Because sentence against a bad work has not been executed speedily, that is why the heart of the sons of men has become fully set in them to do bad. —Eccl. 8:11. If only Solomon had kept heed- ing that divine truth! Yes, he had done much good and had long en- joyed divine blessings. But over time, he took one false step af- ter another. A bad pattern devel- oped. How true what the apostle Paul was later inspired to write: “Do not be misled: God is not one to be mocked. For whatever a man is sowing, this he will also reap”! (Gal. 6:7) In time, Solo- mon reaped sad fruitage from ig- noring God’s direction. We read: “King Solomon himself loved many foreign wives along with the daughter of Pharaoh, Moab- ite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidoni- an and Hittite women.” (1 Ki. 11:1) Many of those likely re- mained attached to false gods, and Solomon was not immune. He went astray and lost the favor of our patient God.—1 Ki. 11:4-8. w11 12/15 1:17, 18
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