Solomon's Favor

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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# 213 - Solomon's Favor - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, At the height of Solomon’s fame, the Queen of Sheba arrives with questions that test more than his wisdom—they expose the cracks in his heart. In this episode, we witness a prophecy of division, a king’s drift from righteousness, and the beginning of a kingdom’s unraveling.Episode 213 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Isaiah 5:21, "Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight."Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:31) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:36) Solomon's Favor(26:51) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people.
0:03.0	As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness,
0:09.0	as your father David did, and if you keep my commands and observe my laws,
0:16.0	I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever.
0:25.8	But if you or your descendants turn away from me and do not observe my commands,
0:28.6	if you serve other gods and worship them,
0:31.9	then I will cut off Israel from the land I have given them.
0:36.4	Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.
0:42.3	Everything a king could ever dream of was his.
0:46.3	Then why does it feel like something's missing?
0:50.3	There's an alarming number of foreign shrines around Jerusalem.
0:56.0	Israel hasn't had such things here since the time of judges.
1:00.3	You fear offending your wives, but I fear for the heart of Israel.
1:06.6	These marriages keep the welfare of our nation bound with the others.
1:11.5	But they also bind their culture to ours and their gods to our people.
1:17.3	Jeroboam was taken aback.
1:19.7	Unise sank to the pit of his stomach.
1:22.0	Is the king subtly enslaving God's people?
1:30.9	This king subtly enslaving God's people. This is an I-Heart podcast, guaranteed human.
1:35.8	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word.
1:41.2	For Christians in more than 70 nations, access to the Bible is limited or even
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