Conspiracies, demotions, and absurdities make the headlines these days. But it\u2019s no different from yester-year. Don\u2019t be flummoxed.<\/p>\n
Reading the second chapter in I Kings, we meet Adonijah, the half-brother of King Solomon. Adonijah went to Bathsheba, Solomon\u2019s mother, and asked her to ask Solomon for the hand in marriage of Abishag.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo Bathsheba said, \u2018Very well, I will speak for you to the king.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
King Solomon anticipated that Adonijah was challenging his throne. Abishag was a woman from Solomon\u2019s harem. And, Solomon put a stop to the challenge by telling his chief of bodyguard, Benaiah, to kill Adonijah. Benaiah took care of business, along with killing others who opposed Solomon\u2019s kingdom.<\/p>\n
Solomon also had Abiathar demoted for conspiring with Adonijah.<\/p>\n
The whole story is disconcerting, but instead of comparing it to today, I use the figures found in the Bible as symbols of thoughts.<\/p>\n
Conspiracy could be a mix of thoughts of arrogance, fear, and envy. Those are the culprits to get rid of.<\/p>\n
I remind myself to expose thoughts that self-destruct and give voice to knowledge of humility, respect, and awareness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Conspiracies, demotions, and absurdities make the headlines these days. But it\u2019s no different from yester-year. Don\u2019t be flummoxed. Reading the second chapter in I Kings, we meet Adonijah, the half-brother of King Solomon. Adonijah went to Bathsheba, Solomon\u2019s mother, and asked her to ask Solomon for the hand in marriage of Abishag. \u201cSo Bathsheba said,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1996,1582],"class_list":["post-3966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-religion","tag-bible-lessons","tag-bible-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n