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[Hebrews 11:6]

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[Hebrews 11:6]

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[redangus]

Old kings and pretty young concubines can make for some interesting life choices. Even back in biblical days sex sold.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Well, Solomon certainly sold himself.

[MMusson]

You would think he would have been wiser than that.

[Fido969]

Kitty-whipped?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

You had three very simple rules to follow. Just three.

And you managed to smash every one of them.

God Himself comes down and says, "cut it out!"

You decide you know better.

I know Solomon was wise but for sure he was not very smart.

[Hebrews 11:6]

The lust of the flesh triumphs once again.

[Hebrews 11:6]

He learned he was weak.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Well, as the song says, "we are weak but He is strong".

However I really think if God Himself dropped by and told me to stop doing something I would not have the guts to say, "Nah, it's fine".

Even Pagan Kings tended to decide to clean up their act when that happened.

[painter]

His testosterone level must have been off the charts!

[Big Red Badger]

Vanity of Vanities.
.
David laid the ground Work,
Sowing to the Wind....

[Hebrews 11:6]

True enough.

But when God's "appearance" is just that "still, small Voice," we all are expert at ignoring and rationalizing it away. Indeed, Peter learned from the cock's crow that even when warned by Jesus Himself ahead-of-time, he still was weak.

Neither Solomon nor Peter had the benefit then of the indwelling Holy Spirit. We have that advantage over them.

[Hebrews 11:6]

His reach exceeded his grasp.

[Hebrews 11:6]

So, Solomon was a chip off the old blockhead.

[Getready]

Even the very intelligent, fabulously wealthy, and powerful will sin in a huge way. “All we ,like sheep, have gone astray” in bold letters.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

It was not a "still small voice".

God literally showed up and spoke to him as He did twice before.

Ignoring that takes a massive amount of gall.

Ignoring a priest or prophet, one thing. Ignoring God? Whole other level.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Again I say, “True enough.”

I offered a contrast.

[Big Red Badger]

We Have the Advantage-—
Yes!
To trample serpents.
Heal the sick and raise the dead may be above our Pay Grade.
But when it comes to women...

[stevio]

Man, 700 wifes, those were the days.