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How did Solomon show that he loved God?
Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the statutes of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
Why did God ask King Solomon what he wanted?
In a dream, God asks King Solomon what gift he’d like. And Solomon can choose anything – courage, strength, even money or fame. He chooses an understanding heart. And God is so pleased with Solomon’s choice that He gives him every other good gift, too.
What is the only thing that King Solomon has done that made God punish him?
“His wives turned his heart after other gods” (1 Kings 11:4, NIV), and thus he built shrines to the gods of their religions. In the biblical account of his reign, God tells Solomon he will punish him for his apostasy by breaking up his kingdom after his death.
Who was Solomon’s true love?
the Shulammite
Solomon uses passionate language to describe his bride and their love (Song 4:1–15). Solomon clearly loved the Shulammite—and he admired her character as well as her beauty (Song 6:9).
What are Solomon’s sins?
Solomon was said to have sinned by acquiring many foreign wives. Solomon’s descent into idolatry, Willem de Poorter, Rijksmuseum.
Was King Solomon married?
Naamah
Solomon/Spouse
Why did King Solomon have so many wives?
He had many wives, including foreigners who influenced him to sacrifice to their gods. His great wealth also contributed to unwise excesses. Solomon began well, as his humble request for wisdom shows, but he later disobeyed God. Solomon was spared more severe punishment for the sake of his father,…
Why is Solomon called the beloved of the Lord?
Solomon is the only person of whom the Scripture explicitly specifies that the Lord loved him when he was born. Moreover, God’s sending a prophet to give him a special name Jedidiah, which means “beloved of the Lord,” highly emphasizes God’s special love for Solomon.
Did God favor King Solomon at first?
I don’t know what all that Mormon and Muslim gobbledygook was saying but the Holy Scriptures, inspired by The Holy Spirit, clearly says God favored King Solomon at first. However due to his unfaithfulness, in marrying pagan women, and also worshiping their gods, God called him evil and that is the way he died. Evil.
Was Solomon’s heart not perfect with the Lord his God?
The statement that Solomon’s “heart was not perfect with the LORD his God” ( 1 Kin. 11:4) implies that it was still imperfectly “with the LORD his God.” The statement that he “went not fully after the LORD” ( 1 Kin. 11:6) also implies that he yet had a continuing relationship with Him.