DELILAH ON A MISSION:
Judges 16:4-6,10,15-21, 28-31
[4]Afterward it happened that he ( Samson) loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
[5]And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.”
[6]So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me where your great strength lies, and with what you may be bound to afflict you.”
[10]Then Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you have mocked me and told me lies. Now, please tell me what you may be bound with.”
[15]Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies. ”
[16]And it came to pass, when she pestered him daily with her words and pressed him, so that his soul was vexed to death,
[17]that he told her all his heart, and said to her, “No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”
[18]When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up once more, for he has told me all his heart.” So the lords of the Philistines came up to her and brought the money in their hand.
[19]Then she lulled him to sleep on her knees, and called for a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him.
[20]And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” So he awoke from his sleep, and said, “I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!” But he did not know that the Lord had departed from him.
[21]Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the priso
[28]Then Samson called to the Lord, saying, “O Lord God, remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes!”
[30]Then Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life.
[31]And his brothers and all his father’s household came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. He had judged Israel twenty years.
BATHSHEBA INTERVENES:
SOLOMON BECOMES THE KING:
1 Kings 1:11-14,16-18,22-23,28,30,34,39,50-52
[11]So Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king, and David our lord does not know it?
[12]Come, please, let me now give you advice, that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
[13]Go immediately to King David and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord, O king, swear to your maidservant, saying, “Assuredly your son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne“? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
[14]Then, while you are still talking there with the king, I also will come in after you and confirm your words.”
[16]And Bathsheba bowed and did homage to the king. Then the king said, “What is your wish?”
[17]Then she said to him, “My lord, you swore by the Lord your God to your maidservant, saying, ‘Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’
[18]So now, look! Adonijah has become king; and now, my lord the king, you do not know about it.
[22]And just then, while she was still talking with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
[23]So they told the king, saying, “Here is Nathan the prophet.” And when he came in before the king, he bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
[28]Then King David answered and said, “Call Bathsheba to me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king.
[30]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,’ so I certainly will do this day.”
[34]There let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel; and blow the horn, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
[39]Then Zadok the priest took a horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
[50]Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.
[51]And it was told Solomon, saying, “Indeed Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; for look, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’ ”
[52]Then Solomon said, “If he proves himself a worthy man, not one hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”
QUEEN OF SHEBA TESTS SOLOMON:
1 Kings 10:1-4,6-7,9-10,13
[1]Now when the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.
[2]She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.
[3]So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her.
[4]And when the Queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
[6]Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.
[7]However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard.
[9]Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”
[10]Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the Queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
[13]Now King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. Solomon’s Great Wealth
2 Chronicles 9:1-3,5,9
[1]Now when the Queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, having a very great retinue, camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.
[2]So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for Solomon that he could not explain it to her.
[3]And when the Queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he had built,
[5]Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom.
[9]And she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great abundance, and precious stones; there never were any spices such as those the Queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
TODAY'S PRAISE SONG:
WOMEN OF GOD: BESSY CHOIR
https://youtu.be/A47IH5qyAp0?feature=shared
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