How wise was Solomon regarding his accumulation of horses, wives, and gold?

tonychanyt · May 29, 2024

Moses, on his dying day, warned future kings in Deuteronomy 17:

16 The king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’ 17 He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.

God blessed Solomon with wisdom in 1 Kings 4:

30 Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

Solomon didn't heed Moses' warnings despite his wisdom and knowledge. 1 Kings 4:

26 Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses.

1 Kings 10:

28a Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue.

21 All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s days.

1 Kings 11:

3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.

Moses seemed to have written Deuteronomy 17:16-17 with Solomon, particularly in mind.

9 “The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.”

Wisdom will not help you if you do not use your wisdom to please the Lord.

Reluctant Theologian · May 30, 2024

Amen, maybe we suffer from the same - the love of money is the root of all evil Yeshua says, but don't we all work and strive to get stuff that gives some comfort (a house, a car, a holiday) .... when is enough enough? How many believers have a BMI index of more than 25 while we shouldn't turn our stomach into a god?

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