What lessons follow from this parable? Parables of King Solomon - an appeal to descendants
In this article we will discuss with you the Proverbs of Solomon - why is it important?
King Solomon was a prophetic image of our Lord Christ (Son of David) - and many passages of Scripture indicate this (2 Samuel 7:8,12-14. Isaiah 53:10,4,5. Psalm 71:2-13, 17. Heb.1:5). Our Teacher Christ in His time said to the Pharisees: “The Queen of the South will rise up in judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, here is greater than Solomon" (Matt. 12:42.). Further, the Scripture says: “And the disciples came and said to Him; Why do you speak to them in parables? He answered them; because it is given to you to know the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them; Blessed are your eyes for seeing, and your ears for hearing" (Matt. 13:10,11,16). "" ... to others in parables, so that seeing they do not see and hearing they do not understand"" (Luke.8:10.). And like the Son of God, Christ, in which all wisdom is hidden(Colossians 2:3) - TJust as Solomon, who has wisdom from the Most High, used parables in his teachings... But, the Proverbs of Solomon are parables, they cannot be taken literally. And Solomon himself warned about this at the beginning of his book: “A wise man will listen and increase knowledge, and a wise man will find wise advice; to understand the parable and intricate speech, the words of wise men and their riddles" (Prov. 1:5,6).
What did Solomon and Christ and their parables have in common? (Matt. 12:42.).
Reading a book compiled by the wisest man of pre-Christian times, and taking it literally, we may not notice that it contains any special treasures of knowledge. On a superficial reading, it may seem that many talented people are capable of writing something like this, and some parts of this book may look, in general, even banal. But, when we understand the essence of the parables (as well as the essence of the parables of our Teacher and the Lord Christ), we begin to understand that Solomon, in fact, was given brilliant and prophetic wisdom.
So, we invite you to this wonderful world, and bring to your attention some of the remarkable passages of the book: The Proverbs of Solomon.
Proverbs 1:10-19
My son! if sinners persuade you, do not agree; 11 if they say: “Come with us, we will set an ambush for murder, we will lie in wait for the blameless without guilt, 12 we will swallow them up alive, like the grave, and whole, as if going down into the grave; 13 we will gather up every precious thing property, we will fill our houses with spoils; 14 you will cast your lot with us, we will all have one storehouse,” 15 my son! do not go on a journey with them, keep your foot from their path, 16 for their feet run to evil and hasten to shed blood. 17 In the eyes of all the birds a net is laid in vain, 18 but they lay an ambush for their blood and lie in wait for their souls. 19 These are the ways of anyone who covets someone else's goods: it takes the life of the one who takes possession of it.
- this parable says About the heads of Israel:
Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel near the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria. And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard; I will have a vegetable garden from it, for it is close to my house; and in its place I will give you a better vineyard than this, or, if you wish, I will give you the amount of silver it is worth. But Naboth said to Ahab: The Lord forbid me, that I may give you the inheritance of my fathers! ... And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel commanded them, just as it was written in the letters that she sent to them. They declared a fast and placed Naboth at the head of the people; and two wicked men came forward and sat opposite him, and these wicked men testified against him before the people, and said, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they took him out of the city and stoned him, and he died (1 Kings 21:1-3,11-13).
This is a shadow of the future, and the body is in Christ (Col. 2:17).
Listen to another parable: there was a certain owner of a house who planted a vineyard, surrounded it with a fence, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and, having given it to vinedressers, went away. When the time for fruit approached, he sent his servants to the vinedressers to take their fruit; The winegrowers seized his servants, beat some, killed others, and stoned others. Again he sent other servants, more than before; and they did the same to them. Finally, he sent his son to them, saying: They will be ashamed of my son. But the vinedressers, seeing their son, said to each other: This is the heir; Let's go, kill him and take possession of his inheritance. And they seized him, took him out of the vineyard and killed him (Matt. 21:33-39.).
Listen, you rich people: weep and howl for your misfortunes that are coming upon you. ... Behold, the wages that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cry out, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived luxuriously on earth and enjoyed; nourish your hearts as for the day of slaughter. You condemned and killed the Righteous One; He did not resist you (James 5:1,4-6).
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour the houses of widows and hypocritically pray for a long time: for this you will receive all the more condemnation. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you go around sea and land to convert even one; and when this happens, you make him a son of Gehenna, twice as bad as you. ...Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, and say: If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their accomplices in [shedding] the blood of the prophets; Thus, you testify against yourself that you are the sons of those who beat the prophets; complete the measure of your fathers. Serpents, spawn of vipers! How will you escape from condemnation to Gehenna? Therefore, behold, I send you prophets and wise men and scribes; and some you will kill and crucify, and others you will beat in your synagogues and drive from city to city; May all the righteous blood shed on earth come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachi, whom you killed between the temple and the altar (Matt. 23:14,15,29-35).
Proverbs 1:20-33
Wisdom proclaims in the streets, in the squares she raises her voice, 21 in the main places of assembly she preaches, at the entrances to the city gates she speaks her speech: 22 “How long, O ignorant people, will you love ignorance? [How long] will the violent delight in violence? How long will fools hate knowledge ?23 Turn to my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit on you, I will proclaim my words to you. 24 I called, and you did not listen; I stretched out my hand, and there was no one who heard; 25 and you rejected all my counsels and my reproofs. 26 Therefore I will laugh at your destruction; I will rejoice when terror comes upon you; 27 when terror comes upon you like a storm, and trouble comes upon you like a whirlwind; when sorrow and distress come upon you. 28 Then they will call me, and I will not hear; in the morning they will seek me, and will not find me. 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose [for themselves] the fear of the Lord, 30 did not accept my advice, they despised all my reproofs; 31 for then they will eat the fruit of their ways and be satisfied with their thoughts. 32 For the stubbornness of the ignorant will kill them, and the carelessness of fools will destroy them, 33 but he who listens to me will live safely and calmly, without fear of evil.”
