19-Proverbs-03 - Don't Waste Your Life Like Solomon

Today we have our third lesson in the ANCIENT WISDOM from GOD in the Book of Proverbs. Teaching here in Asia is such a joy. The students are so eager, diligent, and focused. Solomon wrote three books under God's INSPIRATION. SONG OF SOLOMON FROM THE YOUNG MAN IN LOVEWomen from every corner of the world sought and hundreds found his favor. Romance and love flowed from this most amazing man. From this era flows the SONG OF SOLOMON.
PROVERBS FROM THE WISDOM OF A MATURE MAN AT HIS ZENITH Then there was the stream of inquirers who came to sit at his feet in wonder as he spoke. At the head of the line was the Queen of Sheba who came 1,200 miles with a vast fortune. She was overcome at his exceeding wisdom and wealth. "The half was never told me!" His actual possessions were so much more than his unbelievable reputation. She went away in wonder and praise to his God. From this era rises the PROVERBS. Read the Book of Proverbs at least twice a year. If I were going to write an ad for it, it would go like this: "The richest Jew in history tells the inside secrets of how to make big money, gain enormous political influence, attract beautiful women, yet not make everyone hate you. Send $19.95, plus $4 postage and handling, to....."
ECCLESIASTES FROM AND OLD AND BITTER MAN LOOKING BACK ON HIS WASTED OPPORTUNITIESYet with all that Solomon didn't end well. With incredible Divine Blessings. With personal visits from the God of Heaven. With wisdom unsurpassed on the planet. With wealth beyond the greatest kings of the Earth. With wine, women and palatial living . . . nothing ever satisfied him. The hands spread out to God in prayer were pulled back and instead grasped the idols of pagani