King Solomon, New Year’s Blogging Resolution

If only every blogger would…….

King Solomon, Explained His Song of Songs (u/d)

How did King Solomon explain his hobby to the Queen of Sheba?

King Solomon, Blogging Inspirational Posts

 

Do you ever wonder if you are wasting your time blogging inspirational posts?

King Solomon on Truth of Same Sex Lip Kisses

 

We are not homosexuals, but when my buddy Tom kissed me on the cheek instead of on my lips I was angry. Why?

King Solomon's Advise for Goodwill Blogging

If King Solomon was alive today, what proverbial advice would he have written for today’s  partakers of social media?

King Solomon’s Rare Treasure

 

In my earlier blogs I wrote about sharing wealth and giving endlessly that received a fair amount of blog buzz. Personal views about these subjects appear to be very vexing to both rich and poor today, same as 3000 years ago. In the following novel excerpts, I surmised how King Solomon, based on his proverbs, may have answered two questions posed by the Queen of Sheba about his personal views of being wealthy in relationship to wisdom. The novel is a contemporary application of a story form to promote understanding of proverbs and ancient wise sayings in relation to our modern times.

King Solomon’s Blogging Advice for Commenting

We all have various reasons for blogging, For example, it may be for social enjoyment, passion for a cause, or monetary reasons. There are many reasons. Whatever the reason, most bloggers will enjoy a sense of personal enjoyment or satisfaction when they receive a LIKE, FOLLOW, or REPLY COMMENT, which hopefully is a good will or friendly acknowledgement that someone has read their article with interest.

In a previous post, What King Solomon Would Advise Bloggers, I explained his advice why not to reply to a fool. In this post, I will now surmise what King Solomon might enjoy most if he was a blogger today, and that would be an apt remark reply comment.

What is an apt remark? An apt remark is an exactly suitable and appropriate reply. I understand that not every reply comment can be explained with a brief, apt or pithy remark. However, there are times when we basically agree with the article, that your reply to the poster might enjoy reading your apt remark reply.

For example, I recently read an interesting article by a fellow blogger expressing his opinions about the pros and cons of excessive government. I replied in reference to a Solomon proverb.

“Government is like honey. It is a healthy food when eaten in moderation. If you eat too much, it will make you sick.”

*The blogger responded with a comment that that he enjoyed my “apt remark.”

Here is another explanation of a wise apt remark in reference to a King Solomon Proverb.

** This proverb refers rather to the pleasure and sense of satisfaction which a man feels when he has spoken well and effectively and when he is aware that the weight and cogency of his apt remark has been generally acknowledged. The further point which is made in this proverb is that a sense of timing is an important aspect of effective speech. This implies that there are times when there is more virtue in silence than speech, and that it is better to say nothing than to make an unimpressive or inept interventions. To know when and then speak incisively and eloquently was an important part of old wisdom.  A man gets pleasure from an (apt) rejoinder, and what is better than a well timed word. (Proverb 15:23)

References: * CitizenTom   ** Proverbs   McKane

                                                         A Blogger Challenge

May I challenge you to submit what you might reply to the following event I experienced.

One day after school my highly emotional third grade daughter came home from school and announced.

 “Today has been the worse day in my life! “

I do not remember the exact circumstance other than she did something embarrassing at school. However, I do remember not telling her the wise saying that came to my mind because she was too young and upset at the time to appreciate it..

The proverb wise saying I did not say was “Susan, calm down and don’t worry; things are goiug to improve for you. The first hundred years are the hardest.”  

If you feel so inclined, please comment what wise saying you might have said but would not,  Perhaps we social bloggers might enjoy reading your apt reply. 

What Enhanced a Woman Most in the Eyes of King Solomon?

In the Bible, King Solomon was described to be blessed with great wisdom, authored many wise proverbs, and accumulated vast wealth. He purportedly had a harem of 700 wives and 300 concubines. What was the wisdom of having so many wives and indeed if the numbers were true and accurate, what answer did he give the Queen of Sheba when she asked him this question? He answered her with a four reasons, one excerpt is given below.

 “The first reason is our religious beliefs and my role as King of Israel. We believe our earth to be female, as a mother is that nourishes her children. Yahweh fertilizes our earth through his Goddesses. The Goddesses of the Earth, Sea, Wind, Rain, and Wisdom are a few examples. My seal of two inverted pyramids symbolizes the perfect union of male and female. I must be virile in my role as King to fertilize Israel, same as Yahweh fertilizes our land. We believe that a king that is no longer virile must relinquish his throne. When we all gather together as a family, my people witness the virility of their King.”

An example in the Bible was when a beautiful young concubine virgin was prescribed in an attempt to warm the bed of King David to restore his virility without success; King David then succeeded his throne to his son Solomon.

What quality in a woman did Solomon admire most?  He gives a clue in his proverb which I selected below. Keep in mind though, that a proverb needs to be discerned and the meaning of any proverb may have many interpretations and personal opinions. In my novel I surmised that he hinted his choice of eminence that most enhanced a woman’s beauty in his eyes with this paragraph and comparison proverb.   

“As I listened to the cheering and looked at Bilqis, I thought to myself, she illuminates the gold she displays with her graciousness and taste. She derives attention not only from her attractiveness, or from her gold earrings that she wears, but also more significantly from the personal qualities within her. This is a beautiful woman with good taste and intellectual discrimination. Anyone can wear gold earrings, yet gold alone will not bring a woman respect and influence.” A gold ring on a pig’s snout, a beautiful woman with no taste. (Proverb 11:22) 

                                                              Source: Chapter One

As A Lily Among Thorns - A Story of King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba, and the Goddess of Wisdom by Rudy U Martinka

Available as an e-Book.  Read a free excerpt @

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Readers should not pass up this novel because It is a conventional application to gain historical insight of how wisdom will help them to;

1. Find greater peace and happiness in their lifetime.

2. Help themselves.

3. Learn how a prospective leader was taught how to conduct themselves in ancient times and still applies today.

4. All above while enjoying reading an inspirational historical biblical fiction love story.