Deuteronomy 4:23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee. 24 For the Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
In other words, God is warning us of the dangerous tendency to disregard His words, instructions, and laws, after He has blessed us. The reason why we’re to “Beware” is because according to sacred history, it is a documented fact that human beings tend to forget God, after He has blessed some with riches.
Case in point was Solomon, whom God blessed with riches who started out his life journey being humble but who later apostatized being lifted up in pride as he reveled in the material blessings of God.
Little by little, Solomon came to view his riches as the direct result of his own wisdom and genius, and no sooner had he embraced this fatal philosophy, he went on to “forget” about God by not keeping His commandment. The before and after history of Solomon, as written in the scriptures, speak truth to why God said “Beware” in Deuteronomy.
1st Kings 11:1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites. 2 Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely, they will turn away your heart after their gods.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!