In fact, the parable speaks about Christ and His opponents:
Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk in Him, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col. 2:6,3).
The Pharisees said to each other: Do you see that you do not have time to do anything? the whole world follows Him (John 12:19). ... and they said: what should we do? This Man does many miracles. If we leave Him like this, then everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take possession of both our place and our people. One of them, a certain Caiaphas, being the high priest that year, said to them: you know nothing, and you will not think that it is better for us that one person should die for the people, than that the whole people should perish. He did not say this on his own, but, being high priest that year, he predicted that Jesus would die for the people, and not only for the people, but in order to gather together the scattered children of God. From that day on they decided to kill Him (John 11:47-53).
Some told Him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices. Jesus said to them: Do you think that these Galileans were more sinners than all the Galileans, that they suffered so much? No, I tell you, but if you do not repent, you will all perish in the same way. Or do you think that those eighteen people on whom the tower of Siloam fell and killed them were more guilty than all those living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way (Luke 13:1-5). ... and the city and the sanctuary will be destroyed by the people of the leader who comes, and its end will be like a flood, and until the end of the war there will be desolation (Dan. 9:26 (b)).
Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock; and the rain fell, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not fall, because it was founded on rock. But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand; and the rain fell, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and he fell, and his fall was great. And when Jesus finished these words, the people marveled at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes and Pharisees (Matt. 7:24-29).
| Proverbs 2:1-12 | |
| 1 My son! if you will accept my words and keep my commandments to you, 2 so that you will make your ear attentive to wisdom and incline your heart to meditation; 3 if you call on knowledge and appeal to understanding; 4 If you search for it as for silver and search for it as for treasure, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth - knowledge and understanding; 7 He reserves salvation for the righteous; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly; 8 He guards the paths of righteousness and preserves the path of His saints. 9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and uprightness, every good path. 10 When wisdom has come into your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, 11 then prudence will guard you, understanding will guard you, 12 to save you from the evil way, from the man who speaks lies, |
About the truth: Mark 4:23-25. Matthew 5:3. Matt.6:9,13. Matthew 24:24. 2 Thessalonians 3:3-5. |
| Proverbs 4:10-19 | |
| 10 Listen, my son, and accept my words, and the years of your life will be multiplied. 11 I show you the way of wisdom, I lead you in straight paths. 12 When you walk, your progress will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble. 13 Hold fast to the instruction, do not abandon it, keep it, for it is your life. 14 Thou shalt not enter into the path of the wicked, nor walk in the way of the wicked; 15 Leave it, do not walk on it, turn away from it and pass by; 16 because they will not sleep unless they do evil; They lose sleep if they do not cause someone to fall; 17 For they eat the bread of iniquity and drink the wine of robbery. 18 The path of the righteous is like a shining light, which brightens more and more until the full day. 19 But the way of the wicked is like darkness; they don't know what they'll trip over. |
About the Son of David and the apostates of Israel: Isaiah 29:13,14. Isaiah.8:16-18,14,15. Matthew 13:10-17. Matthew 15:10-14. Matthew 23:14,15,33-36. |
| Proverbs 5:3-14 | |
| 3 For the mouth of a strange woman drips honey, and her speech is sweeter than oil; 4 But the consequences of it are bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword; 5 Her feet descend to death, her feet reach to the pit. 6 If you wanted to comprehend the path of her life, then her ways are fickle, and you will not recognize them. 7 So, children, listen to me and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. 8 Keep your path farther from her and do not come close to the doors of her house, 9 lest you give your health to others and your years to the tormentor; 10 So that strangers may not be satisfied with your strength, and your labors will not be for someone else’s house. 11 And you will groan later, when your flesh and your body are exhausted, -12 and you will say: “Why did I hate instruction, and my heart despised reproof, 13 and I did not listen to the voice of my teachers, I did not incline my ear to my teachers: 14 I almost fell into all kinds of evil in the midst of the congregation and the congregation!” |
Rev. 17:3-6. Rev.18:4,23. Jeremiah 51:17,6,7,52,45,46. |
| Proverbs 5:15-23 | |
| 15 Drink the water from your cistern and the water that flows from your well. 16 Let not your springs overflow in the streets, nor streams of water over the squares; 17 Let them belong to you alone, and not to strangers with you. 18 May your fountain be blessed; and take comfort in the wife of your youth, 19 the dear doe and the beautiful brimstone: let her breasts intoxicate you at all times; delight in her love constantly. 20 And why do you, my son, become attracted to strangers and embrace someone else’s breasts? 21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he measures all his paths. 22 The wicked are caught by his own iniquities, and he is kept in the bonds of his sin: 23 he dies without instruction, and is lost through the multitude of his foolishness. |
On the holiness of body and spirit: 1 Corinthians 6:15-20. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18. Eph.5:25-32. |
| Proverbs 6:24-35 | |
| 24 To guard you from a worthless woman, from the flattering tongue of a stranger. 25 Do not covet her beauty in your heart, and do not let her captivate you with her eyelashes; 26 Because because of a prodigal wife they [become poor] to a piece of bread, but a married woman ensnares a dear soul. 27 Can a man take fire into his bosom, lest his robe be burned? 28 Can anyone walk on burning coals without having their feet burned? 29 The same thing happens to him who goes in to his neighbor’s wife: whoever touches her will not be guiltless. 30 They do not let a thief go free if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 31 But if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold, giving up all the goods of his house. 32 But whoever commits adultery with a woman has no understanding; he who does this destroys his soul: 33 he will find beatings and shame, and his dishonor will not be erased, 34 because jealousy is the wrath of a man, and he will not spare on the day of vengeance, 35 he will not accept any ransom and will not be satisfied, no matter how much you nor did he multiply the gifts. |
About the harlot Israel, the harlot Babylon: Proverbs 7:7,10-27. Ezek.16:2,8. Ezek.23:43,49. 1 Corinthians 10:6. Psalm 1:1. Rev. 17:1-4. Rev. 18:2(c). 2 Corinthians 6:14-17. |
