King Solomon : the temptations of money, sex, and power / Philip Graham Ryken.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway, c2011.Description: 254 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781433521546 (tp)
  • 1433521547 (tp)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS 580 .S6 R95 2011
Contents:
Long live the king -- Putting the kingdom first -- Solomon's wish -- The wisdom of Solomon -- The peaceable kingdom -- Inside Solomon's Temple -- Better homes and gardens -- The ark of the covenant and the glory -- Solomon's choice -- Solomon and the queen of Sheba -- Sic transit gloria mundi -- A royal tragedy -- The fall of the house of David -- Solomon's epitaph.
Summary: King Solomon had all the fame and fortune that any man could want. He was the world's wisest and wealthiest king. And yet, tragically, he threw it all away for the love of money, sex, and the powers of an earthly kingdom. In studying the life of Solomon, we see both the true greatness and the tragic failure of our own humanity--from godly devotion to self-serving excess. Even in the midst of our best intentions, we are all prone to succomb to the same temptaions of money, sex, and power. And if Solomon's incredible wisdom could not prevent him from such tragic mistakes, then how are we to triumph over the same temptations?
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Includes index.

Long live the king -- Putting the kingdom first -- Solomon's wish -- The wisdom of Solomon -- The peaceable kingdom -- Inside Solomon's Temple -- Better homes and gardens -- The ark of the covenant and the glory -- Solomon's choice -- Solomon and the queen of Sheba -- Sic transit gloria mundi -- A royal tragedy -- The fall of the house of David -- Solomon's epitaph.

King Solomon had all the fame and fortune that any man could want. He was the world's wisest and wealthiest king. And yet, tragically, he threw it all away for the love of money, sex, and the powers of an earthly kingdom. In studying the life of Solomon, we see both the true greatness and the tragic failure of our own humanity--from godly devotion to self-serving excess. Even in the midst of our best intentions, we are all prone to succomb to the same temptaions of money, sex, and power. And if Solomon's incredible wisdom could not prevent him from such tragic mistakes, then how are we to triumph over the same temptations?

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