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Although God blessed Solomon with wisdom, Solomon disregarded his God-given wisdom to pursue the worldly wisdom of taking foreign wives to build foreign alliances: “ 1 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, 2 from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the sons of Israel, ‘You shall ...
Jun 26, 2012 · The man God chose to “ tear the kingdom from ” Solomon was Jeroboam. He was the king’s servant, a valiant warrior, industrious, and had been appointed by Solomon to oversee the forced laborers (1 Kings 11:26, 28). Ahijah the prophet made it clear to Jeroboam that God was giving part of the kingdom to him because of Solomon’s sin (1 ...
Jun 2, 2014 · From Failed Monarchies to Exile (1 Kings 11 - 2 Kings 25; 2 Chronicles 10-36) Bible Commentary / Produced by TOW Project. Solomon is only the third king of Israel, but already the kingdom has reached its high point. Over the next four hundred years, one bad king after another leads the nation into decline, disintegration and defeat.
Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, who fled to Egypt until Solomon's death. Solomon's Death (41-43) The chapter concludes with the death of Solomon after a 40-year reign, and his son Rehoboam succeeded him. 1 Kings 11 presents the downfall of King Solomon, who, despite his wisdom, succumbs to the allure of foreign gods due to the influence of his ...
Solomon’s decline did not happen all at once. It was a slow process of his heart turning away from undivided loyalty to the God of the Covenant. Now in Chapter 11, the fatal flaw for Solomon will be magnified. His demise will lead to the dividing of the kingdom. God’s discipline is dramatic and severe.
The Fall of Solomon. 'For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.5. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.6.
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Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord as did David his father. Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon. likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods."
