Description
King Solomon had all the fame and fortune that any man could want. He was the world's wisest and wealthiest king. And yet, tragically, he threw it all away for the love of money, the pleasures of sex, and the powers of an earthly kingdom.
In studying the life of Solomon, we see both the true greatness and the tragic failure of our own humanity--from godly devotion to self-serving excess. Even in the midst of our best intentions, we are all prone to succumb to the same temptations of money, sex, and power. And if Solomon's incredible wisdom could not prevent him from such tragic mistakes, then how are we to triumph over the same temptations?
Philip Graham Ryken shows us how, by the grace of God, to prevent those downfalls and to seek God's glory amid earthly temptations through this rich, Christ-centered study of the life of Solomon.
Author: Philip Graham Ryken
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 07/07/2011
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781433521546
ISBN10: 1433521547
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living | Men's Interests
- Religion | Biblical Studies | Old Testament | General
About the Author
PHILIP GRAHAM RYKEN (PhD, Oxford University), president of Wheaton College, was formerly senior minister of Philadelphia's Tenth Presbyterian Church. He has written and edited more than thirty books, including expositional commentaries on Exodus, Ecclesiastes, and Jeremiah.