Spoken King- Wise Kings

What makes a Wise King/Man?

A Wise King carries the Fear of God. He is conscious of God and himself. He is made aware of his decisions. Kings must be hungry and thirst for knowledge like water. In all your getting get understanding. Kings must gain wisdom to sustain their kingdom (household, body, mind, and spirit) or it will surely perish. Feed your inner man so you can be a wise King at heart. Stay consciously aware of yourself and have faith that God is guiding you every step of the way.

wisdom:

⦁ the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.

The Beginning of Wisdom

The book of Proverbs is perhaps the best place in the Bible to learn of biblical wisdom. Proverbs 1:7 speaks of both biblical knowledge and wisdom: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, / but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” To fear the Lord is to start on the path to knowledge, and God can then begin to provide us with wisdom through Christ, who the Bible says is wisdom itself: “It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption” (1 Corinthians 1:30)

Proverbs 9:10

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,

    and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Some translations of the Bible, such as the New International Version, sometimes replace the word "fear" with "reverence". It can also mean fear of God's judgment. The Fear of God is felt because one understands the "fearful expectation of judgement.

Fear of God

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.

2 Corinthians 7:11

See how the very fact that you were made sorry from a godly motive has produced earnestness in you! [It produced] a desire to vindicate yourselves [i.e., by making amends for your wrongdoing]; an attitude of just anger [i.e., toward the wrongdoers]; a sense of fear [i.e., a fear of God for doing wrong]; an eager desire [i.e., to do the right thing]; a zeal [i.e., to correct problems]; and an attitude of avenging [i.e., that punished the wrongdoer]. You demonstrated in everything [you did] that you were pure [i.e., innocent] in this matter. [Note: This whole description of their conduct appears to be a reference to the incident mentioned in 2:1-11].

1 Timothy 2:2-3

2 For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behavior. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

Job 36: 13-14

13Those who have no fear of God keep wrath stored up in their hearts; they give no cry for help when they are made prisoners. 14 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

Wise Kings/Men are Wise in Heart

Proverbs: 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 16:21

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

Ecclesiastes 8:5

Whoever obeys his commands will not experience harm, and the wise in heart will discern both the appropriate time and response.

Proverbs 11:29

He who troubles his own house [family] shall inherit the wind [inherit nothing]. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man of heart.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is as the tree of life; a wise man also winneth men's souls.

Ecclesiastes 6:8

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool [being worldly-wise is not the secret to happiness]? What advantage has the poor man who has learned how to walk before the living [consciously aware].

Wise Kings are Conscious of God

Genesis 28:16

And Jacob, awaking from his sleep, said, Truly, the Lord is in this place and I was not conscious of it.

2 Samuel 17:10

Then even the strongest, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will become like water; for all Israel is conscious that your father is a man of war, and those who are with him are strong and without fear.

1 Corinthians 29:17

And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you

Job 14:21

His sons come to honor, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious of it. [Honor originates in our hearts and refers to the value we personally place to God]

Psalms 18:20

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness (my conscious integrity and sincerity with Him); according to the cleanness of my hands has He recompensed me.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them

Jeremiah 10:23

O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

Jeremiah 14:20

We are conscious, O Lord, of our sin and of the wrongdoing of our fathers: we have done evil against you.

Romans 6:16

Are you not conscious that you are the servants of him to whom you give yourselves to do his desire? if to sin, the end being death, or if to do the desire of God, the end being righteousness.

1 Corinthians 8:7

Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.

Galatians 2:16

Being conscious that a man does not get righteousness by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we had faith in Christ Jesus, so that we might get righteousness by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law will no flesh get righteousness.

Solomon the Wise King

Solomon was the Biblical king most famous for his wisdom. ... Pleased, God personally answered Solomon's prayer, promising him great wisdom because he did not ask for self-serving rewards like long life or the death of his enemies.

God gifted him with unsurpassed wisdom, which Solomon squandered by disobeying God's commandments.

When you’re a child, you don’t see the value in being disciplined but “The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother” (Prov 29:15) and “He who loves wisdom makes his father glad” (Prov 29:3a). How can we be wise in our own eyes before God? For one thing “Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered” (Prov 28:26) and it is “By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established” (Prov 24:3). The value of wisdom is seen in Solomon’s statement “Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding” (Prov 23:23).

In Proverbs, Solomon acknowledges the following: Proverbs 25:1-5

 God is greater than the king

 God knows the wisdom of the universe and all wisdom is found in Him

 God reveals his wisdom to the kings who search for it

 The king is subordinate to God

 The king's role is to fear God - that is, discern His wisdom and rely on His power

 The king's role is tied to God's sovereignty, and his ability to make godly, wise decisions

REFERENCES TO KING SOLOMON IN THE BIBLE

2 Samuel 12:24 - 1 Kings 11:43; 1 Chronicles 28, 29; 2 Chronicles 1-10; Nehemiah13:26; Psalm 72; Matthew 6:29, 12:42.

Knowledge is what is gathered over time through study of the Scriptures. It can be said that wisdom, in turn, acts properly upon that knowledge. Wisdom is the fitting application of knowledge. Knowledge understands the light has turned red; wisdom applies the brakes. Knowledge sees the quicksand; wisdom walks around it. Knowledge memorizes the Ten Commandments; wisdom obeys them. Knowledge learns of God; wisdom loves Him.

We are all Kings under the Kingdom of God!