Day 153: The Decline of Solomon (2026)
6/2/202624 min
Today, as we hear about Solomon's decline, Fr. Mike points out how the consequences of our decisions can have ramifications far beyond ourselves. The readings are 1 Kings 11, Ecclesiastes 10-12, and Psalm 9.
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[on-hold music] Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. It is day one hundred and fifty-three. It is our last day of King Solomon. His last day of First Kings chapter eleven is our reading today, as well as the last three chapters in Ecclesiastes. That's Ecclesiastes ten, eleven, and twelve. We're also praying Psalm nine today. The Bible translation that I'm reading from is the Revised Standard Version, the Second Catholic Edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a Year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. You can also subscribe to this podcast by clicking on Subscribe, and then you will be subscribed. As I said, chapter eleven of First Kings. This is where we finally hear what we know was coming. We saw hints of Solomon's cracks. It was hints of Solomon losing his way, and this is finally the time when we see it. We see it happen, and it is horrible. It's devastating, but it also is, um, the truth. And so pay attention to Solomon in First Kings eleven, as well as listen to the wisdom of, of Solomon or of the author of Ecclesiastes in ten, eleven, and twelve. And we then also get to pray with King David in Psalm nine. The First Book of Kings, chapter eleven. Solomon's errors. Now King