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Originally Posted by NeitherFirstnorLast
...My beloved God, thank You for showing me more, Lord...
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There is archaelogical evidence that the industrial revolution was actually started during Solomon's times. The mines of Solomon have been discovered and they were a large operation involving what can only be described as a factory style operation with perhaps 1,000 workers. Now consider what would have happened if they had also begun to mine oil and gas? Petroleum had already been discovered (Pitch was used on Noah's ark) and the process to refine petroleum is essentially the same as the distillation process used in making hard alcohol (which was already a process that had been discovered at the time of Solomon). Mining and smelting are energy intensive processes, discovering the value of petroleum could have been a game changer.
Israel was commanded through Moses to focus on the Good land, the boundaries of which were defined as the the River Euphrates on one side and the Mediterranean on the second, and the Red Sea on the third. This means that Solomon could have focused anywhere in the Arabian Peninsula. If he had limited himself to this region, having already discovered the industrial revolution and mining it is very likely they would have also discovered the fantastic EROI (energy return on investment) for petroleum.
Now imagine for a minute that the wisest man on Earth discovers the riches locked up in petroleum along with the industrial revolution. They would have discovered concrete, steel, trains, diesel engines, combustion engines, and electricity. They would have made these discoveries 700 years before the Babylonians had invaded. By contrast we basically discovered the industrial revolution 150 years ago. Regardless of how you want to make the calculations you would have to realize that Israel would have had no reason for slaves or outside resources eliminating the need for costly wars. By the time the Babylonians showed up they would have had a highway and train network along with cars and helicopters.
There is a word from the Lord where He says "O that my people had listened to me, I would have fed them with the finest of wheat and their enemies would have come cringing to them. They would have been established forever."
The entire world is paying the price for Solomon's insubordination. If Israel had made these discoveries and advancements at the time of Solomon, all the issues with pollution would have been resolved before the rest of the nations adopted the technology. It would have been done at a time when the population was so small it wouldn't have had global ramifications to the climate and ecosystem. Also, having a superpower located in Israel would have eliminated the wars from the Babylonian empire, Medo-Persian Empire, Greek, and Roman empires. All those wars would have been held in check or completely avoided.