Page 50 - Searching for Happiness

And instead of seeking a virtuous woman

and living with that woman, he sought a

multitude of women even from all nations

that turned his heart from the Lord and

caused him to end up in idolatry. They

turned him away from the Lord. A wise and

upright woman is a rare thing, and Solomon

finally admits this. Notice what he said in

verse 26 of chapter 7: “And I find more

bitter than death” — What? — “the woman,

whose heart is snares and nets, and her

hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall

escape from her; but the sinner shall be

taken by her.” And Solomon was taken by

her. Again, he wasn't seeking a virtuous

woman to raise his children with and to live

with the rest of his life. We're going to read

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