Solomon’s father lifted up a lament when he heard of the death of Saul and his sons. (2 Samuel 1) Repeatedly he sang out the pained phrase; “How the mighty have fallen!” God had raised up Saul and his sons to the height of influence and honor in Israel and from that place in God’s kingdom they fell. Saul fell to his pride and Jonathan fell to the Philistines’ sword. David expressed his grief over the death of the king whom God had selected to shepherd his covenant people. The same song could be sung about Solomon and Rehoboam. Yet both of these kings fell to idolatry; Solomon rejected God’s covenant and replaced him with false gods. Rehoboam rejected God’s wisdom and replaced it with the wreckless plans of young fools. In their fall they lost favor with God which is a greater loss than any worldly title. The lesson I see here is to keep a tight control on my desires and seek God’s lead in everything.
It took me about 10 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart
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