Geber son of Uri in the land of Gilead, including the territories of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan. There was also one governor in the land of Judah. Geber son of UriThe name "Geber" in Hebrew means "man" or "strong man," suggesting a person of strength and capability. "Uri" means "my light" or "flame," indicating a lineage of illumination or guidance. This combination of names may imply a leader who is both strong and enlightened, fitting for someone entrusted with governance. In the context of Solomon's administration, Geber's role signifies the importance of capable leadership in maintaining the kingdom's stability and prosperity. in the land of Gilead
Gilead is a region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm, a healing ointment, which is often mentioned in the Bible. The land's name is derived from a Hebrew root meaning "heap of testimony" or "witness," suggesting a place of historical and spiritual significance. Gilead's strategic location and fertile land made it a valuable asset to Solomon's kingdom, highlighting the importance of wise governance in regions of economic and strategic importance. the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan
This phrase references the historical conquest of these lands by the Israelites under Moses, as recorded in the Book of Numbers. Sihon and Og were formidable kings defeated by the Israelites, symbolizing God's power and faithfulness in delivering His people. The mention of these kings serves as a reminder of God's past victories and the fulfillment of His promises, reinforcing the legitimacy of Israel's claim to the land and the divine mandate of Solomon's rule. There was one governor in the land of Judah
The phrase underscores the centralized and organized nature of Solomon's administration. Judah, being the tribe from which David and Solomon descended, held a special place in the kingdom. The singularity of the governor in Judah may indicate a unified and stable governance, reflecting the peace and prosperity that characterized Solomon's reign. This structure exemplifies the biblical principle of order and stewardship, where leadership is exercised with wisdom and justice for the well-being of the people. Persons / Places / Events 1. Geber son of UriA governor appointed by King Solomon, responsible for the land of Gilead. His role was to oversee the region and ensure the collection of provisions for the king's household. 2. GileadA region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm and rugged terrain. It was historically significant as the land conquered by the Israelites under Moses and Joshua. 3. Sihon king of the AmoritesA former ruler of part of the land of Gilead, defeated by the Israelites during their journey to the Promised Land. 4. Og king of BashanAnother former ruler of the region, also defeated by the Israelites. His defeat is noted for the miraculous nature of the victory. 5. JudahOne of the twelve tribes of Israel, representing the southern kingdom. It was a significant region in Israel's history and the lineage of King David and Jesus Christ. Teaching Points God's Faithfulness in FulfillmentThe allocation of Gilead to Geber is a reminder of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Israel. Reflect on how God has been faithful in your life. Wise AdministrationSolomon's appointment of governors demonstrates the importance of wise and organized leadership. Consider how you can apply principles of wise stewardship in your responsibilities. Historical SignificanceUnderstanding the historical context of biblical events enriches our comprehension of God's work throughout history. Study the history of your faith to deepen your understanding. Spiritual InheritanceJust as the Israelites received a physical inheritance, believers have a spiritual inheritance in Christ. Reflect on what this inheritance means for your daily life. Role of LeadershipGeber's role as a governor highlights the importance of leadership in God's plan. Consider how you can lead in your community or church with integrity and faithfulness. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the historical context of Gilead's conquest by Israel enhance our understanding of God's promises and their fulfillment? 2. In what ways can Solomon's administrative organization inspire us to bring order and wisdom into our personal and professional lives? 3. How does the defeat of Sihon and Og in Deuteronomy 3 encourage us to trust in God's power and provision in our own battles? 4. What lessons can we learn from the role of leadership in the Bible, and how can we apply these lessons in our own spheres of influence? 5. How does understanding our spiritual inheritance in Christ, as seen through the physical inheritance of the Israelites, impact our daily walk with God? Connections to Other Scriptures Deuteronomy 3This chapter recounts the victories over Sihon and Og, providing historical context for the land of Gilead and its significance in Israel's history. Joshua 13Details the division of the land among the tribes of Israel, including the allocation of Gilead, highlighting the fulfillment of God's promises to the Israelites. 1 Kings 4:7-19Provides a broader context of Solomon's administrative organization, showing the wisdom and orderliness of his reign. People Abda, Abel, Abiathar, Abinadab, Adoniram, Ahiah, Ahijah, Ahilud, Ahimaaz, Ahinadab, Ahishar, Amorites, Argob, Asher, Azariah, Baana, Baanah, Basmath, Ben, Benaiah, Benjamin, Calcol, Chalcol, Dan, Darda, Dekar, Elah, Elihoreph, Elon, Ethan, Geber, Hanan, Heman, Hepher, Hesed, Hur, Hushai, Iddo, Issachar, Jair, Jehoiada, Jehoshaphat, Jezreel, Mahol, Manasseh, Naphtali, Nathan, Og, Paruah, Shimei, Shisha, Sihon, Solomon, Taphath, Uri, Zabud, ZadokPlaces Abel-meholah, Argob, Arubboth, Bashan, Bealoth, Beersheba, Beth-shan, Beth-shemesh, Dan, Egypt, Elonbeth-hanan, Euphrates River, Gaza, Gilead, Hepher, Jerusalem, Jezreel, Jokmeam, Lebanon, Mahanaim, Makaz, Megiddo, Naphath-dor, Ramoth-gilead, Shaalbim, Socoh, Taanach, Tiphsah, ZarethanTopics Amorite, Amorites, Authority, Bashan, Ben-uri, Deputy, District, Geber, Gilead, Governor, Judah, Officer, Officers, Og, Overseer, Overseers, Sihon, Superintendent, UriDictionary of Bible Themes 1 Kings 4:19 5327 governors 1 Kings 4:1-25 7236 Israel, united kingdom 1 Kings 4:5-19 5434 officer 1 Kings 4:7-19 5489 rank Library The Great Gain of Godliness
'And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 26. And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27. And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. 28. Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureWhether He who Raises the Unworthy to Orders Commits a Sin?
