again made of the lowest of the people priests of the high places; whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. O And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. C At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please, arise and disguise yourself, so that you are not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who told me that I would be king over this people. And take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him; he shall tell you what shall become of the child.” And Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. C But Ahijah could not see: for his eyes were set by reason of his age. And Jehovah said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask a thing of you for her son: for he is sick. Thus and thus shall you say to her: for it shall be, when she comes in, that she shall pretend herself to be another woman.”U And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the door, that he said, “Come in, you wife of Jeroboam! Why do you pretend yourself to be another? For I am sent to you with unpleasant news. Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Thus says Jehovah God of Israel: ‘Forasmuch as I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel, and tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you; and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my Commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do only right in my eyes; but you have done evil above all that were before you: for you have gone and made you other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back; therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that urinates against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man takes away dung, until it is all gone. Him that dies of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dies in the field shall the birds of the air eat: for Jehovah has spoken it. Therefore arise, and go to your own house; and when your feet enter into the city, the child shall die. And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for only he of Jeroboam’s family shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Jehovah God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. Moreover Jehovah shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day. But what? Even now: for Jehovah shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the Euphrates river, because they have made their images of Asherah, provoking Jehovah to anger. And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam: who sinned, and who made Israel to sin.’”

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶1 is OOCCU, the same as ¶2, because the themes of these two Paragraphs complement each other in this group of 2 Paragraphs in the Conclusion Section.

OJeroboamreturnedtohiswickedwayofaddingnewprieststohisnewreligionofidolatryOThisthingbecameasintotheentirehouseofJeroboam,tocutitoffanddestroyitfromoffthefaceoftheearth

CJeroboamsenthiswifeindisguisetoAhijahtheProphettoinquireofJehovahforhissicksonCJehovahwarnedAhijahthatJeroboam’swifewascomingindisguisetoinquireofJehovahUAhijahdeliveredachillingmessageofJudgmentuponthehouseofJeroboamtothewoman

¶C:AhijahsentJeroboam’swifebacktoJeroboamwithafrighteningmessageofJudgment(1Kings14:17-20)

O And Jeroboam’s wife arose, and departed; O and she came to Tirzah; and when she came to the threshold of the door of the city, the child died; and they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the Word of Jehovah, which he spoke by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet. C And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he made war, and how he reigned: behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. C And the days that Jeroboam reigned were twenty-two years. U And he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.

Comment: The Golden Ratio Subparagraph pattern for ¶2 is OOCCU, the same as ¶1, because the themes of these two Paragraphs complement each other in this group of 2 Paragraphs in the Conclusion Section.

OJeroboam’swifereturnedtoTirzah,andthechilddiedOTheyburiedthechild

CAlionmetthemanofGodandkilledhimCThefalseprophetburiedthemanofGodandweptoverhimUThefalseprophetcommandedhissonstoburyhiminthegraveofthemanofGod

Comment: Sobering words indeed! “I will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as man takes away manure, until it is all gone.”Jeroboam was a lost man who didn’t really know Jehovah the God of Israel. He was given a chance by Jehovah to rule Israel through his sons forever, if he had believed in Jehovah and followed him in truth; but he blew his chance and created a false religion of golden calves to replace the worship of Jehovah with the worship of demons through golden idols.In Exodus 32, the people of Israel under Moses did a similar thing, and brought the wrath of God upon themselves:

“AndJehovahsaidtoMoses,“Goandgetdown:foryourpeople,whichyoubroughtoutofthelandofEgypt,havecorruptedthemselves:theyhaveturnedasidequicklyoutofthewaywhichIcommandedthem;theyhavemadethemselvesamoltencalf;andtheyhaveworshippedit,andhavesacrificedtoit,andsaid,‘Thisisyourgod,OIsrael,whichbroughtyouupoutofthelandofEgypt.’””

