- The immediate questions that we are confronted with in this chapter are how and why did Solomon permit himself to marry the daughter of Pharaoh? Had he not read Deuteronomy 7:3?!
- In what ways does the text say that Solomon was different from his father? What deeper personality characteristics do these differences illustrate?
- Suggest some possible distinctions between wisdom and understanding. (I Kings 3:12)
- What mitzvot in the TorahRefers to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, also called the Five Books of Moses, Pentateuch or the Hebrew equivalent, Humash. This is also called the Written Torah. The term may also refer to teachings that expound on Jewish tradition. have the reward of “lengthening your days?”
- Notice that the people do not perceive Solomon’s wisdom as a function of his personal talents. His wisdom is simply an expression of the “Divine wisdom” that God caused to rest in Solomon