| Proverbs 7:4-27 | |
| 4 Say to wisdom: “You are my sister!” and call understanding your relatives, 5 so that they may protect you from another’s wife, from a stranger who softens her words. 6 Now, one day I was looking out the window of my house, through my bars, 7 and I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the young people a foolish young man, 8 crossing the square near the corner of it and walking along the road to her house, 9 at dusk in the evening of the day, in night darkness and darkness. 10 And behold, a woman came towards him, dressed as a harlot, with a treacherous heart, 11 noisy and unbridled; her feet do not live in her house: 12 sometimes in the streets, sometimes in the marketplaces, and at every corner she builds forts. 13 She grabbed him, kissed him, and with a shameless face said to him: 14 “I have a peace offering: today I have fulfilled my vows; 15 therefore I went out to meet you to look for you, and - I found you; 16 I made my bed with carpets. , multi-colored Egyptian fabrics; 17 she perfumed my bedroom with myrrh, aloe and cinnamon; 18 come in, let us revel in tenderness until the morning, let us enjoy love, 19 because my husband is not at home: he went on a long journey; 20 he took a purse of silver with him; he will come home to full moon day." 21 With many kind words she captivated him, with the softness of her lips she took possession of him. 22 Immediately he followed her, like an ox to the slaughter, and like a deer to the shot, 23 until an arrow pierced his liver; like a bird throws itself into a snare, and does not know that it is to its destruction. 24 Therefore, children, listen to me and pay attention to the words of my mouth. 25 Do not let your heart turn away from her path, do not wander in her paths, 26 for she has cast down many wounded, and many mighty ones have been slain by her: 27 her house is the way to the underworld, descending into the inner dwellings of death. |
About the harlot Israel, the harlot Babylon: Deut.31:16. Deut.32:15,28,32-35. Isaiah.1:10,21,27-29,31. 1 Corinthians 10:11. Jude 4. 2 Peter 2:1-3,14,18. Rev. 17:3-5. Rev.18:4,23. (Prov. 22:14. 2 Thess. 3:4,5.) |
| Proverbs 8:1-36 | |
| 1 Does not wisdom cry? and does not reason raise its voice? 2 She stands in high places, along the road, at crossroads; 3 she calls at the gates at the entrance to the city, at the entrance to the doors: 4 “To you, people, I cry, and to the sons of men my voice! 5 Learn, you foolish ones, prudence, and fools - understanding. 6 Listen, because I I will speak great things, and the words of my mouth will be truth; 7 for my tongue will speak truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips; 8 all the words of my mouth are just; there is no deceit or guile in them; 9 they are all clear to those who understand, and just to those who have gained. knowledge. 10 Receive my teaching, and not silver; better is knowledge than choice gold; 11 for wisdom is better than pearls, and nothing that is desired can compare with it. 12 I, wisdom, dwell with understanding and seek discerning knowledge. 13 The fear of the Lord - to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and deceitful lips I hate. 14 I have counsel and righteousness; I am understanding, I have strength. 15 By me kings reign and rulers legitimize righteousness; 16 by me are rulers and nobles and all the judges of the earth. 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me; 18 riches and glory are mine, an unfailing treasure and righteousness; 19 My fruit is better than gold, even the finest gold, and my profit is greater than choice silver. 20 I walk in the path of righteousness, in the paths of justice, 21 to bring substantial good to those who love me, and I fill their treasuries. 22 The Lord made me the beginning of His way, before His creatures from time immemorial; 23 I have been anointed from everlasting, from the beginning, before the existence of the earth. 24 I was born when there were no deeps, when there were no springs abundant with water. 25 I was born before the mountains were erected, before the hills, 26 when He had not yet created the earth, nor the fields, nor the first specks of dust of the universe. 27 When He prepared the heavens, [I was] there. When He drew a circular line across the face of the deep, 28 when He established the clouds at the top, when He strengthened the sources of the deep, 29 when He gave the sea a charter so that the waters would not exceed its borders, when He laid the foundations of the earth: 30 Then I was an artist with Him, and everyone was a joy. day, rejoicing before Him all the time, 31 rejoicing in His earthly circle, and my joy [was] with the sons of men. 32 So, children, listen to me; and blessed are they who keep my ways! 33 Hear instruction and be wise, and do not turn away [from] [him]. 34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching every day at my gates and standing guard at my doors! 35 For whoever finds me has found life, and will receive grace from the Lord; 36 But whoever sins against me brings harm to his own soul: all those who hate me love death.” |
About Christ as the embodiment of wisdom: Colossians 1:12,13,15,16. Colossians 2:3. Hebrews 1:1-5,8-10. |
| Proverbs 23:26-35 | |
| 26 My son! Give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways, 27 for a harlot is a deep pit, and a strange wife is a narrow well. 28 She sits in ambush like a robber and multiplies lawbreakers among people. 29 Who is howling? who's moaning? who has quarrels? Who's in grief? who has wounds for no reason? who has purple eyes? 30 Among those who sit for a long time drinking wine, who come to seek [wine] seasoned. 31 Do not look at the wine, how it turns red, how it sparkles in the cup, how it flows smoothly: 32 later, like a serpent, it will bite, and sting like an adder; 33 Your eyes will look at other men's wives, and your heart will speak evil, 34 and you will be like one who sleeps in the middle of the sea and like one who sleeps on the top of a mast. 35 [And you will say]: “They beat me, it didn’t hurt me; they pushed me, I didn’t feel it. When I wake up, I’ll look for the same thing again.” |
About spiritual adulterers and drunkards: Isaiah.1:10,21. Isaiah.28:1,8-18. 1 Corinthians 10:6. Matthew 25:13,14. Matthew 24:48-51. Rev. 17:1,2. Rev. 18:1,2,11,15. (Rev.14:1,4,5) |
| Proverbs 26:23-28 | |
| 23 Like an earthen vessel lined with unclean silver, so are fiery lips and an evil heart. 24 The enemy pretends with his mouth, but in his heart he plots deceit. 25 Even if he speaks in a gentle voice, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26 If hatred is hidden in private, then its malice will be revealed in the public assembly. 27 Whoever digs a hole will fall into it, and whoever rolls up a stone will return to him. 28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and flattering lips prepare ruin. |
About the confrontation between the sons of God and the sons of the devil, about the betrayal of fellow believers: Luke 20:1,20. Psalm 40:10. Psalm 54:13-16,20-22. Psalm 109:17,16,6,7,13,20. Rom.15:4. Matthew 10:16,17,21,24-26. Micah 7:5-10. |
So, we have examined with you the essence of what King Solomon wrote about under the inspiration of the Almighty. It often happens that residents of even the most exotic and beautiful places on our planet do not notice what surrounds them - the sky, the earth and everything on it. And this is only because they do not strive to see it.
