We have finally come to an incredibly
sad time in our reading of the Bible. We began our reading looking at the
beauty and majesty of all that Solomon had acquired. He had certainly made the
nation of Israel unlike any before or since. It was the only nation in existence
operating under the leadership of the one true God. The blessings, the riches,
their importance was all the result of God’s work! Sadly though, with all his
wisdom, Solomon still could not overcome it.
We quickly shift from the beauty and
majesty, the parade of riches Solomon is able to take the queen of Sheba on, to
the proclamation of destruction. Solomon has let false worship into the nation
through his many pagan wives and concubines. With all his wisdom he still was
not wise enough to follow the commands and decrees found in God’s law. His
choices have now set the nation of Israel on a downward spiral ultimately to
destruction.
What lessons can you learn from this?
Maybe the best is to listen and accept wisdom, but always measure that wisdom
against the wisdom of God found in his word. No matter how good others wisdom
is if it does not jive with God’s word then the wisdom is faulty. Trust in God
first and foremost!
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