When Everything Went Wrong
Four words can sum up King Solomon's life. Two of them in particular led to his downfall. When people think of King Solomon, they usually recall his great wisdom and the magnificent Jewish Temple he built on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. Under Solomon’s leadership, ancient Israel became the greatest kingdom on Earth (1 Ki. 10:23–24). In fact, what the queen of Sheba saw and heard of Solomon lGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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You’re absolutely right that during that time many marriages were politically motivated in order to bring peace between warring kingdoms. I’ve read that Cleopatra, who was Macedonian, was married to one of Alexander’s Greek generals. Daniel 11 refers to such a one:
“And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times…”
I found your article about Solomon enlightening in a way I have not experienced before. Please continue your valuable work. God bless you.
I’m with you on this one Mr. Levy.