Genesis 1:31 says; - “And God saw everything that He had created, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning: the sixth day." But everything that is best and beautiful that we can see is just a reflection of the glory of the Great Yahweh. This universe without boundaries shows the essence of His greatness (Rom.11:33. Isaiah.40:26. Heb.1:10-12). And if the six days of creation are significant, then how much more significant is the seventh, spiritual day! (Remember, for example, the law on the Sabbath: Exod. 31:12-16. Eccl. 12:8,13. Heb. 4:9,10). It is this theme of the seventh day of creation that is one of the most important ***. Solomon wrote in the book of Proverbs 2:3-5,9,10 that by knowing as much as possible the Truth spoken of in Scripture, we will truly be able to see how amazing and beautiful what God is doing for us today - on the seventh day (Mark 4:10-13,23-25).
Footnote: ***It is precisely because the first people were created on the sixth day (together with animals) that they sinned. Thus, losing the paradise earth without entering the “rest of God” (Genesis 1:24-28,31). But how can we understand what is written about in Genesis 1:26?.. After all, it says that they were created in the image of God?.. -Psalm 8:6-9 gives us the answer to this. The first people were created "in the image and likeness" in the sense that they were to rule on earth, just as God did in heaven. But they had yet to enter into God’s rest - on the seventh day (see Genesis 1:31. Genesis 2:1-3. Heb.4:1-11. Eccl.3:18-20. Rom.8:19- 21). The first people, despite their perfect health and body, did not have spiritual qualities, just like those Jews who did not enter the promised land (see Deuteronomy 29:2-4). These qualities are a spiritual gift of the Almighty Yahweh, since it is not the flesh that saves, but the Spirit! .. (Matt. 16:16,17. John 6:63. 1 Corinth. 15:45. 1 Corinth. 2:14).
Sergey Iakovlev.
The parables of King Solomon are written as an appeal from a father teaching his son the wisdom of life, which actions can be considered pleasing to God and which are bad. Instruction to the son, as the heir, the person dearest to the real father, is conquered with his love and care. No one can blame a parent for moral teachings, by observing which his son will achieve human respect and God's blessing.
The Proverbs of Solomon are combined into 31 chapters, which list every conceivable situation in life and give advice on how best to act in each case. But if we consider them as a whole, the meaning of the instructions is similar to God’s 10 commandments, which must be observed by everyone who wants to live in peace and prosperity.
Solomon's advice can be downloaded on the Internet for free so that you can listen and study it at home without interference. Also, numerous sites offer to study the Bible online, helping to clarify unclear passages. Priests who interpret biblical texts help beginners and those simply interested in religion to pass the sacred Book through their hearts and souls, so that there are no omissions or understatements left.
Solomon means peace-loving. During the 40 years of his reign, Solomon did not enter into a single serious war, living up to his name. The country, under the leadership of a wise king, reached prosperity and wealth. There were legends about the wisdom of Solomon: all the people who could not solve their problems on their own turned to the wise king for help, and everyone agreed with the king’s decision
What do the parables of the king of Israel teach?
The parables of Solomon are the result of his life experience, which he passes on not only to his heir, but to all people who want to live in peace and harmony with their conscience. The fear of the Lord, which many readers of Solomon's parables take literally, means respect and veneration for the Divine covenant about how all people on earth should live.
The Book of Solomon's Proverbs is still relevant today. With the development of the Internet, you can read the instructions of the ancient king yourself online or download a video to your computer or disk. Many Christian sites make it possible to listen to the wise commandments of Solomon online.
Historically, no confirmation of Solomon's life in reality has been found. All information about the third king of Israel is taken from the Bible. It is believed that King Solomon built the Jerusalem Temple of unprecedented beauty and splendor.
The Legend of King Solomon
God gave Solomon a ring with which a person gains power over demons. Solomon managed to neutralize all the demons so that they could not interfere with the construction of the Temple, which his father David did not have time to complete. But the main demon, King Asmodeus, did not obey the will of Solomon, who could not understand the origins of the demon’s power.
Through deception and cunning, Solomon managed to lure Asmodeus into a trap and take him prisoner. The king settled the demon in the garden, entangling him with a chain engraved with the name of God. Asmodeus could not escape and carried out all the orders of Solomon, obeying the ring with the divine seal. The demon was forced to give up his witchcraft book and tell the secret of the worm Shamir, which could grind a stone of any size and was used in the construction of the Temple.
