Berean Bible Church

How God sees People

Lesson XV

Solomon – the Carnal Man

March 11, 2007

Introduction

Solomon’s background - unusual

Solomon’s beginning - exceptional

Solomon’s buildings- beautiful

I Look back over Solomon’s Reign as King of Israel

2 Samuel 12:24 The Lord loved him

1 Kings 3:3 Solomon loved the Lord

1 Kings 3:5 The Lord appeared to him

1 Kings 4:29 God gave him wisdom, understanding and largeness of heart

1 Kings 8:11 Solomon witnessed the glory of God fill the Temple

1 Kings 8:14 Solomon blessed the people of Israel

1 Kings 8:54 Solomon knew how to pray

1 Kings 8:63 Solomon gave great offerings to the Lord

1 Kings 9:2-3 The Lord appeared to Solomon a second time

1 Kings 10:1,23,24 Solomon became very famous

1 Kings 9:10 These things continued for twenty years. Surely such a man could never fail.

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II Solomon’s Backslidings and Blunders

1 Kings 11:1 “but” begins a new phase of his life.

He loved Strange, that is Gentile women, all enemies of Israel

1 Kings 11:2 Solomon had been warned

cf Joshua 23:12 cf 2 Corinthians 6:14

1 Kings 11:3 700 wives, 300 concubines- political alliances

Ecclesiastes 2:17.18 he hated life

1 Kings 11:4 when old, his wives turned away his heart

1 Kings 11:5 names the gods he served

1 Kings 11:6-7 did evil in the sight of the Lord

1 Kings 11:9-10 the Lord was angry because of the idolatry

1 Kings 11:11 the Lord would rend the kingdom from his family

1 Kings 11:14, 25 the Lord stirred up adversaries against Solomon.

III Conclude

Next week we shall give you the reasons why Solomon ended life so poorly