The Consequences of Rejecting Sound Advice
on March 23rd, 2023
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. . . . And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this (he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), he returned from Egypt. So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said t... Read More
God's Word Will Always Be Fulfilled
on March 22nd, 2023
Also, Jeroboam, son of Nebat rebelled against the king. He was one of Solomon's officials. . . . Here is the account of how he rebelled against the king:Now Jeroboam was a man of standing, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the tribes of Joseph.About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah the prophet of Shi... Read More
An Entry Point For Adversaries
on March 19th, 2023
Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. Earlier when David was fighting with Edom, Joab the commander of the army . . . had struck down all the men in Edom. Joab and all the Israelites stayed there . . . until they had destroyed all the men in Edom. But Hadad, still only a boy, fled to Egypt with some Edomite officials who had served hi... Read More
A Heart after Women and Other gods.
on March 18th, 2023
On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites. He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. Although He had forbidden... Read More
Going Against God: The Beginning of The End
on March 15th, 2023
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter -- Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after other gods." Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three... Read More
How Rich Was Solomon?
on March 14th, 2023
Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold. This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land.King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds. He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds. The king placed these shields in... Read More