But King Solomon was overcome by curiosity about what power the demon had and what was its reason. For revealing the secret, the ruler of Israel threw off the chain from the demon and took his ring off his finger. At that same moment, Asmodeus became of gigantic proportions, connecting God’s world and the underworld with his wings. He tore the ring of God from the hands of Solomon and threw it into the sea, and threw the king himself into a distant country. He himself took on the appearance of Solomon and began to rule in his place in Jerusalem.
Solomon wandered for 3 long years in a foreign country, without renouncing God, accepting the well-deserved punishment for excessive pride, self-confidence, and curiosity. But one day he found his ring in the belly of a fish and was able to return to the palace. Asmodeus disappeared at that very moment, and Solomon began to rule Israel again. But he forever remembered his misadventures and drew conclusions so as not to make mistakes in the future.
Teaching his son and everyone who reads the parables of the wise king, Solomon warns future generations against the machinations of evil demons. Only in the name of God can one conquer one’s passions, ultimately winning victory over the machinations of the Prince of Darkness.
The Book of Solomon's Proverbs teaches those living to listen to their inner voice before acting rashly, regretting later the unrighteous act.
Solomon's moral teaching is divided into several topics, dealing with the education of young people, mature men, women, and rulers. Parables are similar to poems about the moral character of people living on earth, interpreting how a person who believes in God should act in a given case.
After the death of the king, numerous stories about Solomon’s wisdom and his resolution of difficult everyday situations spread among the people. Now it is difficult to distinguish between the imagination of the people and what really happened, but the story of the ring is one of the most famous legends about Solomon.
Nowadays, Solomon’s advice is set to music; the chant can be watched on video clips, listened to via a player, or downloaded to your disk.
Legend of Solomon's Ring
The parable of Solomon and his ring is presented on the Internet in several versions that you can read or listen to online. Those who wish can also download information from the Orthodox website.
The legend tells of a terrible famine in the country ruled by Solomon. Seeing people die cruel deaths, the king began to sell gold and jewelry to buy provisions and save his people. Seeing the senselessness of his actions, the king turned to the priest with a request to help him. The priest presented a ring, which in ancient times was considered a symbol of power, a magical sign of infinity and unity. The priest advised the young king to keep this ring with him at all times and in moments of emotional excitement simply hold it in his hands.
Arriving home, Solomon examined the inscription on the outside of the ring, made in an ancient language, which, however, Solomon understood: “Everything will pass.” At that moment, the young ruler understood the hidden meaning of the phrase and acquired the calmness that is so necessary when solving matters of national importance. Without a doubt, wisdom prevailed, and Solomon made the only decision possible in this situation.
Years passed, the king married and raised children. He always carried the ring with him as a faithful adviser. But one day the premature death of his beloved unsettled him. And the words that everything would pass caused protest and indignation. With rage, the king threw the ring, but managed to see on the inside another inscription that he had not seen before: “this too shall pass.”
It took a long time before King Solomon grew old. On his deathbed, both inscriptions on the ring no longer consoled him. Before death, it’s time to take stock of the life we lived, what we were able to achieve, and what everyone leaves to their descendants. To the astonishment of the king, another phrase was found on the edge of the ring: “nothing passes.”
Every person, having lived life, leaves a mark on it. But whether it is bad or good depends on what a person did during his lifetime and what words his descendants will remember.
The story can be watched on video online on the Internet and downloaded. You can also listen to this and other parables about King Solomon on Christian sites.
According to legend, King Solomon was buried with his ring. Many treasure hunters want to find a royal attribute, attributing magical power and authority to the ring. But where is the burial place of the wise king, no one knows.
The Legend of the Real Mother
Another life situation that Solomon supposedly judged, a story about a child. The story can be easily downloaded on the Internet for free, read or watch it online
Two women came to Solomon with a request to find out whose child was left to live. The women gave birth 3 days apart, but one of them accidentally crushed the baby in her sleep. Without thinking twice, the woman replaced the baby. When the second mother decided to feed the child in the morning, she saw that the baby was dead and did not belong to her. Disputes over whose child died led nowhere. It came to a fight, but none of the women wanted to retreat.
The royal decision horrified one of the women in labor - the king ordered to bring a sword and, having cut the living baby in half, give the halves to both contenders, so that no one would be offended.
The true mother fell at the feet of the ruler and begged to give the child to her neighbor, saving the baby’s life. The second woman was satisfied with the royal decision and agreed to accept half of the child, knowing that her baby was already dead.
Solomon recognized the right of a real mother to a child - a natural mother will do everything for her child to live, even with a strange woman.
You can watch the story online on the Internet via video, or download it to your computer and listen carefully at home. All the stories about Solomon amaze with the fairness of the decision, regardless of the financial situation or official rank of the petitioners.
Perjury is a great sin and sooner or later it becomes obvious. Therefore, it is recommended to tell the truth in any situation so as not to be branded a liar among the people around you.
The legend of choice
One day, a certain man came to King Solomon for advice: what to do if, before every vital choice, a person cannot sleep peacefully, because he is constantly thinking about how to choose the right decision. The fear of making mistakes robs him of peace and sleep. And the more he thinks, the more doubts he has about the upcoming decision.
Solomon asked a visitor what he would do if he saw a child drowning in a river? He would rush to save someone else’s baby or pass by, justifying his action that he still wouldn’t have time to help the baby.
The visitor, without a shadow of a doubt and without hesitation, answered that no matter what, he would immediately rush to save the child from water captivity.
The king asked whether the decision to save the child would have changed if the event had happened yesterday or in the future. Having received a negative answer, Solomon said that a person chooses the only correct decision situationally. Therefore, he does not have to worry about whether he is doing the right thing. As long as his actions are consistent with his conscience and God’s teachings, a person has only one option for actions - the true and correct one. Therefore, there is no choice as such.
However, in affection for another person, you should act according to your heart. And the choice will appear only when a person changes - different habits, different priorities.
