Grasping God's Word Literary Analysis

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In chapter eighteen of the text for this course, Grasping God’s Word, by Duvall and Hays, the books of narrative in the Bible are given and explained, as well as, examples of these stories and characters that we can relate to in that category. The assignment for this essay is a comparison and contrasting of the rules and warnings for a kind found in Deuteronomy and First Samuel, and the violation and fulfillment of these in the story of Solomon in the book of First Kings. In this assignment, I will discuss the rules, warnings, and the overlap of King Solomon’s story with each of these. First, Deuteronomy 17:14-17 give rules for a future king to be selected, these rules include being a king chosen by God who is a fellow Israelite, one who must …show more content…

First Samuel 8:10-18 explains the warnings of the king to come; this includes the result of the kind reigning over the people and taking much of their belongings. The king explained will give jobs to the people as servants and make them do as he says. Basically, the king will come in and take a tithe of everything the people under him have and they will cry out to God for relief, but He will not immediately bring any. The story of King Solomon unfolds in the book of First Kings, chapters one through eleven. First, the kingship of Solomon was birthed in the lie and deception of Bathsheba, obviously violating the rule of being chosen by God. Solomon had many wives and many servants who he appointed over the people, as well as, demanding timber and trees from the people to be brought to him for the building of the Temple. As Solomon received the favor and wisdom of the Lord that he asked for, his riches and belongings began to increase as well. He built up a huge force of horses and chariots and silver and gold more than he could control. As specifically warned about, his horses were from the land of Egypt where they specifically were told not to go back to. Chapter 10 and 11 begin to list these things and more of