1 Kings 11:9-14
The Lord Raises Adversaries
And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the Lord commanded. Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Since this has been your practice and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and will give it to your servant. Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen.”
And the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite. He was of the royal house in Edom.
Tag: Conflict
Conflict has many sources. Conflict is often caused by a feeling of injustice; ignorance; entitlement; envy and ego. We often, rightly so, interpret conflict as a bad thing in our lives. Yet, what do we do with the above verses. It is very apparent that conflict for Solomon came from the hand of God because of Solomon's sin before God. Solomon, in his pride, began to turn away from God. His many wives produced in his heart a weakness and he turned to foreign gods. This caused the above results. God can be the source of conflict in our lives due to the sin in our lives. Solomon did not repent off his sin and God brought conflict into his life. The lack of righteousness in Solomon's steps caused God to remove His protection from Solomon's life. God allows conflict in our lives when we walk outside His grace. His sovereign protection can't be administrated when we walk contrary to that sovereign rule.
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