Solomon had so much favor with God, and I wonder why he chose idols.
I believe Israel found God's laws difficult to observe and their pagan gods allowed them to live as they pleased.
Solomon had great wealth, so much that I wondered if it was somehow an exaggeration. His annual income was 25 tons of gold.
He used gold to cover a lot of the things in his house.
Where did all this come from?
The people.
He taxed them heavily.
He was a selfish king.
Another insight I had;
Wisdom is not the same as Righteousness. A wise person may not be righteous.
Solomon was a wise king, but he was not a righteous one.
He was sinful in his idolatry, and sinful in his selfish overtaxing of the people.
I believe Israel found God's laws difficult to observe and their pagan gods allowed them to live as they pleased.
Solomon had great wealth, so much that I wondered if it was somehow an exaggeration. His annual income was 25 tons of gold.
He used gold to cover a lot of the things in his house.
Where did all this come from?
The people.
He taxed them heavily.
He was a selfish king.
Another insight I had;
Wisdom is not the same as Righteousness. A wise person may not be righteous.
Solomon was a wise king, but he was not a righteous one.
He was sinful in his idolatry, and sinful in his selfish overtaxing of the people.