Objection 1: It would seem that he who raises the unworthy to orders commits no sin. For a bishop needs assistants appointed to the lesser offices. But he would be unable to find them in sufficient number, if he were to require of them such qualifications as the saints enumerate. Therefore if he raise some who are not qualified, he would seem to be excusable. Objection 2: Further, the Church needs not only ministers for the dispensation of things spiritual, but also for the supervision of temporalities. …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether Vengeance Should be Taken on those who have Sinned Involuntarily?
Objection 1: It seems that vengeance should be taken on those who have sinned involuntarily. For the will of one man does not follow from the will of another. Yet one man is punished for another, according to Ex. 20:5, "I am . . . God . . . jealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation." Thus for the sin of Cham, his son Chanaan was curse (Gn. 9:25) and for the sin of Giezi, his descendants were struck with leprosy (4 Kings 5). Again the blood …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Stedfastness in the Old Paths.
"Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls."--Jer. vi. 16. Reverence for the old paths is a chief Christian duty. We look to the future indeed with hope; yet this need not stand in the way of our dwelling on the past days of the Church with affection and deference. This is the feeling of our own Church, as continually expressed in the Prayer Book;--not to slight what has gone before, …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII Adam and Zaretan, Joshua 3
I suspect a double error in some maps, while they place these two towns in Perea; much more, while they place them at so little a distance. We do not deny, indeed, that the city Adam was in Perea; but Zaretan was not so. Of Adam is mention, Joshua 3:16; where discourse is had of the cutting-off, or cutting in two, the waters of Jordan, that they might afford a passage to Israel; The waters rose up upon a heap afar off in Adam. For the textual reading "In Adam," the marginal hath "From Adam." You …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica The Fact of the Redeemer's Return was Typified in the Lives of Joseph and Solomon.
In the Old Testament there are numerous references to the Second Coming of Christ, references both direct and typical, but in every instance it was His return to the earth which was in view. The secret coming of Christ into the air, to catch up the saints to Himself, was an event quite unknown to the Old Testament prophets, an event kept secret until revealed by God to the apostle Paul who, when writing to the Corinthians upon this particular aspect of our subject, said, "Behold, I show you a mystery …
Arthur W. Pink—The Redeemer's Return Perhaps There is no Book Within the Whole Canon of Scripture So Perplexing and Anomalous...
Perhaps there is no book within the whole canon of Scripture so perplexing and anomalous, at first sight, as that entitled "Ecclesiastes." Its terrible hopelessness, its bold expression of those difficulties with which man is surrounded on every side, the apparent fruitlessness of its quest after good, the unsatisfactory character, from a Christian standpoint, of its conclusion: all these points have made it, at one and the same time, an enigma to the superficial student of the Word, and the arsenal …
F. C. Jennings—Old Groans and New Songs The Care of the Soul Urged as the one Thing Needful
Luke 10:42 -- "But one thing is needful." It was the amiable character of our blessed Redeemer, that "he went about doing good," this great motive, which animated all his actions, brought him to the house of his friend Lazarus, at Bethany, and directed his behavior there. Though it was a season of recess from public labor, our Lord brought the sentiments and the pious cares of a preacher of righteousness into the parlor of a friend; and there his doctrine dropped as the rain, and distilled as the …
George Whitefield—Selected Sermons of George Whitefield The Spiced Wine of My Pomegranate;
OR, THE COMMUNION OF COMMUNICATION. I would cause Thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate."--Song of Solomon viii. 2.And of His fulness have all we received, and grace for grace."--John i. 16. THE SPICED WINE OF MY POMEGRANATE. THE immovable basis of communion having been laid of old in the eternal union which subsisted between Christ and His elect, it only needed a fitting occasion to manifest itself in active development. The Lord Jesus had for ever delighted Himself with the …
Charles Hadden Spurgeon—Till He Come A vision of Judgement and Cleansing
'And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2. And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 3. Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the Angel. 4. And He answered and spake unto those that stood before Him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him He said, …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Historical Books.
1. In the Pentateuch we have the establishment of the Theocracy, with the preparatory and accompanying history pertaining to it. The province of the historical books is to unfold its practiced working, and to show how, under the divine superintendence and guidance, it accomplished the end for which it was given. They contain, therefore, primarily, a history of God's dealings with the covenant people under the economy which he had imposed upon them. They look at the course of human events on the …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible The Poetical Books (Including Also Ecclesiastes and Canticles).
1. The Hebrews reckon but three books as poetical, namely: Job, Psalms, and Proverbs, which are distinguished from the rest by a stricter rhythm--the rhythm not of feet, but of clauses (see below, No. 3)--and a peculiar system of accentuation. It is obvious to every reader that the poetry of the Old Testament, in the usual sense of the word, is not restricted to these three books. But they are called poetical in a special and technical sense. In any natural classification of the books of the …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible Kings
The book[1] of Kings is strikingly unlike any modern historical narrative. Its comparative brevity, its curious perspective, and-with some brilliant exceptions--its relative monotony, are obvious to the most cursory perusal, and to understand these things is, in large measure, to understand the book. It covers a period of no less than four centuries. Beginning with the death of David and the accession of Solomon (1 Kings i., ii.) it traverses his reign with considerable fulness (1 Kings iii.-xi.), …
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