Children of the Promise - 1 Kings 11

Homiletics                                             Study - Children of the Promise

Lesson     29                                          Passage: 1 Kings 11

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Solomon loved foreign women to his downfall (1 Kings 11:1-13) a. Solomon Intermarries with foreign women and loves (1-3) b. Solomon was not fully devoted to God and was led astray by foreign wives  (4) c. Solomon followed foreign gods and did evil in God’s eyes (5-8) d. God became angry and tells Solomon of His judgment; tearing the kingdom away save one tribe (9-13)

Lord raises adversaries to Solomon (1 Kings 11:14-25) a. Hadad the Edomite raised up  (15-17) b. Pharaoh pleased with Hadad and gives sister of his wife (18-20) c. Hadad learns of David’s death request to go back to his country (21-22) d. God raises another adversary Rezon in Damascus (23-25)

Jeroboam raised up to take control of 10 tribes (1 Kings 11:26-43) a. Jeroboam put in charge of the labor force of the tribes of Joseph (26-28) b. Jeroboam told by Ahiah the prophet what the Lord says about splitting Kingdom of Israel (29-35) c. Because of David a remnant to be in Solomon’s sons leadership (36) d. Jeroboam charge to obey God (37-39) e. Jeroboam flies Solomon  (40) f. Solomon concludes his reign and Rehoboam succeeds as King (41-43)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Solomon loved foreign women to his downfall	1 Kings 11:1-13
Lord raises adversaries to Solomon	1 Kings 11:14-25
Jeroboam raised up to take control of 10 tribes	1 Kings 11:26-43

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

God raises adversaries splits kingdom in response to Solomon’s sin

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that sin has consequences.  It is good to live in harmony with God and His will for our lives.

Specific Application Questions

1	How does sin impact your relationship with God?  Be specific.  What life choices should you make?
2	What consequences have you seen in response to your sin?  What life choices should you make?
3	Who are your adversaries trying to take control of your life journey? What life choices should you make?

Principles to Remember

1	God life guidelines keep us close to him.
2	Adversaries will come
3	Our legacy is in jeopardy with our life choices

Characteristic of God

Way, Truth and Life

Theme

Our life choices have consequences.

God’s Word  - What’s happening?

God’s Heart – What does God care about?

Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?