There are times one wonders whether there can be rest at all, talk less of rest on all sides. But our today’s passage shows that God can give us rest from trouble and give us rest from every side.
Our passage contains the testimony of Solomon, concerning himself while sending a message to Hiram, king of Tyre. Unlike the reign of his father that was full of wars, antics of the enemies, home and abroad, known and unknown, near and far, God gave Solomon rest from foreign and local enemies. Solomon had no adversary against or inside his kingdom. Adonijah, Joab, and other ill-designing persons were already cut off. The Bible says there was no evil occurrence i.e.
This unique experience was in fulfilment of God’s promise to David his father in 1 Chronicles 22:9. David himself had a brief rest, , but Solomon’s rest was a lasting one. He was a man of:• Every Side- “Saw-beeb”-a circle, environs, round about – Josh. 23:1• No Evil Occurrence – “rah-pega”- bad event or adversity, affliction, calamity.Divine Rest- What God has done before, He can do it again and again.
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