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{{DOD-April}}
In chapter 9 [[God]] appears to [[Solomon]] and reminds him that with his privileges came great responsibility. He promised to establish [[Solomon]]'s throne and bless [[Israel]] if the people would follow Him in obedience; He also reminded [[Solomon]] that He would cut off the nation if they sinned. The nation did, once again, fall into [[sin]] and unbelief, and the prophecy recorded in chapter 9:6-9 came true. The beautiful and costly Temple was destroyed in 586 b.c., when the people were taken captives by the [[Babylon]]ians.
In chapter 11 we see the deliberate apostasy of [[Solomon]]. It was almost unbelievable that the man who wrote Proverbs 5:20,21 and 6:20-24 would take wives and concubines from heathen nations. Polygamy had caused his father trouble, and to take wives from heathen nations was deliberate apostasy. [[Solomon]]'s heart was definitely not right with [[God]]. He tried to serve [[God]] while loving the world. [[God]] wanted integrity of heart, which means a united heart single to the glory of [[God]].
What a tragedy that the man who built the Temple to the one true [[God]] should begin to worship at heathen altars. In every case, when a [[Christian]] begins to [[love]] the world and the things of the world, he begins to draw away from [[God]] and [[God]]'s plan for his life. There is nothing wrong with a [[Christian]] having material possessions, as long as those possessions do not become our [[God]]s.
