Solomon: Israel’s Wisest King (15): Solomon’s Glorious Realm (I Kings 4:20-28) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. His Prosperous Kingdom
II. His Extensive Empire
III. His Impressive Horses
Philip Ryken on I Kings 4:25: “This image of the vine and the fig tree was George Washington’s favorite biblical metaphor. As a victorious general, Washington knew how to win a war, but he also knew how to enjoy his peace. In his letters and other writings he used this image more than forty times, especially when he was sitting under the shade of his own vine and fig tree at his beloved Mount Vernon. The goal of Washington’s warfare was to win the happiness of peace for himself and his fellow countrymen. As he wrote the Marquis de Lafayette not long after the American Revolution, ‘everyone (under his own vine and fig-tree) shall begin to taste the fruits of freedom.’” (King Solomon: The Temptations of Money, Sex and Power, p. 81).