Friday, January 25, 2013

January 25, 2013 – 1 Kings 11

40 years of Solomon.  I believe it was a total of 13 years for them to build all the Temple and king’s palace that were described.  So, for many years, they had a peace among them.  I suppose it was during these 20 years of peace that Solomon gets off track.  Isn’t that how it goes with us as well?  It is during those times when things aren’t going smoothly that we turn to God the least.  700 wives and 300 concubines; that is a huge amount of women to keep satisfied.  Even if he had done wrong by marrying all these women, you would think that with all his wisdom he would have stayed away from the foreign idols.  Yet, there he goes, someone that has spoken to God, bowing before foreign idols.  We will see this becoming a pattern with the kings in the future. 

I was curious about the use of Egypt.  There are two of the enemies of Solomon that escape to Egypt until a time when they are able to come back.  That has the same feel as Joseph being sent to Egypt by his brothers until God was ready to use him and even more similarities to God sending the Holy Family to Egypt until it was safe for Jesus. 

We see the 10:2 split starting, but there is no real mention of the differential treatment that has been taken towards these two that that being a part of the decision.  That may still be coming.

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