PROVERBS: WHO IS SOLOMON PART 4

Last time, we talked about what happens when you let the Lord I.D. you. People will start to hear about your I.D. God has given you. In most cases, someone will come see for themselves. They may test you to see if what they said about you is true. We are going to start studying about the fall of Solomon. Solomon allowed people close to him change his I.D. with God. Also, this situation triggered the beginning of the damage to Solomon’s relationship with God. Today, we’ll study how Solomon started to be disobedient according to what he was taught.

Solomon was taught by David to obey God. In 1 King 2:1 New International Version it states: “When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son.” David is getting ready to tell Solomon a command. In 1 King 2:3 New International Version it states: “and observe what the LORD your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go.” What I want to focus on in this verse is “commands” and “as written in the Law of Moses.”

The word “commands” and “as written in the Law of Moses” in 1 King 2:3 is referring to the 10 commandments that God wrote and gave to Moses. One of the commandments is in Exodus 20:3. It states: “You shall have no other gods before me.” Solomon was taught that he should not have other gods when he was younger. This was before God started to speak to Solomon directly. However, when Solomon became older he disobeyed this commandment. In 1 King 11:4 it states: “As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been.” In 1 King 11:5 it states: “He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites.” Solomon allowed his I.D. to be changed by his wives. This action was a factor in the fall of Solomon because he didn’t do what he was taught by David.

What’s the God U Said It verse of today? Let’s refer back to the 1 King 11:4 and 1 King 11:5. You have to be careful about letting people turn your heart away from God. It could be your spouse, relatives or your friends that is turning your heart away from God. What are some examples of worldly Gods: The God of lust, God of greed, God of money God of envy, etc… Your heart will be perfect with those other worldly Gods instead of the true God. Just like Solomon, you have been taught to have no other gods before him. Today, start obeying the commandments of our God. Next time we’ll look at the warnings and commands that God told Solomon. Until then, may God continue to bless you and keep you.

 

Walt G.