1 Kings 1:41 says, And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? As his guests and Adonijah were celebrating his proclaiming himself king, they heard the sound of the trumpet pronouncing Solomon king. Joab asked why there was noise from the city. One day,those who have proclaimed themselves to be king of their own life instead of accepting Jesus Christ as their King are going to hear the trumpet sound and ask what is that noise. Verse forty-two adds, And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. As Joab was speaking, Jonathan the son of Abiathar a priest came there, and Adonijah told him to come in, calling him a brave man and saying he had good news to share. We need to go to others, even if it requires bravery on our part, because as Christians we have good news to share, even if it may not be what people want to hear. Verse forty-three continues, And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. Jonathan told them that David had made Solomon king, just as we should tell people that the Heavenly Father has made Jesus Christ the everlasting king. Verse forty-four states, And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule: Jonathan continued to tell of the events surrounding Solomon being ordained by David, including his riding on David's mule accompanied by Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites. The people around Solomon were pleased with his being made king, and we want to be a part of those who have proclaimed Jesus Christ as King and should be very pleased that he has been. Verse forty-five adds, And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard. Jonathan told them that Zadok and Nathan, a priest and prophet, had anointed Solomon king in Gihon, and that the people were rejoicing and this was the noise that they heard. People should hear Christians rejoicing today because Jesus Christ is their king. Verse forty-six continues, And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. Adonijah may have been ready to proclaim himself king, but Solomon had already been anointed and was sitting on the throne. People may anoint themselves or someone else king today, but Jesus Christ has already been anointed by God and is sitting on the throne. Verse forty-seven says, And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed. Jonathan then said David's servants came to bless him, but also prayed that Solomon would be even greater than David and David bowed himself to Solomon. Jesus Christ is indeed greater than anyone who came before Him or anyone who has come since Him, so if we would be a part of God's kingdom, we must bow to Him as our personal Savior and Lord. Verse forty-eight adds, And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it. Jonathan then said that David gave God the credit for Solomon being anointed king, just as we must give God the credit for Jesus Christ being our King as His followers. Verse forty-nine continues, And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way. Adonijah's guest were afraid and went their own way. When Jesus Christ returns as the Eternal King, those who have not put their faith in Him will be very afraid as they are sent on their way to everlasting punishment separated from Him. Verse fifty states, And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. Adonijah was afraid and went and took hold of the horns of the altar. If we have been following anyone or anything other than Jesus Christ, we need to be afraid and go to the altar of God looking for forgiveness and redemption. Verse fifty-one adds, And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword. Solomon was told what was happening with Adonijah and was asked to swear that he would not kill Adonijah. When we come to the altar of Christ asking for forgiveness, no matter how much we have fought against Him in the past, we need to realize that He does not want to kill us but to redeem us. Verse fifty-two continues, And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die. Solomon said that if Adonijah proved worthy not a hair on his head would be harmed, but if wickedness was found in him, he would die. Even as followers of Christ, wickedness was at least found in us before we accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, and we were worthy only of death spiritually. Once we accept Him, of our own merit, we are still only worthy of death, but have everlasting life through His sacrifice of Himself on the cross for our sins. Still, though forever forgiven, we need to always try to live worthy of His sacrifice by the power and leadership of the Holy Spirit. Verse fifty-three concludes, So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. Solomon sent people to bring Adonijah down from the altar and he came to Solomon and bowed to him, even though he had started the day attempting to proclaim himself as king. We as Christians must come down from our own desires and bow to Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord. Solomon then sent Adonijah on his way. Once we accept Jesus Christ as our King, He will send us on our way to do the work that He has called us to do.
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