King Solomon

The Temptations of Money, Sex, and Power

By: Philip Graham Ryken

Narrated by: Jim Denison

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 tells 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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Philip Graham Ryken (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Great wisdom

Anyone who wants to better themselves listen to this book. If it can happen to king Solomon it can happen to us. His failures atleast.

Emersive

Wonderfully detailed stories of King Solomon’s life. Loved it. I must put six more words.

not as good as it could be

Way too many discussion questions and too little time in the story of King Solomon.

Really good read

Amazing book. Very well worth it. Will recommend to others looking to study the Bible.

Timely & Incisive

Before listening to this book, I only knew of him as the son of fames scholar Leland and the current president of Wheaton College (a Solomon figure in his own right within the Evangelical community).

However, I think he hits the nail on the head, especially for young, rich, and educated Christians facing all the attendant temptations of 21st century America. Will we follow Jesus to the end, or get seduced by money, sex, and power?

Amazing book

Amazing how the author replicates exactly what happened to Solomon to our society now, lots of lessons learned, thank you !

Good historical data, but—

The purpose of this book is religious teaching, not historical information. The author spends 2/3s of his time explaining how the highs and lows of Solomon’s life and actions apply to the reader’s life as a Christian. In fact much of the discourse in this book refers to Christ’s life rather than focusing strictly on Solomon. I was hoping to get more of a history book than religious teachings. I could have easily finished this book if there had been a little less proselytizing. I would have preferred more historical discussion of what life was like under Solomon’s rule and less preaching. I am returning the book because of this.

Not what I thought

This is a book on morals not history. It’s very basic It’s good for a Jr High students

Questioable interpretations

I was so looking forward to learning about the life of King Solomon and how he ruled with his magical powers. To my disappointment, I found writer's personal opinions with irrelevant comparisons of prophets and scriptures from the history. Complete waste of time and money.

Unsatisfactory

I expected this to be a biographical history of King Solomon. It was evangelical biblical preaching recitation. If you like that type of literature then you may enjoy this book. I have but limited time on this earth and shall devote that time to other titles in the audible library. I do not provide a 1 star rating lightly in any category, this title was unsatisfactory overall, in performance, and in story.