I am going through that wonderful book of Proverbs written by Solomon, a man endowed with tremendous wisdom from God.He blessed him not only with wisdom but with many blessings.Now in Deuteronomy 17 v14 -17,God gave instructions that as to what the kings were not meant to do,not to multiply horses,horses symbolised military strength,God alone was to be Israels strength.What apples to Israel and its king,applies to God's children, God must be our strength, without Him we can do nothing. Solomon disobeyed God in this ,1 Kings 10 v 29 - 30.The next thing the kings of Israel were not to do,was not to take many wives,Solomon disobeyed that,he not only took many wives,but he took foreign wives 1 kings11 ,and these wives turned his heart away from God to foreign god's. Some see the marrying of the foreign wives as an act of strengthening political alliances. Let us all be careful as to whom we join hands with, the word of God says,we are not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers ,2 Corinthians 5 v17.We cannot join hands with other nations religions,or the worlds moral values.The next thing Israels kings were not to do was to accumulate large amounts of silver and gold,in other words they were not to be materialistic. There is nothing wrong with being rich, as long as that does not become our goal in life,and it becomes our god.Solomon for all his wisdom went beyond what he should have,and it had severe consequences for what followed,let us take note of that.
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