QUEST TO UNDERSTAND ELEMENTARY SCRIPTURAL TRUTH
When a Good Man Falls
1 Kings 11 · Pastor Craig R. Jarvis
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1Lest We Forget
- What is an Unconditional Covenant?
- What is a Conditional Covanent?
What type of wood covered the Temple from the floor to the celing?
- The Temple builders were not allowed to use what instruments in the church?
- Did you do your homework? If so, get up and go get a cookie out of the kitchen.
Why was Solomon allowed to build the Temple and not his father?
- The church building is really the House of God. (T/F)
2When a Good Man Falls
- 1 Kings 11
- Solomon is sinking
- 11:1-3 Watch out for the !
Speculation: Why did God allow only monogomy?
v.2 what did God say would happen?
v.3 what happened?
- Sometimes we don't give God enough credit.
- Solomon thought it was under
- Not only did he marry too many, he married the ones!
The King should lead by force. T/F?
- the King should lead by
- Solomon was responsible for much
- v.9 He physically with God!
- he had been by God more than any other king!
- he was hand- by God!
- he had enjoyed a reign of !
- he was as a king!
- he had great , ,& from God!
- v.4 Solomon was worn down by his love for his women
- it his love for God
- his love was v.7,8
- compare that with his father as the bible does.
- David had many
- David many times
- But...David always God intensly!
- v.4,6,12,13 God David
Application: Does this have a meaning for us?
- If our is divided, so will our
- Matt.6:24
- where your is, there is where your is also. Matt.6:21
- "Thou shalt love the Lord with all heart, soul, & mind"
- no room for corner-space
- God occupies every &
- v.11-13 God makes a promise
3Introducing Jeroboam
- 11:26 Introduced as a person who against the King
- Jeroboam was an
- why did he rebel? v.27
- Solomon had his on him (because of good work?)
- v.28 he had potential
- we will find out that his potential was selfishness
v.29-40 Observations: Why'd God plan on taking the Kingdom away?
- Who's sin was greater, David's or Solomon's?
- It seems that the characteristic of God most visible through this family is that of
do you think Solomon reacted harshly?
what would David had done?
- what did Solomon do? v.40
- v.41-43 Solomon reigned for years
- his son took his place
- Conclusion: Make sure your wills are not divided...
- and cultivate your will for God.
- "The world has yet to see what God can do with a man who is
- totally sold out to Him."
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- Next Week: The Split!
- women
- they would turn men's hearts away
- they did!
- control
- wrong
- example
- met
- blessed
- picked
- peace
- unchallenged
- wealth/success/wisdom
- replaced
- divided
- faults
- failed
- loved
- respected
- love/loyalties
- knook and cranny
- rebelled
- Ephraimite
- eye
4SPECULATION
- forgiveness
- Rehoboam
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