King Solomon, Causes of Disasters (u/d)

Something to think about this election?

We read or hear about terrible human casualties caused by natural disasters, wars, terrorist attacks, or travel mishaps. Every once in a while, a religious leader makes a statement that the reason for the disaster was that God willed the disaster to happen because of the sins of man.

Victims may lose faith in their God for allowing both evil acts and natural disasters to fall upon them even though they have always followed a path of righteous in their lives. The wise King Solomon believed that many causes or curses may be more related to man’s foolish choices.

For a definition listing of Anthropogenic,  as well as  opposing effects of natural hazards that cause natural disasters. see HERE.

I surmised in a novel a brief excerpt of what King Solomon may have explained, based on his proverbs, to the Queen of Sheba to consider about evil and disasters. 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.

Excerpt

“Men make free choices that will affect their health or subject them to the risks of harm from nature, weather, or man-made disasters. For example, we have beliefs and strict rules of diet for purposes of sacrifice along with cleanliness to prevent sickness in our community. Someday, we may come to know more about the cause of sickness if we study the nature created by Yahweh.”

“If a man chooses to sail into a storm, he may bring harm upon himself by engaging in a greater risk of sinking rather than embarking in good weather.”

“If a man chooses to build his house on land known to shake, he risks harm by living in a house that may someday collapse on him.”

“Men start all wars and bring harm and suffering upon themselves because of war. The cause of war is the same as a pregnancy. A pregnancy will not occur if there is no intercourse same as a war will not occur if there is no discourse initiated between men.”

Bilqis smiled in recognition of my point of comparison.

“Bilqis, my belief is that whatever plans a man may make, he will not accomplish his plan without God ordering his steps. I choose to believe that Yahweh sent us The Goddess of Wisdom to help us make wise choices to help us prevent bringing harm upon ourselves and to aid us to create a better life in accordance to his plan. In other words, Yahweh has a reason for allowing every step man takes whether their step results in either a good or evil act.” A man plans his way, but Yahweh orders his step. (Proverb 16:9)

“To summarize what I have just stated of my beliefs to you is this. The reason why Yahweh allows evil to exist is a mystery. Yahweh has made a plan or reason for every happening on earth, whether it is good or evil, wind or weather, or his reasoning for allowing men to make wise or foolish choices.”

“Think of a good man being a wandering bird in flight. No undeserved curse will come to a wandering bird in flight unless there is a reason or cause for it to land.” As a sparrow on the wing and a swallow in flight, so is an unmerited curse, which does not alight. (Proverb 26:2)  

Source: 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 eBook at all sellers.  Read an excerpt by clicking below http://amazon.com/gp/search?field-author=rudy+martinka&index=books      

Additional Reference HERE Every War Has Brought Us Here

King Solomon, USA Repeat Performance of Folly? Post Two

 

Will unfair USA taxation help replicate the history of failed nations?

In a previous post, I stated I will compare King Solomon’s Domestic Policies to USA present policies. This second post will relate how unfair taxes contributed to the richer northern Israel provinces from the poorer southern providences.

In my opinion it is similar to the present resentment of the USA one percenters vs. the middle class and poor presently taking place in todays USA political presidential politics.

Comparison of King Solomon’s Domestic Policy to USA   

Excerpt

Moreover, Solomon’s taxation of ‘all Israel’ starts to look decidedly dodgy when we note that he appeared to be taxing only the northern territory of the kingdom, whilst giving the southern area of Judah agenerous tax ‘break’ (1 Kings 4.19b). Given the huge extent of provisions each territory was supposed to supply for the royal larder, one can imagine that the exemption of Solomon’s own southern homeland from this burden would have caused a considerable amount of resentful mutterings among his northern subjects. [A rather similar scenario took place in Scotland in the 1980s.]

USA Comparison of  ‘generous tax ‘break,’  and ‘resentful mutterings’

High-income Americans pay most income taxes, but enough to be fair? HERE

45% of Americans pay no federal income tax. HERE

In My Opinion

When you compare Clinton to Trump political arguments, I believe the ‘mutterings’ of both potential Presidential leadership candidates statements and questions about taxes being unjust and unfair are valid.

Is it not unjust and unfair that 45 percent of Americans do not pay any taxes while  only 2.7 percent pay 51.7 percent of Federal Taxes?

However, it is also not unjust and unfair that there is such a huge division of wealth in the USA?

Is, or was unfair leadership and taxation the core issue of the present ‘mutterings’ that is now dividing Americans and other nations in a similar manner that split up ancient Israel after the death of King Solomon?

What did wise King Solomon have to say about taxation and leadership?

