Dear Pastor Andy, 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:
- He marrying foreign wives, and a BUNCH of them as political treaties with their fathers' nations;
- He made treaties with nations that the Lord had commanded Israel to wipe out and have nothing to do with.
- His foreign wives brought their "gods" to Jerusalem, which Solomon soon began worshiping, also;
- Solomon himself worshiped these idols/other "gods"
- We know that he was also harsh, not merciful with the people under him.
- Bad money management (for more on this one, check out my blog post).
...just to name a few.
---Pastor Andy
