2. Pokok pembahasan
◦ Suksesi pemerintahan dari Daud ke Salomo, konflik
dalam keluarga
◦ Politik ‘Machiavelli’ ala Salomo
◦ Kerajaan Israel Raya di bawah Salomo (United Kingdom
of Israel)
◦ Kejayaan Israel Raya
◦ Keruntuhan Israel Raya
◦ Karakter Salomo: sebuah studi
4. The succession of Solomon to the
throne
◦ I Kings (chapters 1 and 2) continues the story of David and the struggle for the succession of his
throne.
◦ The sides were drawn between Adonijah, David’s eldest living son, and Solomon, the son of
David and Bathsheba.
◦ Supporting Adonijah were the “old guard”—the general Joab and the priest Abiathar—and
supporting Solomon were the priest Zadok, the prophet Nathan, and the captain of David’s
bodyguard, Benaiah.
◦ With David close to death, Adonijah prepared to seize control of the kingdom; Nathan,
however, requested Bathsheba to go to David and persuade David to proclaim Solomon the next
monarch.
◦ Following the advice of Nathan, David then appointed Solomon the heir to his throne; and
Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed the son of Bathsheba king in Gihon.
5. Politik ‘Machiavelli’ ala Salomo
◦ After David died, however, Adonijah attempted to regain some semblance of prestige by asking
Solomon to give him Abishag, a young Shunammite woman who had been given to David in
his old age, as his wife.
◦ To this request Solomon answered by ordering Adonijah’s execution, which Benaiah carried
out. Solomon also ordered the execution of the old general Joab for having killed Abner and
Amasa years earlier as a loyal supporter of David, an execution again carried out by Benaiah,
who also executed Shimei, a man who had cursed David a long time earlier.
◦ Prior to these executions, which David—before he had died—had requested of Solomon, the
new king banished the priest Abiathar of the house of Eli to Anathoth, an act that confirmed the
position of Zadok as the principal priest of Jerusalem.
7. The reign of Solomon
◦ David had reigned from about 1000 to 962 BCE, a period in which he
consolidated a federation of tribes that had been united under
the charismatic leadership of Saul, who had reigned for about two decades
before David began to construct his minor empire.
◦ Solomon, who inherited a strong monarchy, reigned for 40 years. His
reputation as a monarch centred about his great wisdom (chapter 3), his
reorganization of the administrative bureaucracy (chapter 4), and his building
of the magnificent Temple (chapters 3–8).
◦ Though two sons of the prophet Nathan served Solomon, one as a court official
and another as a priest, the prophetic movement apparently was little
encouraged by the united monarchy’s third king.
8. Konsolidasi kekuasaan
◦ To secure diplomatic and commercial treaties, Solomon contracted marriage with various
princesses—who brought with them their native deities.
◦ Perkawinan dengan Puteri Firaun (3:1)
◦ a large harem of foreign princesses was acquired, sealing relations with other states;
◦ 700 isteri, 300 gundik (1 Raj 11:3)
9. Kebijaksanaan Salomo
◦ Salomo muda sangat bijaksana
◦ Pengalaman Teofani Salomo
◦ Memohon kebijaksanaan kepada Allah
◦ 1 Raja 3
10.
11. Ensiklopedi berjalan (5,9-14)
◦Anugerah Allah: 9
◦Kebijaksanaannya melebihi segala ahli : 10-11
◦ Amsal dan musik (12)
◦ Botanika (13a)
◦ Zoologi(13b)
◦Kebijaksanaannya terkenal di berbagai bangsa. 14
12. Salomo sebagai administrator
◦Kabinet Salomo [pejabat tinggi] (1 Raja 4:1-6)
◦Administrator ekonomi Salomo (1 Raja 4:7-28): The
country was divided into 12 districts for
administrative, supply, and taxation purposes.
◦Keagungan, kebesaran dan kebijaksanaan Salomo (1
Raja 4:29-34)
13.
14. Salomo sebagai pembangun
◦ Bait Allah dan Istana
◦ 1 Raja 5:1-9:25
◦ Bukti kejayaaan sebuah kerajaan: Bait Allah dan istana yang megah
◦ Proyek mencusuar Salomo
15. Salomo sebagai pedagang
◦ Daud mengamankan batas dan wilayah dengan kekuatan militer,
Salomo dengan perjanjian perdagangan.
◦ Pelabuhan Laut (1 Raja 9: 26-28) di Ezion-geber at teluk Aqaba di Laut
Merah.
◦ Kekayaan Salomo (1 Raja 10: 14-25) dari aktivitas komersial (catatan
dalam Alkitab, terlalu dibesar-besarkan)
◦ Pasukan dan kereta perang Salomo (1 Raja 10: 26-29): 1400 kereta
perang dan 12.000 kuda (diimpor dari negara lain).
18. Penyembahan berhala (11,1-13)
◦ Penyebab: perempuan (asing ): 1-4
◦ Kultus terhadap dewa dewi asing: 5-8
◦ Reaksi dari Allah: 9-13
◦ Hukuman: hilangnya kerajaan: 11
◦ Setelah kematiannya (rehabeam): 12
◦ Kerajaan Salomo lenyap dan pecah menjadi dua: 13
19. Isteri asing
◦ Melanggar larangan TUHAN (Mazhab
Deuteronomistis) (Ul. 7:3-4, bdk. Kel. 34:11-
16; Yos. 23:12-13)
◦ Mengawini isteri asing harus menyediakan
kuil untuk dewa-dewi mereka. Yerusalem
menjadi semacam pantheon.
◦ Berefek kepada ketidaksetiaan pada
Yahweh.
20. Kerja Rodi dan
pemberontakan
◦ Sebagai anak dari Harem, Salomo tidak
berkontak dengan masyrakat luar
◦ Menerapkan kerja rodi atau kerja paksa
untuk proyek-proyek besarnya.
◦ Politik yang tidak popular ini
menimbulkan pemberontakan internal
maupun external.
◦ Aram dan Edom memberontak
◦ Suku-suku Israel Utara memberontak.
◦ Kerajaan pecah setelah kematian Salomo
21. Pemberontakan Yerobeam
◦Pemberontakan Yerobeam (1 raja 12)
◦Kerajaan Israel Raya adalah kontrak di antara dua
kelompok besar, suku-suku Utara dan Selatan.
◦Kegagalan Salomo dalam memerintah secara bijak,
menghapus kontrak yang ada.
23. ◦ Salomo muda menjalankan pemerintahan yang adil.
◦ Ensiklopedia kebijaksanaan.
◦ Pembangun handal: Bait Allah dan Istana.
◦ Problem-solver
◦ Salomo tua: Kehilangan kebijaksanaan membuatnya jatuh kedalam penyembahan berhala dan
menyebabkan bencana politis di kerajaannya.
◦ Daud dibesarkan dalam tantangan dan perjuangan, Salomo dibesarkan dalam kenyamanan
istana. Dua tipikal figur yang berbeda.
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