Hello and welcome to the truth seekers podcast a truth seeker is someone who wants to know the truth

they search for what's true and they won't rest until they find it I am a truth seeker

and if you are too then you've come to the right place where we will search

for truth each week and the stories of the Bible.

Today we are going to take a break from our Bible quiz challenge and continue with our series of stories on King Solomon.

We have been learning about King Solomon and the wisdom God had given him to rule over the nation

of Israel.

Sadly we also learned that King Solomon made some very bad choices.

In wanting to make alliances with other nations,

King Solomon married the daughters of kings of other nations and allowed them to bring their false gods into his home, the palace, with them.

This grieved the heart of God as Solomon built places of worship for these false gods.

Now before we continue with this story, I'd like to ask you a question.

Do you know what a leader is? What is the job of a leader? Can you

think of people in your life who you look up to? Maybe a teacher or your

parents, a grandparent, a pastor, an older brother or sister or even a friend.

What does it mean to look up to someone?

If we look up to someone, it means we admire them and maybe even try to be like them. A good leader is someone who leads others to Jesus.

A good leader is humble and wise. A good leader listens to God and let God lead him as he leads others.

Solomon was a king and he was also a leader.

He was to lead by example. The nation of Israel loved Solomon and

knew he was wise. So when the people of Israel saw that King Solomon was

allowing false gods to be worshipped, they naturally began to think

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