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God didn’t waste any time laying out for Solomon the path he’d
followed that had led to his
idolatry. Solomon’s actions revealed his unbelief, starting with his marriage to
an Egyptian princess to gain a peace treaty and his fanaticism in collecting
horses and chariots. “He didn’t really believe that Jehovah could protect the land,” my commentary
said. “Solomon’s compromise wasn’t a sudden thing, for he gradually
descended into his idolatry … His sensual
love for his many wives was more compelling than his spiritual love for the Lord … He was a man with a divided and
disobedient heart … and gradually his heart turned from the Lord.”
God had spoken to Solomon twice and sent extra warnings when His own warnings had done no
good. Yet Solomon refused to change
course.
Father, I don’t want to do what Solomon did. I don’t want to have a divided and
disobedient heart. Examine me and warn me of anything You find that I must
change. Then help me to not refuse Your
Word as Solomon did, but instead to accept
Your gracious advice and act upon it, for You love me more than I could ever
love myself!
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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