II Chronicles 8:18

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II Chronicles 818 And Hiram sent him ships by
the hand of his servants, and servants who knew
the sea. They went with the servants of Solomon
to Ophir, and acquired four hundred and fifty
talents of gold from there, and brought it to
King Solomon.
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• The Glory
• - I Kings 91-2 all Solomons desires
• - Wisdom, Wealth, Status
• I Kings 1023-24
• I Kings 1018-20
• II Chronicles 926 (ruled over all the
  kings, River, to the border of Egypt)
• I Kings 101-9

The Fragile Glory of Solomons Reign
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1 Kings 114 For it was so, when Solomon was old,
that his wives turned his heart after other gods
and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God,
as was the heart of his father David.
The Fragile Glory of Solomons Reign
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• How was it fragile?
• - Wealth doesnt make you truly rich and it
  often corrupts
• Proverbs 1128
• Proverbs 224
• Ecclesiastes 24-11
• Then I looked on all the worksall
  was vanity and grasping for the wind
  (vs. 11)

The Fragile Glory of Solomons Reign
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• How was it fragile?

- Power can bring on pride and abuse status
is a precarious perch
The Fragile Glory of Solomons Reign
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• How was it fragile?

- Placing your dependence anywhere but God
is uncertain and foolish
The Fragile Glory of Solomons Reign
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• How was it fragile?

- Anything but true worship directed at God
is erroneous and dangerous
The Fragile Glory of Solomons Reign