LEAVE IT TO THE MAN AFTER ME

Intelligence Brief

Bible Dictionary: Solomon's grief intensifies when he considers succession. He labored with wisdom; his heir may be a fool. He cannot control what happens to his life's work after death. This is not hypothetical — Solomon's son Rehoboam would prove to be exactly the fool Solomon feared. Historical Context: Rehoboam's foolishness (1 Kings 12) split the kingdom, squandered Solomon's political capital, and led to the plundering of the Temple treasury. Solomon's worst fears were realized within years of his death. The wise man's labor went to a fool. Scarlet Thread: Christ's inheritance cannot be squandered by foolish successors because He Himself is the heir and He shares His inheritance with those He has made wise. 'If children, then heirs — heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ' (Romans 8:17). The inheritance is secured by the Heir Himself.

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