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1 Chronicles 22:8-10 The one to be named Solomon - Day 330

Good afternoon fellow pilgrims,

Since it is a Sunday, this is first of at least two for the day. As you can probably tell, I have really been thinking about the original audience for this account of history of Israel.

Blessings,

Jeff

The contrast between David (a man of blood and war) and "the son who will be to you and will be a man of rest. For his name shall be Solomon."

rest is mnuchah; feminine of 4495; repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation

peace is šâlôm; or שָׁלֹם shalom; from 7999; safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace:

Do you think that this is Genesis 3:15 in miniature?  There it is  seed who will crush the serpents head.  Here a son who will be a man of peace.

There at unknown point in future.  Here born to you => near future.

Of course David already has some sons, but none of them is named Solomon.  The one that David names Solomon before the child does anything will be designated as the next king.  Thinking about Joseph and how his brothers reacted to the favorite son designation.  All the other sons will grow up knowing that it is not going to be them.  Yet two of the try it anyway.

This picture of what should be (establish his royal throne in Israel) written long after what actually happened (kingdom divided in the days of Solomon's son).  Seems to be similar to the idealized reign of David.  Pointing the returning exiles to a better Solomon in their future.


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