The visitor went home reassured and no longer suffered from insomnia.
Many people spend a painfully long time thinking about what to do in a given life situation. Meanwhile, the right decision depends on the moral values professed by each citizen. And a person acts according to his education and upbringing, on a subconscious level, separating good and evil.
They say that God once dreamed of Solomon and asked him about his most cherished desire, promising to fulfill it immediately. The king of Judah asked the Lord to give him intelligence and wisdom to rule the country. The wish was fulfilled, and the fame of the wisest ruler spread across different countries.
Later, Solomon learned to understand the language of animals and birds, to speak with animals living on land and in water. This knowledge was reflected in the stories about King Solomon, which were passed on from mouth to mouth. Today these stories can be downloaded on the Internet for free.
About the Snake and the Peasant
God entrusted the Snake with keeping the treasure, commanding him to sting the heel of everyone who encroaches on the treasure. But it so happened that there was a drought, the snake was dying of thirst. At this time, a man passed by with a jug of milk. The snake asked for a drink and promised to tell him where the treasure was hidden as a reward.
The peasant gave her milk to drink, and she showed her the stone under which the treasure was hidden. But when the man wanted to take away the treasures, the Snake remembered its purpose - to guard the treasures - and wrapped itself around the benefactor’s neck.
The peasant was indignant and offered to go to court with King Solomon so that he could determine which of them was right. The snake agreed, but did not get off his neck. So they came to Solomon.
Solomon forced the Snake to get off the peasant’s neck because the king must punish first, and only then his subjects solve problems among themselves.
The snake climbed off his neck, and the king, meanwhile, did not stop listening carefully to the story of their meeting and further actions. In response to the Snake’s words about the need to bite everyone who covets the treasure entrusted to it, Solomon said that every person, when meeting a snake, should break its head. At this saying, the peasant grabbed a stone and crushed the head of the insidious snake.
This story gave rise to the saying: “Break the head of the best of snakes.” The parable teaches us to respect the agreement and, if we had to break our obligations, we should not be cunning and shift the blame onto another, subjecting the innocent to punishment.
You can download for free these and other parables about the wise decision of the king of Israel, making you believe in the justice of the judge’s verdict.
How Solomon's parables are useful today
These and other stories highlight the moral high ground of King Solomon. Before putting his instructions to future generations on paper, the ruler himself suffered and understood God’s commandments, why in some situations one should act this way and in others differently. And therefore, the parables of Solomon cannot be considered as empty moral teachings. Only great love and concern for future generations of his heirs could push a person to write such a work.
A person is not immune from errors in judgment and behavior, but it is better to listen to the advice of the older generation than to fill one's teeth by testing the veracity of Solomon's teachings.
Numerous sites on the Internet help anyone who wants to develop spiritually to study the Bible. You can listen to the interpretation of learned theologians on individual chapters of Solomon’s parables, you can download material for self-study, listen to or read the text online in your free time.
The Book of Solomon's Proverbs is a vivid example of the wise attitude of a ruler - a father - towards his people in the present and future.
D. O. Khvostova (compiler)
The Wisdom of King Solomon
Book of proverbs
The parables of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel, to learn wisdom and instruction, to understand the sayings of reason; learn the rules of prudence, justice, justice and righteousness; give intelligence to the simple, knowledge and prudence to the youth; a wise man will listen and increase his knowledge; and the wise man will find wise advice to understand the parable and the intricate speech, the words of the wise and their riddles.
The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord; [good understanding of all who are led by him; and reverence for God is the beginning of understanding; fools only despise wisdom and instruction.
Hear, my son, the instruction of your father and do not reject your mother’s covenant, for this is a beautiful crown for your head and an ornament for your neck.
My son! if sinners persuade you, do not agree; if they say: “Come with us, we will make an ambush for murder, we will lie in wait for the blameless without guilt, we will swallow them up alive, like the grave, and whole, as if they were descending into the grave; Let us gather all kinds of precious possessions, let us fill our houses with spoils; You will cast your lot with us, we will all have the same warehouse,” my son! do not go on the journey with them, keep your foot from their path, for their feet run to evil and hasten to shed blood.
In the eyes of all the birds a net is laid in vain, but an ambush is made for their blood and their souls are laid in wait.
These are the ways of anyone who covets someone else's goods: it takes the life of the one who takes possession of it.
Wisdom proclaims in the streets, in the squares she raises her voice, in the main meeting places she preaches, at the entrances to the city gates she speaks her speech: “How long, O ignoramuses, will you love ignorance? How long will the violent enjoy rioting? How long will fools hate knowledge?
Turn to my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit on you, I will proclaim my words to you.
I called, and you did not listen; I stretched out my hand, and there was no one to hear; and you rejected all my advice and did not accept my reproofs.
For this reason I will laugh at your destruction; I will rejoice when horror comes upon you; when terror comes upon you like a storm, and trouble comes upon you like a whirlwind; when sorrow and distress befall you.
Then they will call me, and I will not hear; They will look for me in the morning and will not find me.
Because they hated knowledge and did not choose for myself fear of the Lord, they did not accept my advice, they despised all my reproofs; therefore they will eat the fruit of their ways and be satisfied with their thoughts.
Because the stubbornness of the ignorant will kill them and the carelessness of fools will destroy them, but he who listens to me will live safely and calmly, without fear of evil.”
My son! if you accept my words and keep my commandments with you, so that your ear is attentive to wisdom and your heart is inclined to meditation; if you call on knowledge and appeal to reason; if you search for it like silver and search for it like treasure, you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth - knowledge and understanding; He reserves salvation for the righteous; He is a shield for those who walk uprightly; He guards the paths of righteousness and preserves the path of His saints.
Then you will understand righteousness and justice and uprightness, every good path.
