Children of the Promise - 1 Kings 5-6

Homiletics                                             Study - Children of the Promise

Lesson     26                                          Passage: 1 Kings 5-6

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Solomon acquires materials and assembles laborers for Lord’s Temple (1 Kings 5) a. Hiram king of Tyre send envoys to Solomon (1) b. Solomon tells Hiram of plans to build the temple (2-5) c. Solomon requests and Hiram agrees to provide Cedars of Lebanon for the temple (6-9) d. Solomon provides wheat as food and olive oil year after year (10-12) e. Solomon conscripted laborers from Israel to prepare materials  for the temple (13-18)

Specifications for Lord’s temple construction and His presence with Israel (1 Kings 6:1-14) a. Temple layout measurements  (1-6) b. No tools at the construction site (7) c. Temple layout (8-10) d. Lord’s word about requirements for Him to live with His people – don’t abandon God and He will be with His people (11-13)

Lord’s temple construction details (1 Kings 6:15-38) a. Temple interior construction described  (15-22) b. Inner sanctuary construction and furnishings described (23-28) c. Walls and floors around inner and outer rooms temple described (29-30) d. Doors of the temple described for inner sanctuary and main entrance (31-35) e. Inner courtyard described (36) f. Time for building temple – 7 years (37-38)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Solomon acquires materials and assembles laborers for Lord’s Temple	1 Kings 5
Specifications for Lord’s temple construction and His presence with Israel	1 Kings 6:1-14
Lord’s temple construction details	1 Kings 6:15-38

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

Solomon acquires resources, lays out, begins and builds Lord’s Temple

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that God desires our best; our best is faithfulness His precepts and desire for our lives

Specific Application Questions

1	How do you organize and prepare for ministry in God’s kingdom?
2	What plans does God have for you; do you know and how would you verify those plans?
3	God does expect our best; where could you to better in serving and blessing others in His name?

Principles to Remember

1	Preparation for Ministry is critical.
2	God-honoring life is a life lived in His presence
3	God does expect our best

Characteristic of God

He is in our details

Theme

We have God’s presence in our lives as we strive His excellence.

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?