December 18, 2024, 1 Kings 11:1-8
December 18, 2024, 1 Kings 11:1-8
11 Now King
Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite,
Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, 2 from
the nations concerning which the Lord had
said to the people of Israel, “You shall not enter into marriage with
them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart
after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. 3 He
had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned
away his heart. 4 For when Solomon was old his
wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly
true to the Lord his
God, as was the heart of David his father. 5 For
Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and
after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 So
Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not wholly follow the Lord, as David his father had
done. 7 Then Solomon built a high place
for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination
of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. 8 And
so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their
gods. Oh, my goodness. The scripture says in verse three, “And his wives
turned away his heart.” God knew exactly what foreign wives would do for the
nation of Israel. God was so correct! As I think of what God warns us against
as we live daily, where do I turn my heart away? God simply wants to protect
his children. Reminds me of the song we sang as children. The words were
something like “ Oh, be careful little eye what you see. Oh, be careful little
ears what you hear…..” May we today examine our life and see that it is
pleasing to God.
Debbie Walker
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