Solomon divides his heart & God divides his kingdom (1Kings 11: 3-4, 11-13)

Solomon had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away. For when he was old, his heart was not whooly devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his father had been. So the LORD said to Solomon, "Because you have done this, and you have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and give it to your servant. Nevertheless I will not do it in your days for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. I will not tear away all the kingdom, but will give one tribe to your son for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen." It is hard to imagine how Solomon who prayed for wisdom could end up in such serious violation of the covenant God made with Israel. Now the Kingdom of Israel will be divided between Judah & Benjamin who will be the southern Kingdom of Judah and the ten tribes to the north who will be known as the Kingdom of Israel. It is a division which will endure for hundreds of years. Jesus said that a house divided against itself cannot stand. So the future of God's elect who are the descendants of Jacob will be a divided house. The problem is one only God can solve. It will take the sending of his Greater Son who is Jesus Christ to redeem his people and place them in the hands of their rightful ruler. Daily Prayer: Lord Jesus, you came unto your own and your own received you not. This is how brittle the hearts of men have become. But in your first coming you brougt with you the New Covenant where no longer are man's laws written on tablets of stone, but rather they are written on the hearts of those who believe you are both the Son of Man and the Son of God. Amen.