Today: [1 Kings Chapter Eleven]: The Corruption of Solomon’s Kingdom. In this chapter we see Solomon given over to the extremes of polygamy and idolatry. He participates in brutal pagan rites involving child sacrifice. Because of this God allows three major threats against Solomon’s kingdom to arise and ultimately Israel as a nation is broken up into a divided kingdom. Could this happen in the United States? What are the contrasts between the rampant hedonism of our day and the jaded decadence and debauchery of Solomon’s day? We can rail against the threats to peace such as the Jihadists, etc., but perhaps we should be looking closer to home at the compromises we make in our own lifestyles that on a cumulative scale have opened us and made us vulnerable to the enemies of peace.