”Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her and bowed down to her, and sat down on his throne and had a throne set for the king’s mother; so she sat at his right hand. Then she said, “I desire one small petition of you; do not refuse me.” And the king said to her, “Ask it, my mother, for I will not refuse you.” So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.”“ I Kings 2:19-21 NKJV
a. Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon: She knew that this was an outrageous request, yet she still agreed to bring it to Solomon. Bathsheba probably believed that it was best that Solomon knew what Adonijah wanted to do.
b. One small petition: Bathsheba knew this was not a small petition at all. She was at least a little sarcastic, to make the request of Adonijah seem even more offensive to the ears of Solomon. (Guzik)
Small Petition?
Was Adonijah’s petition small? How can we petition God?
With a prayer of petition, asking for God’s help!
Jesus repeatedly asks us to go to the Father for help.
Matthew 7:9-11
9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
Our prayer of petition be it small or large, take it to the Father and ask Him!
We pray a prayer of petition for our son daily and just maybe in our lifetime we will see it answered.
Do you have a petition for God?
Blessings
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