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How could wise Solomon be so foolish?

Posted on July 19, 2011 Posted by Blue Letter Bible

Have you ever wondered how King Solomon could be such a wise man and make so many foolish mistakes?

Dr. Phil Ryken, the president of Wheaton College, answers this question and more in the following interview:

  • How could Solomon be such a wise man and make so many foolish mistakes? (1:40)
  • How are the lessons you learn from Solomon coming into play in both your role as a pastor and now as a college president? How are those roles different? (3:18)
  • How do you make the connection between the historical person of Solomon and the life of Jesus Christ? (5:06)
  • Talk about the phrase “The king is dead, long live the king.” That was an especially poignant moment in the book. (8:05)
  • Do you believe that Solomon ended up in heaven or hell? This is a guy obviously blessed, obviously anointed, obviously had a relationship with God, but it ended very, very poorly. (11:17)

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Comments

  1. johny mathew says

    July 19, 2011 at 5:58 pm

    you have not given the name of the book which you have referred it is very difficult only with chapter and verse no

    • Rachel Lim says

      July 19, 2011 at 9:09 pm

      Hi, I have just watched the video and noticed the answer to your question is in fact not in the bible pages, but those numbers are actually refering to the time reference as pointed in the video itself. They are the time reference when these questions were raised in the video. I hope I have helped.

  2. johny mathew says

    July 19, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    will you please explain the verse john 13:27 from wher the satan came from?

  3. T.J. says

    July 19, 2011 at 6:30 pm

    I love it… Long live King Jesus! Awesome 🙂

    • Tall Tim says

      July 20, 2011 at 4:53 pm

      T.J. check out: http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/hta/hta.cfm#section=9_89_753

      • Tall Tim says

        July 20, 2011 at 4:54 pm

        i meant johny mathew

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