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Message Notes:

1 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. 2 They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. 3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. 4 As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been. 5 He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites. 6 So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done. -- 1 Kings 11v1-6

IDOLATRY - seeking security and meaning in someone or something other than God

Ashtoreth / Ashtaroth (plural) - the goddess of fertility, maternity, motherhood, sex.

Why do people run to idols?

How to seek Him when you’re desperate:

1) Remind yourself truths, read your bible

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. -- Psalm 119:05

I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. -- Psalm 119:11

2) Confront your emotions

He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. -- 1 Kings 11v3

3) Commit to community