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Historical Books

I Kings – United Kingdom

2011

References:John Stevenson - http://www.angelfire.com/nt/theology/jts.htmlNelson’s Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts by Thomas Nelson, Inc.Through the Bible in One Year (TTBIOY) by Alan Stringfellow

2From Pictorial Survey of The Bible sheet by Buz McNutt - www.ccwtoday.org/files/presentations/ survey.ppt

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PentateuchPentateuch(Torah)(Torah)

Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers

Deuteronomy

Historical Historical BooksBooks

(Nevi’im)(Nevi’im)

Poetic Poetic BooksBooks

((KethuvimKethuvim))

Prophetic Prophetic BooksBooks

(Nevi’im)(Nevi’im)JoshuaJudges

Ruth1st&2nd Samuel 1st&2nd Kings

1st&2nd Chronicles

Ezra Nehemiah

Esther

Job Psalms

Proverbs Eccles.Song of Solomon

Isaiah Jeremiah

LamentationsEzekiel DanielMinor

Prophets

* Kethuvim Books

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Key ThemesKey ThemesDivision Because of Disobedience – not doing things God’s way can separate people and kingdoms.

The Temple – the much anticipated temple is built; a place for the Lord to dwell.

Influence of Other Gods – unholy alliances brings about unrighteous living.

God Speaks/Works Through His Prophets – Take heed to the messages and miracles, warnings and woes of the prophets.

Sin and Repentance – God will give a fresh start when we come to him, repent of our sins and set our minds to live for him.

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Key Characters & PlacesKey Characters & PlacesDavid/Bathsheba

Solomon

Jeroboam

Rehoboam

Ahijah

Succession of Kings

Judah

Israel

Elijah

Ahab/Jezebel

Part One

Part Two

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Joshua 1:2-9 1 Kings 2:2-4Be strong and courageous

(repeated three times)Be strong, therefore, and

show yourself a man.

Be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to

the right or to the left... This book of the Law shall

not depart from your mouth

Keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in

His ways, to keep His statutes, His

commandments, His ordinances, and His

testimonies, according to what is written in the Law

Then you will make your way prosperous, and then

you will have success.

So that the Lord may carry out His promise

which He spoke concerning me

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Solomon

• Typifies Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 1:30)

• Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. (1 Kings 4:30)

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ASSYRIA

EGYPT

Solomon’sKingdom

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1 Kings 4:25So Judah and

Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

Dan

Beersheba

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Height

LengthHoly of Holies Width

10

10

10

15

15

15

Height

LengthArea of the Entire Structure

Width

Dimensions of the TabernacleDimensions of the Tabernacle& Temple& Temple

Area Cubits

30

10

10

Feet

45

15

15

20

20

20

30

30

30

Cubits

60

20

30

Feet

90

30

45

Tabernacle Temple

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And it came about when the priests

came from the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 11 so that the

priests could not stand to minister

because of the cloud, for the glory of the

LORD filled the house of the LORD. (1 Kings

8:11-12).

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Solomon’s Blessing

Solomon’s Prayer

1 Kings 8:12-21 1 Kings 8:22-61

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built! (1 Kings 8:27).

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Solomon’s Seven RequestsThat God would judge any who wrongfully make an oath before the altar of the Lord

1st Request8:31-32

That God would forgive repentant people when they have been defeated

2nd Request8:33-34

That God would bring rain when a drought has come because of sin

3rd Request8:35-36

That God would answer prayers in the faceof famine and plagues

4th Request8:37-40

That God would hear their prayers when they go out to battle

5th Request8:41-43

That God would hear the prayers of those in a foreign land & not at the Temple

6th Request8:44-45

That God would hear the prayers of His people while they are in captivity

7th Request8:46-51

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Solomon’s Seven Requests1st Request8:31-32

2nd Request8:33-34

3rd Request8:35-36

4th Request8:37-40

5th Request8:41-43

6th Request8:44-45

7th Request8:46-51

Each of these requestsis patterned after the

warnings given inLeviticus 26 where Godpromises seven cyclesof discipline upon Israelif they reject His word.

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God’s WarningGod’s Warning

IF you or your sons

shall turn away from following Me

shall not keep My commandments & statutes

go and serve other gods and worship them,

THEN I will...

Cut off Israel

Israel will be a proverb & a byword

This house will be ruined

Everyone will be astonished (1st Kings 9:6-9)

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1 Kings 11:1-21 Kings 11:1-2Now King Solomon loved many

foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, 2 from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not associate with them, neither shall they associate with you, for they will surely turn your heart away after their gods.” Solomon held fast to these in love.

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1 Kings 11:31 Kings 11:3And he had seven

hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away.

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For it came about when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been.

1 Kings 11:41 Kings 11:4

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1 Kings 11:30-311 Kings 11:30-31Then Ahijah took hold of the new

cloak which was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.

And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes.’”

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1 Samuel 15 Samuel & SaulSaul tears Samuel’s robe and it is used as a picture of the kingdom being torn from Saul

1 Kings 11 Ahijah & JeroboamAhijah tears his robe and gives 10 pieces to Jeroboam to illustrate how the kingdom will be torn apart

Jesus on the CrossThe veil of the temple is torn from top to bottom to show the way to the kingdom of God has been opened

Matthew 27Mark 15Luke 23

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Spiritual SignificanceSpiritual SignificanceI Kings - The United Kingdom

David/Bathsheba – God will set you up for a blessing. Can you stand to be blessed?

Solomon – To have wisdom is not enough if you don’t apply it to everyday living in obedience to God (“the practical application of the preached word of God”). It is for this reason, that we need God’s wisdom (Jesus) and not our own to live a righteous life.

Jeroboam – Knowing to do right and still disobeying God brings certain destruction.

Rehoboam – Youthful wisdom that shuns the advice of elders can lead to bad decision-making.

Ahijah – Each of us is a prophet who can warn others that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life.