Fr. Mike Schmitz

He's anointed, he's gifted by God. And yet he doesn't know what's happening in his own family. We mentioned this in second Samuel, but this is going to play out in first Kings and second Kings in this horrible, horrible way. David is a success in almost every area of his life, except. when it comes to his own family, when it comes to being a dad. How do we see this in chapter one?

How we see this is he doesn't even know what his kids are doing. Remember back when Absalom, David didn't even call him my son. He called him the young man Absalom until after Absalom had died. You would think one would think or even That horrible story of Absalom's sister, Tamar, being raped by her brother and David doing nothing about this.

How we see this is he doesn't even know what his kids are doing. Remember back when Absalom, David didn't even call him my son. He called him the young man Absalom until after Absalom had died. You would think one would think or even That horrible story of Absalom's sister, Tamar, being raped by her brother and David doing nothing about this.

How we see this is he doesn't even know what his kids are doing. Remember back when Absalom, David didn't even call him my son. He called him the young man Absalom until after Absalom had died. You would think one would think or even That horrible story of Absalom's sister, Tamar, being raped by her brother and David doing nothing about this.

What we have here is Adonijah making himself king and David, he knows nothing about this. What has to happen here then is that Bathsheba and Nathan have to kind of basically plot to get David to do the right thing, to announce Solomon as the king. Now, again, if he was paying attention to his family, David would have seen this coming. So what happens?

What we have here is Adonijah making himself king and David, he knows nothing about this. What has to happen here then is that Bathsheba and Nathan have to kind of basically plot to get David to do the right thing, to announce Solomon as the king. Now, again, if he was paying attention to his family, David would have seen this coming. So what happens?

What we have here is Adonijah making himself king and David, he knows nothing about this. What has to happen here then is that Bathsheba and Nathan have to kind of basically plot to get David to do the right thing, to announce Solomon as the king. Now, again, if he was paying attention to his family, David would have seen this coming. So what happens?

What happens is he announces, he does the right thing, but he has to be brought to that place because for as gifted as David is, as anointed as David is, When it comes to being a dad, when it comes to being a father, he in many ways is a failure. He doesn't know what's happening in his own home. And this is going to play out in the next number of chapters as we see Solomon.

What happens is he announces, he does the right thing, but he has to be brought to that place because for as gifted as David is, as anointed as David is, When it comes to being a dad, when it comes to being a father, he in many ways is a failure. He doesn't know what's happening in his own home. And this is going to play out in the next number of chapters as we see Solomon.

What happens is he announces, he does the right thing, but he has to be brought to that place because for as gifted as David is, as anointed as David is, When it comes to being a dad, when it comes to being a father, he in many ways is a failure. He doesn't know what's happening in his own home. And this is going to play out in the next number of chapters as we see Solomon.

Now, here we have Solomon in 1 Kings 1, and he's just beginning. He's just going to start in this whole thing. But in 2 Chronicles 1, we have this big moment. We're not going to get to in 1 Kings until chapter 3, but here we have 2 Chronicles 1 where God asks Solomon, Solomon, what do you want me to do for you? And Solomon asks for wisdom and God gives him wisdom.

Now, here we have Solomon in 1 Kings 1, and he's just beginning. He's just going to start in this whole thing. But in 2 Chronicles 1, we have this big moment. We're not going to get to in 1 Kings until chapter 3, but here we have 2 Chronicles 1 where God asks Solomon, Solomon, what do you want me to do for you? And Solomon asks for wisdom and God gives him wisdom.

Now, here we have Solomon in 1 Kings 1, and he's just beginning. He's just going to start in this whole thing. But in 2 Chronicles 1, we have this big moment. We're not going to get to in 1 Kings until chapter 3, but here we have 2 Chronicles 1 where God asks Solomon, Solomon, what do you want me to do for you? And Solomon asks for wisdom and God gives him wisdom.

Now, people will ask oftentimes, how is it that Solomon could be one of the wisest people at the beginning and is a great fool at the end? What we see is he doesn't even start out incredibly wise, at least when it comes to 2 Chronicles. What does he do immediately? In 2 Chronicles, Solomon gets wisdom, and then he begins to amass treasures.

Now, people will ask oftentimes, how is it that Solomon could be one of the wisest people at the beginning and is a great fool at the end? What we see is he doesn't even start out incredibly wise, at least when it comes to 2 Chronicles. What does he do immediately? In 2 Chronicles, Solomon gets wisdom, and then he begins to amass treasures.

Now, people will ask oftentimes, how is it that Solomon could be one of the wisest people at the beginning and is a great fool at the end? What we see is he doesn't even start out incredibly wise, at least when it comes to 2 Chronicles. What does he do immediately? In 2 Chronicles, Solomon gets wisdom, and then he begins to amass treasures.

He begins to amass, even this, it's a small point, but it's a pretty critical point. At the end of chapter one, it says that Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Coup. Now, remember that this is in direct disobedience to Deuteronomy chapter 17, verse 16, where it said about the king of Israel,

He begins to amass, even this, it's a small point, but it's a pretty critical point. At the end of chapter one, it says that Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Coup. Now, remember that this is in direct disobedience to Deuteronomy chapter 17, verse 16, where it said about the king of Israel,

He begins to amass, even this, it's a small point, but it's a pretty critical point. At the end of chapter one, it says that Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Coup. Now, remember that this is in direct disobedience to Deuteronomy chapter 17, verse 16, where it said about the king of Israel,

he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses. For the Lord has said to you, you'll not return that way again. And yet here is Solomon, who right after he has been prayed for the gift of wisdom and been given the gift of wisdom is not good. You can be wise and disobedient. It's one of the reasons why Wisdom is a great gift.