Jeroboam used that history and played upon the Biblical ignorance of the people of Israel to create a false religion. Those who understood the teaching of the Law and the history of what actually happened rejected Jeroboam’s demonic religion and continued going to Jerusalem to worship, but unfortunately they were a minority.




Let’s review the Golden Ratio structure of Chapter 1.3 of the Book of Kings:

CChapter1.3:JehovahjudgedtheapostasyofSolomonbydividingZionintoIsraelandJudah

§UIntroduction:SolomonbackslidfromJehovahtoworshipthedemongodsoftheGentiles,resultinginGod’sJudgment¶O:SolomonbackslidonGod¶O:JehovahgavemostofthetribesofIsraeltoSolomon’sservantJeroboamsonofNebat

§CBody:TheKingdomofZion(Israel)wasdividedintotwocompetingkingdoms:Judah(withBenjamin),andIsrael(theothertentribes)¶U:RehoboamlistenedtobadadviceandlostcontrolofmostoftheKingdomofIsrael¶C:JeroboamwasanointedasthenewkingoverthenorthernKingdomofIsrael¶C:JeroboamcreatedanewreligionsimilartothetruefaithofJehovahinanattempttokeephispeoplefromgoinguptoJerusalemtoworship

¶O:JehovahsentaprophettoJeroboamtodenouncehisapostasyandpronounceJudgmentuponhim¶O:Anoldapostateprophetsnaredtheprophetwithalie,leadingtohisdeath

§CConclusion:JehovahsentanothermessageofJudgmentupontheHouse(family)ofJeroboambythehandofhiswife¶C:JeroboamsenthiswifeindisguisetoAhijahtheprophettoinquireofJehovahforhissickson¶C:Jeroboam’swifereturnedtoJeroboamwithafrighteningmessageofJudgment

WhatcanweasBelieversinChristtodaylearnfromthisChapter?

1)Donotmarryalostperson!

Solomon married many women of other nations who did not believe in Jehovah the God of Israel. The word “heathen” doesn’t just mean ungodly, it means a person who either worships a false god, like Allah, or Buddha, or one of the 300 million+ “gods” of Hinduism, or the gods of the American Indians, or no god at all. It describes a person who is lost and belongs to Satan, regardless of what religion they might belong to. It might even describe a person who attends a Baptist church, but doesn’t really know the one true God of the Bible as their Lord and Savior.Solomon disobeyed one of the primary teachings of Scripture, both for Believers under the Old Covenant in Solomon’s day and for Believers in Christ today: Do not marry a lost person under any circumstances!2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1: “Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what part has he that believes with an infidel? And what agreement has the Temple of God with idols? For all of you are a Temple of the Living God. As God has said, “‘I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God; and they shall be my people.” “‘Therefore come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord; ‘and touch not the unclean thing. And I will receive you, and will be a Father to you; and you shall be my sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.” Therefore having these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit; perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”

Marriage to a lost person will almost certainly result in disaster. Do not do it.2)Becarefulwhoyouacceptadvicefrom

Paragraph 1 of the Body section contains powerful lessons for young people today. Young people typically (but not always) think that “old people” are out of date and they have all the answers themselves. The jarring experience of Rehoboam should give young people today something to consider. Old people have a lot of life experience to learn from. We do well to listen, especially to godly old people who have known the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior for many years.

3)Don’tlistentopeoplewhowanttoleadyouawayfromtheGodoftheBible

Jeroboam created a false religion for his own selfish ends, which resulted in total destruction for his family and everyone who followed him. Beware of those who come preaching a message different than the Bible. Familiarize yourself with the Bible so that you will be able to discern false teachings when you encounter them, and reject them.“I marvel that you so quickly removed yourself from him that called you in the grace of Christ into a different gospel; which is a false gospel; but there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the true Gospel of Christ. But though we, or even an angel from Heaven, preach any other gospel to you than that which we have already preached to you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so now I say again, if any man preaches any other gospel to you than that which you have already received from us, let him be accursed.” (Galatians 1:6-9)

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