King Solomon 

“A ruler must also remain righteous and make prudent decisions to prevent ruin of his country. Gifts or bribes will not persuade him to obtain political compromise without justice. By ruling with justice, a king will keep his country stable.” It is by justice that a king makes a country stable, but one who levies taxes makes a ruin of it. (Proverb 29:4)

In My Next Post

I will compare King Solomon’s Domestic Policy in regard to King Solomon’s use of slaves and how the issue relates to the USA slavery in the past, present and future.

Regards and goodwill blogging.

Previous Related Posts

Post One HERE

Wage Justice in USA HERE

Sinking Ship HERE

King Solomon, Globalism and Millennials, Clinton or Trump?

 

Which candidate do millennials want to best represent their future interests?

The USA farmland and businesses are being bought up in a fire sale by foreign interests because of   President Obama, and the Hillary Clinton’s belief in open borders and globalism.

Which candidate’s future course and judgement will better represent millennial’s best future interests? In other words, millennial’s votes in this upcoming election of a Presidential candidate will determine their future.

What is Globalism?

There are plus and minus aspects in the belief of Globalism. The leaders you choose are supposed to represent you in the world and make certain globalism is in your positive interests. What you need to decide is which candidate will represent your interests with these questions.

Why is there such a huge increase of foreign interests buying out USA farmland, real estate and businesses going on now? Is it fair that Canada and Mexico and numerous other countries do not allow or limit foreign ownership of farmland while the USA does not?   How did foreign interests accumulate the nine trillion US dollars they are now using to buy up America? Why did Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State allow Russia to own twenty percent of USA uranium mines?

I have answered all of these questions in series of previous posts in the sources listed below except for why recently President Obama gave an incentive for foreign interests to own and profit more by buying up the USA by inserting this FIRPTA provision into law.

FIRPTA

The provision waives the tax imposed on such investors under the 1980 Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, known as FIRPTA. HERE

Obama gave a tax break to foreign investors to buy up  USA real estate assets,  but not you millennial voters.  In other words, Obama is a better representative for foreign interest than USA citizens.

He will probably say foreign investment is positive to increase USA real estate values. However, millions of USA millennials cannot now afford a home down payment because they do not make a livable wage or their wages have not increased significantly.   HERE.

How Did Foreign Investors Accumulate Nine Trillion US Dollars?

By unfair Trade Agreements negotiated by inept politicians. To add salt into the wounds of USA millennials, Obama gave an tax incentive to bring back US dollars to the USA but will not allow a tax incentive to bring back over two trillion dollars being held by USA Corporations in foreign accounts.

In My Opinion

Millennials need to vote wisely this election to guard their assets, land and animals in the USA, same as King Solomon advised them 3000 years ago when he wrote these proverbs.

King Solomon  

Keep a close eye on your sheep pay careful attention to your flocks; for wealth does not last forever, riches are not inexhaustible. (Proverb 27: 23,24) 

Flocks and herds are a basic stable form of wealth and one which is self-perpetuating.   Money quickly made in trade and commerce is dissipated with equal rapidity, whereas flock and herds establish a tradition of wealth in a family, a kind of wealth which is consolidated by each succeeding generation and faithfully conveyed to the next. (Proverbs Mc Kane) 

A man of small means with one servant is better off than on who makes a show of grandeur, but is short of bread. A righteous man cares for the well-being of his animals, but the feelings of the wicked are cruel. He who tills his soil has his fill of bread. (Proverbs 12:9-11) 

Bostron holds that sentences of this kind indicate that a special value was attached to the tilling of the soil which was regarded as the highest kind of work, so that is is possible to speak of an agricultural ideal in the book of Proverbs. The antithesis, is particularly between such elemental work and involvement is dubious mercantile and financial transactions. (Proverbs Mc Kane) 

In Other Words,

When you no longer have any land or animals, you will become a servant to those who own those types of assets, which are then passed on to their posterity instead of your children.

I interpret ‘servant’ to be similar as a person who works in the ‘service’ industry. Our politicians who are supposed to represent USA interests, instead chose to believe the USA will prosper as a service industry nation, with open borders and globalism.

If millennials are not concerned with foreign interests buying up US farmland and industries,  it is their choice, so they should vote for Hillary Clinton.

And when millennials reach my age of 76 and look back, I can only wonder which of these two song verses they will sing to their children and grandchildren?

Will the words be….?

This land IS. …MY Land?

or….,

This land WAS…. MY Land?

Regards and goodwill blogging.

Sources

What is Globalism? HERE

Series of Posts on Fair Trade HERE

Nine Trillion Dollars HERE

Millennials, Votes HERE

Millennials, Banausic HERE

Globalism: What is it?

  

A useful introductory video on the topic of globalism by Lauren Southern.

Source: Globalism: What is it?

Clinton and Obama support Globalism for the USA..

Good explanation of globalism. Perhaps Clinton supporters should listen to this explanation. Clinton and Obama are for globalism, while Trump is for American nationalism.

In my opinion, globalism will never work until all nations play fair and righteous.

What are those chances based on history? You decide.

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