11:12,13
Yet the Lord had not forgotten His promises to David. So this would not happen in Solomon’s lifetime, but during the reign of his son. And even then, God would not take all of the kingdom. One tribe would be left with his son, so the son would have two tribes, his own, and one other. God had chosen David and had chosen Jerusalem. Man’s sin has severe consequences, but the Lord’s plans will ultimately be fulfilled.
11:14
Earlier we read of Solomon saying God had given him peace on every side (1 Kings 5:4), now this all comes to an end. We are now in a time when the Lord raises up adversaries against Solomon. When a people seek to follow God’s ways they enjoy His favour, when they abandon God the exact opposite happens. In the West we are experiencing the truth of this. The first of these adversaries is Hadad the Edomite.
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