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1 Kings 3:16-18
"16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house."

We have studied a lot already in our series titled Children of the Heavenly Father. This week we go back to the Old Testament to study King Solomon. God granted Solomon's request for one gift; WISDOM. Yesterday's verse from the book of Proverbs, chapter nine, verse ten; "The fear of the LORD is the BEGINNING of WISDOM: and the knowledge of the HOLY is understanding." The first thing we need to know is the Holiness of GOD! It's not something we can just learn and comprehend. It is something we study about GOD and the Holy Ghost allows us to apprehend His Divine Majesty! 

Today we turn the pages to First Kings. No one is sure of the author. Possibly one of the prophets; Ezra, Ezekiel, or Jeremiah. The books do cover more than four hundred years of history and variety of writing leads scholars to work to be a completion from multiple authors. The work would have been brought together when the Israelites were in exile in Babylon.

Long before that King Solomon was on the throne. He ruled with great wisdom and care for the people. This week we will study one of his most famous judgements. Beginning in First Kings, chapter three, verse sixteen; "Then came there TWO WOMEN, that were harlots, unto the king, and STOOD BEFORE him." Whoever these two women were they were unmarried, because in this culture their husbands would have stood before the King for their wives. Most likely they had presented their case to other judges before coming before King Solomon. He is acting like the Supreme Court.

"And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman DWELL in ONE house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was NO STRANGER with us in the house, save we two in the house." ALL THIS to say there are no witnesses to what transpired between these two women. Both were mother's to new born babies. And, both are experiencing a horrible trajady...
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