WHEN UNITY IS IDOLATRY
“Let the sons of the household satisfy themselves at table first. It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” –Mark 7:27 The Jewish people were to have nothing to do with Gentiles so that they would not be seduced into worshipping the false gods of the Gentiles. Solomon disregarded this prohibition. He even married Gentile wives (1 Kgs 11:4ff). This led to idolatry, which led to wars and civil war. Solomon proved the point about how destructive it was for Jews to mix with Gentiles. Jesus called Jewish Christians not only...