Page 2 of 2 ..... 1 Kings Chapter 11

Page 2 of 2 ..... 1 Kings Chapter 11

Application:

33. Solomon loved many foreign women. The Lord had been very specific when He gave Moses the law to follow that the Jews were not to "intermarry" with the nations around them.

• Exodus 34:10-16 -
• Deuteronomy 7:1-6 -

34. How is this stated again for New Testament believers today?

• 1 Corinthians 15:33 -
• 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 -

35. Not only was Solomon breaking the law of God by loving many foreign women, but God had also instructed the kings not to multiply wives to themselves as other kings did to show their own power and might. (Deuteronomy 17:17) ..... When we try to be like the world and copy the things that they have decided make for good appearance and success, what are we doing to the heart of God?

• Romans 12:1,2 -
• Ephesians 4:30 -
• James 4:4-10 -
• 1 John 2:15-17 -

36. Solomon continued in his sin, whereas his father David always repented and turn from his sin when he was convicted by the Holy Spirit. Read the Psalm again and make notes of how you see David's heart:

37. Each one of us can have a particular 'stronghold' that trips us up and makes us less effective in our witness as we run the race of life with the cause of Christ. There is sometimes a particular sin that easily trips us up, and yet if we will continue to return to the Lord for strength and resistance against the temptation that it brings, we can be overcomers and still have effective and productive lives for the Lord.

• Hebrews 12:1-3 -
• 1 Corinthians 10:6-14 -
• 1 John 5:4 -

38. We are to told to flee idolatry and immorality. These are the most destructive sins and are to be avoided.

• 1 Corinthians 6:13 -
• 1 Corinthians 6:18 -
• Ephesians 5:3 -
• Colossians 3:5 -
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3 -

39. Sin is luring and seductive and very cunning. When Satan tempted Eve in the garden, he reasoned with her and made her feel as though God was holding out on giving her the best. He wanted her to think for herself and to be 'like God'; this was his tactics from the beginning of time. He has always been a liar and the father of lies. He even dresses up as an angel of light to deceive us. His goal is to make us doubt God's goodness and move us away from complete dependance on the Lord; to live for ourselves and glorify ourselves. Has he acheived some of his goals in your walk of faith at times? What can we do to be aware of his tactics and to continue to stand strong in our faith in the Lord and service to Him?

• Genesis 3:1-7 -
• Job 1:6-12 -
• 2 Corinthians 2:11 -
• 2 Corinthians 11:3 -
• Ephesians 6:11 -

40. Sometimes when we get away with our sin(s) without an immediate negative result or discipline, we believe that God is blind to what we have done or we are somehow escaping the judgment for our sin(s). God is very patient with us as He waits for us to humble ourselves and return to Him, but we are not to be deceived in thinking that consequences for our wrong choices in life will not follow. God is not mocked. We will reap what we sow. Read these verses about God's patience and mercy but also how the flesh will reap corruption without repenance and restoration.

• Romans 2:4 -
• 1 Peter 3:20 -
• 2 Peter 3:8-9 -
• Galatians 6:7-9 -

41. Solomon’s story does not end here. At the end of his reign, Solomon wrote the book of Ecclesiastes in which he declares what he ultimately learned about success, sin, and the challenges of life. What does he tell us in the last chapter he wrote?

• Ecclesiastes 12:13 -

42. How do we know that we have come to truly know the Lord?

• 1 John 2:3 -

43. Summarize this lesson and post a prayer if you would like.