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Even
though Solomon was wiser than everyone (1 Kings 4:31 tells us that "he was
wiser than all men"), did he ever make decisions that were not wise?
Some things he did caused him serious problems when he was older. In 1 Kings 11:1-3 we see that Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. Verse 4 tells us that this led to major problems for king Solomon in later years. "For it was so, when Solomon was old [around 50 years of age], that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God . . ." His wives encouraged him in turning from his God to their false gods.
Is there anything we can learn from this?
The
dating years are full of the chemistry that makes us want to spend time
with the opposite sex. The chemistry and the fun are important, but is there
something else we should consider? Verse 2 of 1 Kings 11 tells us that this
wise man failed to consider what God told him. "From the nations of whom
the Lord had said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not intermarry with
them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their
gods.' Solomon clung to these in love."
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