When wisdom enters your heart and knowledge is pleasing to your soul, then prudence will protect you, understanding will protect you, in order to save you from the evil way, from the man who speaks lies, from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the paths of darkness; from those who rejoice in doing evil, who delight in evil depravity, whose paths are crooked and who wander in their paths; in order to save you from another's wife, from a stranger, who softens her speech, who has left the leader of her youth and forgotten the covenant of her God.
Her house leads to death, and her paths to the dead; none of those who enter it returns and enters the path of life.
Therefore walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous, for the righteous will live on the earth and the blameless will remain in it; and the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the treacherous will be uprooted from it.
My son! do not forget my instructions, and let your heart keep my commandments; for length of days, years of life and peace they will add to you.
Let mercy and truth not leave you: tie them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, and you will find mercy and favor in the eyes of God and people.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.
Do not be a wise man in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and shun evil: this will be health for your body and nourishment for your bones.
King Solomon is a ruler known for his wisdom and ability to make wise and correct decisions in situations that seem insurmountable. The parables of King Solomon are studied in schools, quotes from the monarch are used as parting words, and the life experience of this man is used as an example to those who have strayed from the righteous path. This ruler was destined by fate to become what he became. After all, his name alone Shlomo (Solomon) is translated from Hebrew as “peacemaker” and “perfect.”
Ascension to the throne
Solomon was the youngest, fourth son of his wife Bathsheba. His two older brothers, Amnon and Abshalom, died while still very young. The third son, whose name was Adonijah, now became the eldest. The laws of those times required that he take the throne of the king, but David swore to his wife that only Solomon would be his successor, and only to him would he transfer the right to lead the entire Israeli state. Adonijus was upset by his father's decision, so he enlisted the support of those who considered him a more suitable heir. Such persons turned out to be the commander of Yoav and the high priest of Evyatar. Those who took Solomon’s side expressed the opinion that Adonijah was not the firstborn son of David, and therefore the monarch could judge the children as he saw fit.
While David was still alive, Solomon and Adonijah began to fight for the right to rule. Adonijah wanted to win over the people to his side with a truly royal feast. He surrounded himself with a large number of horsemen and had many fast walkers and chariots. Adonijah set a day when he would proclaim himself the new ruler of Israel. At the indicated time, he gathered all his associates and, in honor of the holiday, organized a stormy celebration in the outskirts of the city. Bathsheba became aware of this event and, turning to the prophet Nathan, she was able to convince her husband to immediately appoint Solomon as leader of the country. Near the source of Gihon, in the presence of the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan and a detachment of bodyguards, the priest blessed Solomon for the kingdom. All those who even heard about the perfect ceremony recognized the newly-crowned monarch as their ruler.
Adonij became aware of what had happened. He was afraid of his brother's wrath and fled to the sanctuary. Solomon promised him his pardon in exchange for worthy behavior. The parables of King Solomon, which have survived to this day, tell about this.
Saint Tatevatsi and his interpretation
Grigor Tatevatsi (XIV-XV centuries) - great philosopher, church leader, teacher and theologian from Armenia. He left an extraordinary mark on the history of literature and science of the Middle Ages. It was he who wrote the work entitled “Interpretation of the Proverbs of Solomon.” The work was small in volume, therefore, like other categories, it did not receive the attention of publishers and text critics. This is due to the fact that in his manuscripts the philosopher commented on different parts of the Bible, revealing his own economic, ethical, pedagogical and socio-political views.
We can safely say that the parables of King Solomon, the interpretation of which Tatevatsi took upon himself, are worthy of being published and given a scientific assessment. “Interpretation of the Parables of Solomon” is a book that is one of the works of a moralizing nature written by Tatevatsi. They are addressed to those who study the biblical texts in detail. Commenting on the king's parables, Grigor in some places refers to his own ethical views. He also interprets in his own way the religious morality expressed in parables by the legendary king. Explaining the meaning of the parables, Tetevatsi supports each of his remarks with a large number of references and quotes to other books of Holy Scripture.
The most famous ring in the world
The parables of King Solomon number about three thousand works, which made up 31 sections of the Book of Solomon's Proverbs. The royal tales are parting words to a young lady about how to live correctly in the world.
One of the most famous parables is the parable of King Solomon's ring. It tells how Solomon turned to his court sage with a request to help him cope with his feelings. The son of David was known as a wise man, but his life was restless, he often succumbed to passions that incredibly upset him. To this the sage replied that he was giving the ruler a ring with an inscribed inscription: “This will pass!” He said that as soon as Solomon felt joy or disappointment, he should look at the decoration and read the engraving, which would sober up the ruler. It is in her that he must find salvation from oppressive experiences.
Thanks to the sage, Solomon found peace. But one day the king became angry as never before, and even the inscription on the ring did not help him. He took off the jewelry and wanted to throw it away, but on the inside he found the following phrase: “This too shall pass!”
An old song with a modern twist
The parable of King Solomon “Everything will pass” was highly appreciated not only by our ancestors, but also by our contemporaries. So, on the basis of it, the latter composed their own, so to speak, wisdom: one person turned to a psychologist to help him. After all, he has lost his job, has practically no money to survive, and all his friends have turned their backs. The doctor told the man to place a piece of paper in all the rooms, in all visible places, with the inscription: “Everything will pass.” After some time, the man came to the doctor again and said that everything had worked out: he had found an excellent job, made peace with his wife, and found new friends. He asked the doctor if he could throw away the notes, but the doctor replied: “Why? Let them lie there a little longer."
Great Wisdom
Israel spoke of the great wisdom of King Solomon after he judged the two women. King Solomon's parable of the child proved that this ruler was truly a shrewd ruler and judge. The essence of the legend is that two mothers appeared before the monarch. Both gave birth to sons on the same day, but one of them had a boy who died. Each claimed that the living child was her baby. Then Solomon ordered to bring a sword and cut the baby in half, so that both women would get half of the child. One mother shouted in horror not to do this, but to give the child alive to her opponent. The other, on the contrary, agreed to such a decision, saying that neither she nor I would get it. The king proclaimed that the son should be given to the one who was against the cutting of the baby, for only a real mother is capable of mercy.
