1 Kings 10-12, Psalm 90

About this episode

The episode discusses Solomon's decline in devotion to God and the resulting consequences for his family and the nation of Israel.

Even though Solomon’s life is marked by the goodness and grace of God, even though Solomon has built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, and even though Solomon’s wisdom is unsurpassed, his devotion to the Lord and to his statutes wanes in his latter years. Why? Because in his power and in his lavish wealth, he has accumulated hundreds of wives for himself. In marrying wives from surrounding nations, he has disobeyed the direct command of the Lord and fallen into idolatry. As such is the case, the Lord vows to take the kingdom away from Solomon’s family after he is gone. Sadly, the wisdom that Solomon had passed on to his sons doesn’t take root, as the foolishness of his son Rehoboam causes a revolt and a division in the nation of Israel.

People in this episode

Host: John Ross

Topics covered

• Solomon's wisdom
• idolatry
• kingdom division
• Israel's history
• God's commandments

Keywords

• Solomon
• Rehoboam
• idolatry
• wisdom
• kingdom division
• Israel
• Psalm 90

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psalm 90, 1 Kings 10-12

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