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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
1 Kings 11:9–13, “And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded. Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
Solomon had no excuse, twice the Lord had come to him in visions and promised him great things. When he was young, his heart was true to the Lord and he asked the Lord for wisdom. However, he didn’t use that wisdom to a godly advantage in his life. He married many women and his heart was drawn away from the Lord. The first commandment is simple, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Solomon failed at the first commandment even though he was wise and the Lord had spoken to him, in no uncertain terms, about keeping the Lord’s commandments. The Lord told Solomon that he would lose the kingdom because he didn’t keep his part of the contract. This was the most significant of the penalty clauses. On the other hand, Solomon’s father, David, was a man who followed the Lord wholeheartedly until his death. Even though David committed some grievous sins, he confessed his sin and was forgiven by the Lord, in grace. David’s desire was to build a Temple to the glory of God and the Temple was built by Solomon. The Lord honoured David’s desire and allowed Solomon’s descendants to remain in Jerusalem and keep custody of the Temple. Never the less, Solomon’s son was to lose the majority of his kingdom.
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