1 Kings

11:4-6
God grants to Solomon (chapter 3:10-12) the most wise and discerning mind in the history of humankind, then Solomon turns away from the Lord. I'll repeat that, as it might be significant. God grants to Solomon the most wise and discerning mind in the history of humankind, then Solomon turns away from the Lord. This might be a needed lesson on the fallibility of even the most brilliant, but there are other implications which are staggering. The Lord grants one human the most wisdom in the history of the world. If this MWADMITHOH (acronym, see above) rejects God, how reasonable is it to propose a system of divine justice based upon whether or not we "lesser" humans embrace said God? We, who are necessarily less discerning than the MWADMITHOH?? To avoid divine punishment, we would have to avoid the judgment "error" the MWADMITHOH made, yet...how could any of us be expected to be more discerning than the most wise and discerning mind ever? This is the most (and indeed, only) astonishing passage in the entire Old Testament. Why is this not the most talked-about passage of the Bible? Why is there not an entire school of theology devoted to this single passage? Do these verses contain a long-misunderstood or ignored injunction from God Itself, commanding that we reject God?