1:8 More darkness in the Bible: sex addiction, enslavement, human sacrifice, and idol worship

There is no better example of  how someone could be so blessed, and yet become so evil – than the character of King Solomon. On one hand, he is presented as the wisest, richest, most internationally influential king that Israel ever had.  On the other hand, he worshipped idols, he practiced human sacrifice, he was a sex addict and he implemented a race-based system of enslavement in his kingdom. Our task for today is to look more closely at this character to see what theological conclusions can be drawn.