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Wisdom in Self Leads to Trouble

Today's reading is found in 1 Kings 11, 2 Chronicles 9:29-31 and Ecclesiastes 1:1-11.

For all of his wisdom, Solomon still made some silly mistakes of the flesh. God had told the Israelites not to intermarry with certain peoples, lest they tempt them with idolatry. This warning was meant for all and the king was not immune to the dangers of this. Can you imagine the horror of having an omnipotent God telling you that your heir would bear the brunt of your punishment due to the love He had for your father? No guilt trip would be bad enough!

If that wasn't bad enough, God allowed others to rise up against him. All of this turmoil obviously caused Solomon's comments that all of his toil was for naught.