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“When” and Not “If”
Just as I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place…’
1 Kings 1: 30 (ESV)
This is set against the backdrop of King David being so advanced in age that he was no longer able to rule the nation. Adonijah laid claim to being the next King and went ahead and did all the right things – in presenting himself as the worthy successor to his father.
However, we notice that it was Solomon, who was made king by David – a culmination of the promise in accordance with God’s sovereign will.
By human standards, Solomon, born out of an adulterous relationship with Bathsheba will never be “eligible” to succeed David as the king. If anything, Adonijah should be the rightful heir to the throne as the oldest surviving son of the reigning king.
However, God saw it differently and it was God’s promise that Solomon would succeed David.
In your own situation, it doesn’t matter how the world sees you. What’s important is how God sees it. If God has given you a promise, no man can kill it. He will bring it to pass, in God’s time. It’s “when” and not “if”.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, please help me to wait on You to fulfill the promise You have made, for I know You are a Promise-keeping God. In Jesus' name, Amen.
About this Plan
1st Kings begins with Solomon’s rise to kingship and his fall, leading to the nation’s splitting into two kingdoms, known as Judah and Israel. During the most wicked time, God sent the prophet Elijah to call the people to repentance. The author intends to recount history with an appeal to readers in every generation: the darker the world we live in, the more Christ-followers need to stand firm for God.
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