Who in Israel's history was extremely godly and yet also followed other gods to the extreme?
Solomon was the man in Israel’s history who was righteous and godly almost to the extreme, yet he followed other women and their gods to the extreme. By the end of his life he was guilty of offering little Jewish babies to the fires of Moloch.
Les explains that Solomon was righteous and godly almost to the extreme, but on the other hand he followed other women and their gods to the extreme. God honored Solomon at the dedication of the temple he had built, and the Shekinah glory again came into the picture. Yet by the end of his life, Solomon was guilty of offering little Jewish babies to the fires of Moloch. Les uses this as a warning that the average Israelite faced that kind of temptation, and it is no different today, including the idol of materialism.