Lead us not into temptation

Continuing with King solomon and the Lord's prayer motifs, we take a look into 1 kings final account of King solomon found in chapter 11. Here we see that the King was lead astray by the foreign women that he loved. It was here that he was pulled away from the Lord our God nullifying the covenant between him and the Lord.

1 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. 2 They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods." Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love.

I've been meditating on Solomon and how he got led astray, it completely baffles me how the wises person on the earth could be so confused. I believe the answer is found in Ecclesiastes where Solomon declares all things are meaningless, but also declares I applied myself to wisdom and also of madness and folly.

16 I thought to myself, "Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge." 17 Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.

Without the mercy and grace of Jesus life would be very meaningless and discouraging, I humbly think that because Solomon actually got everything that his heart could desire he realized there was something missing and he could not get it for Jesus had not yet come. Everyone needs a saviour no matter how much you own or know or who you are.

Jesus Lead me not into temptation but deliver me from the evil one.