964A: As Solomon Grew Old…
Solomon didn’t set out to defy God, but in the midst of his prosperity, his values changed. In the midst of his success, his confidence shifted, and he took liberties with the Word of God. Tasting no immediate consequences, he quietly began to wrongly assume that either a Holy God had a special set of rules for him, or the Word of God had somehow become null and void. How did Solomon’s wrong choices, his gradual drifting away from the basics, cause evil to strike his kingdom?