Stop Doing Math

Multiply Horses

Deuteronomy 17:16 (ESV)

Only he must not acquire many horses for himself...

What did Solomon Do?

1 Kings 4:26 ESV

Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.

“Weapons of mass destruction”

horses and chariots

nuclear weapons

Devices of Destruction

phones

Multiply Wives

Deuteronomy 17:17 (NKJV)

Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away...

What did Solomon do?

1 Kings 11:3–4 ESV

He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart. For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.

Relationships

friends

more-than-friends

Pursuing Relationship

when you are too young

do not awaken love

song of Solomon

Multiply Gold and Silver

Deuteronomy 17:17 (NKJV)

... nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself.

1 Kings 10:14–25 ESV

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land. King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield. And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon. The king also made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with the finest gold. The throne had six steps, and the throne had a round top, and on each side of the seat were armrests and two lions standing beside the armrests, while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom. All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon. For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. And the whole earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put into his mind. Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

Doesn’t Apply to me?

Not just getting wealth

wanting things

(wanting what you could get if you had wealth)

Solomon had it all

but what was the result?

Personal Testimony

Had it All

Future (wealth)

Looks

Influence

Power

Yet

Empty

Hallow

No Peace

Satan will

give you world

Matthew 4:8–9 ESV

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.”

Do not Return to Egypt

Why no Math?

Why no Multiplication?

Deuteronomy 17:16 ESV

Only he must not acquire many horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never return that way again.’

What did Solomon Do?

1 Kings 10:28–29 ESV

And Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s traders received them from Kue at a price. A chariot could be imported from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver and a horse for 150, and so through the king’s traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

Baptism

Dying to World

Living in Christ

Baptism in Red Sea

No turning back

APPEAL

Do not Multiple

horses (things)

wives (relationships)

gold (pursuit of this world)