How God
Sees People
Lesson XVI
Why
Solomon Failed
Texts Proverbs
“backsliding
is seldom a blow-out, it is usually a slow leak”
I
The first indication that something was wrong
in Solomon’s life
1 Kings 3:3
He loved the Lord only he
sacrificed and burnt incense in high places
Psalm
12:2 double heart
1
Kings
Judges
17: 1-3 wholly dedicated to the Lord to
make an image
Ezekiel
James
1:8 double minded man
Matthew
6:24 ye cannot
II Solomon had the
Torah and the instructions for Kings
Deuteronomy 17:14-20 The
instructions are in two parts, first the negative, then
the
positive.
The Negatives
1 Deuteronomy
2 Deuteronomy
3 Deuteronomy
The Positives
1
Deuteronomy
2
Deuteronomy
3
Deuteronomy
4
Deuteronomy
5
Deuteronomy
6
Deuteronomy
III The
Conclusion
If the first five books of the
Bible would do those things for a King, what can the whole Bible do for
us? The study of the Word will , if we let it, keep is stable.
2
Peter
Hebrews
13:7-9 what does it mean that Jesus is the
same yesterday and today ??