Solomon's Sins

Question: 

What were some of the choices King Solomon made that hurt his friendship with God?

My Reply:

It's interesting you ask this, for though Solomon was possibly the wisest of men in his day, he wasn't very good at carrying out his wisdom in his life.  For example:

1. Marrying foreign wives (he married a bunch of women as political treaties with their fathers).
2. Treaties with nations that the Lord commanded Israel to wipe out and have nothing to do with.
3. Allowing worship of idols and other "gods" (those of his wives’)
4. He himself worshiped these idols / other "gods"
5. We know that he was also harsh with the people under him.
6. Bad money management (for more on this one, check out my blog post).

...just to name a few.

---Pastor Andy