Faith & Failure (The Best & Worst of Israel)

Faith & Failure (The Best & Worst of Israel)

Use Allotment For Accomplishment

Christian Unity & the Cross of Christ

The Lord’s Inheritance

We follow a Powerful & Promise-keeping God

Defeat through Compromise

When Cracks lead to Collapse
1. Solomon ran after foreign women & their idols (11:1-8)
2. God revealed His judgment on Solomon (11:9-13)
3. God raised up adversaries against Solomon (11:14-40)
4. Solomon reigned over Israel for forty years (11:41-43)

The Heart of Worship
1. Solomon placed the Ark of the Covenant in the temple (8:1-13)
2a. Solomon praised God & recalled God’s faithfulness (8:14-21)
2b. Solomon prayed for God’s compassion & mercy (8:22-53)
2c. Solomon praised God & anticipated His continued faithfulness (8:54-61)
3. Solomon presented sacrifices to the Lord (8:62-66)
