1 Kings 5:7
"And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, 'Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given unto David a wise son over this great people.' "
Hiram was king of Tyre, which also had rule over the city of Sidon. Flash forward now to Matthew 11:21: "... For if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes." These are the words of the Son of David. I find this fascinating.
Hiram was king of Tyre, which also had rule over the city of Sidon. Flash forward now to Matthew 11:21: "... For if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes." These are the words of the Son of David. I find this fascinating.
posted by Crrrrrrraig | 10:24 AM
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Do you mind expounding on this a bit more? I'm not sure I understand.
The king of Tyre was blessing Solomon, the son of David, as he prepared to build the temple (which was built by Israelites and gentiles together, so you can run another rabbit trail concerning the Church and the body of believers being Christ's temple.) So later on Jesus pronounces woes upon Chorazin and other Jewish cities, telling them that if He had done His works in Tyre and Sidon would have produced much repentance and glorifying of God. I just think the juxtaposition of Christ's words and what happened almost 1,000 years earlier, plus the fact that Jesus was the promise to David of which Solomon was a type, is a cool paper trail, so to speak. It's not important, it's just another way of seeing God foreshadowing Jesus' words and work in the OT.
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