I Kings 11:4,5 For
it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart
after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was
the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of
the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. When Solomon
made peace with a neighboring country, he married the daughter of the king in order
to seal the treaty. But after he had foolishly married so many wives, these pagan wives drew
Solomon’s heart away from the true God of Solomon’s heritage. When Solomon grew
old, his foreign wives wore him down and convinced him to go along with their
pagan idol worship. What a tragedy! Solomon was so wise, wrote so many Proverbs
and did so much for God! But he blew it right at the end of his life. What a
warning for us. We must “finish well”. Don’t stop before life’s race is over.
Run your race right up to the end!
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