The best years in the country's history
King Solomon ruled Israel from 965 BC. e. to 928 BC e. This time is called the era when the monarchy flourished. During his 40 years of reign, Solomon gained fame as the wisest ruler in the whole world. It was built during the lifetime of the king. The parables of King Solomon prove the true wisdom of the ruler and his greatness. Moreover, they have not lost their relevance to this day.
Book of proverbs
1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel,
2 to know wisdom and instruction, to understand the sayings of reason;
3 learn the rules of prudence, justice, justice and righteousness;
4 to give understanding to the simple, knowledge and prudence to the youth;
5 A wise man will listen and increase his knowledge, and a wise man will find wise advice;
6 to understand parables and intricate speech, the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord; [good understanding of all who are led by him; and reverence for God is the beginning of understanding; fools only despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of your father, and do not forsake your mother’s covenant,
9 For it is a beautiful crown for your head and an ornament for your neck.
10 My son! if sinners persuade you, do not agree;
11 If they say, “Come with us, let us set an ambush for murder, let us lie in wait for the blameless without guilt,
12 We will swallow them up alive, like the grave, and whole, like those going down into the grave;
13 Let us gather all kinds of precious possessions, let us fill our houses with spoil;
14 You will cast your lots with us, we will all have one storehouse,”
15 my son! do not go on a journey with them; keep your foot from their path,
16 For their feet run to evil and make haste to shed blood.
17 In vain is a net laid in the eyes of all the birds,
18 But they lie in wait for their blood and lie in wait for their souls.
19 These are the ways of anyone who covets someone else's goods: it takes the life of the one who takes possession of it.
20 Wisdom speaks in the streets, she lifts up her voice in the marketplaces,
21 He preaches in the main meeting places, and at the entrances to the city gates he speaks:
22 “How long, O ignoramuses, will you love ignorance? How long will the violent enjoy rioting? How long will fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn to my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit on you, I will declare my words to you.
24 I called, and you did not listen; I stretched out my hand, and there was no one to hear;
25 And you rejected all my counsels, and did not accept my reproofs.
26 Therefore I will laugh at your destruction; I will rejoice when horror comes upon you;
27 When terror comes upon you like a storm, and trouble comes upon you like a whirlwind; when sorrow and distress befall you.
28 Then they will call me, and I will not hear; They will look for me in the morning and will not find me.
29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 They did not accept my advice, they despised all my reproofs;
31 Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their ways and be satisfied with their thoughts.
32 For the stubbornness of the ignorant will kill them, and the carelessness of fools will destroy them,
33 But he who listens to me will live safely and calmly, without fear of evil.”
1 My son! if you accept my words and keep my commandments to you,
2 so that you may make your ear attentive to wisdom, and incline your heart to meditation;
3 if you call on knowledge and appeal to understanding;
4 If you search for it like silver and search for it like treasure,
5 Then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth - knowledge and understanding;
7 He reserves salvation for the righteous; He is a shield for those who walk uprightly;
8 He guards the paths of righteousness and preserves the path of His saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and uprightness, every good path.
10 When wisdom has come into your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul,
11 Then prudence will guard you, understanding will guard you,
12 to save you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks lies,
13 from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness;
14 From those who rejoice in doing evil, who delight in evil depravity,
15 whose ways are crooked, and who wander in their paths;
16 to save you from another woman, from a stranger who softens her speech,
17 who forsook the leader of her youth and forgot the covenant of her God.
18 Her house leads to death, and her paths to the dead;
19 None of those who entered her return or enter the path of life.
20 Therefore walk in the way of the good and keep the paths of the righteous,
21 For the righteous will dwell on the earth, and the blameless will remain in it;
22 But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the treacherous will be rooted out from it.
1 My son! do not forget my instructions, and let your heart keep my commandments;
2 For length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you: bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart,
4 and you will find favor and favor in the sight of God and men.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.
7 Do not be a wise man in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil:
8 This will be health for your body and nourishment for your bones.
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your increase,
10 And your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your winepresses will overflow with new wine.
11 Do not reject the punishment of the Lord, my son, and do not be burdened by His reproof;
12 For whom the Lord loves he chastises and is pleased with, as a father is with his son.
13 Blessed is the man who has gained wisdom, and the man who has gained understanding -
14 because the acquisition of it is better than the acquisition of silver, and the profit from it is greater than from gold:
15 she is more valuable than precious stones; [no evil can resist her; she is well known to everyone who approaches her,] and nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are riches and glory; [the truth comes out of her mouth; she carries law and mercy on her tongue;]
17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peaceable.
18 She is a tree of life to those who acquire her, and blessed are those who keep her!
19 The Lord founded the earth with wisdom, established the heavens with understanding;
20 Through His wisdom the deeps were opened, and the clouds sprinkled with dew.
21 My son! do not let them out of your sight; keep your sanity and prudence,
22 And they will be life for your soul and ornament for your neck.
23 Then you will walk safely on your way, and your foot will not stumble.
24 When you go to sleep, you will not be afraid; and when you fall asleep, your sleep will be pleasant.
25 You will not be afraid of sudden fear and destruction from the wicked when it comes;
26 For the Lord will be your trust and will keep your foot from being caught.
27 Do not withhold good from someone in need, when your hand has the power to do it.
28 Do not say to your friend, “Go and come again, and tomorrow I will give,” while you have it with you. [For you do not know what the coming day will bring forth.]
29 Do not plot evil against your neighbor while he lives with you without fear.
30 Do not quarrel with a person without cause when he has done you no harm.
