may 25-31 solomon sins

Queen of Sheba Visits Queen of Sheba Visits The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's wisdom and came to

see if the reports were true. Solomon had been given great gifts from God, but instead of

responsibly using those gifts in obedience to God,

Queen of Sheba VisitsQueen of Sheba Visits

the king allowed himself to be influenced by others, Christ's followers need to stand against pressure to compromise our faith and what we know to be true.


Jesus made it clear that with blessings also come

responsibilities. He summed it up succinctly:

Luke 12:48, KJV "Unto whomsoever much is given,


of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed

much, of him they will ask the more".

Queen of Sheba VisitsQueen of Sheba Visits... Those who are given

understanding, ability, goods, money, authority, or fame have

a responsibility that theless favored do not bear; failure

to fulfill it produces fearful punishment....

Queen of Sheba VisitsQueen of Sheba VisitsWhatever level of opportunity is given to us, both God and man

expect us to give a certain standard of performance. Favor carries with it responsibility. As

the favor increases, the responsibility increases....

Queen of Sheba VisitsQueen of Sheba VisitsArthur Rubinstein, the great pianist,

capsulized this principle when he remarked that should he fail to

practice one day, he would know it; should he skip practice for two

days, the critics would know it; but should that extend to three days

"the whole world knows it."

Queen of Sheba VisitsQueen of Sheba VisitsHarry Truman said it well when remarking on the burden of the presidency: "If you can't stand

the heat, get out of the kitchen." The sign on his Oval office desk said, "The buck stops

here." (From The Secret Kingdom by Pat Robertson)

Queen of Sheba VisitsQueen of Sheba VisitsWhat responsibilities have you

been given to serve God? In what areas are you vulnerable to the influence of others? Ask God to help you stand against

those influences.(Max Lucado Devotional Bible)


The Queen of Sheba came to witness for herself the great wisdom & wealth of King

Solomon.After seeing for herself she said

the half had not been told!

Provision for Kingship Provision for Kingship

I want to take a look at some of the Law of Moses regarding the

King.

Provision for KingshipProvision for KingshipDeuteronomy 17:14 NET When you come

to the land the LORD your God is giving you and take it over and

live in it and then say, "I will select a king like all the nations

surrounding me,"

Provision for KingshipProvision for Kingship

15 you must select without fail a king whom the LORD

your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens you must appoint a king —

Provision for KingshipProvision for Kingshipyou may not designate a foreigner

who is not one of your fellow

Israelites. 6 Moreover, he must not accumulate horses for himself or

allow the people to return to Egypt to do so,


for the LORD has said you must never again return

that way. 17 Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections

turn aside,


and he must not accumulate much silver and gold. 18 When he sits on his royal throne he must make a copy of this law

on a scroll given to him by the Levitical priests.

Provision for KingshipProvision for Kingship19 It must be with him constantly

and he must read it as long as he lives, so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and observe all the words of

this law and these statutes and carry them out.

Provision for KingshipProvision for Kingship20 Then he will not exalt himself

above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and

his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his

kingdom in Israel.

Provision for KingshipProvision for KingshipHere’s a quick review of what we

just read:• King must be an Israelite• He must not accumulate horses, or

let the people go to Egypt to get them.

• Must not marry many wives

Provision for KingshipProvision for Kingship• Must not accumulate much gold

and silver• Must make himself a copy of the

Law• Must read it and keep it with him

constantly as long as he lives so that he may…

Provision for KingshipProvision for Kingship• Learn to revere God and observe

all the words of the law• Will not exalt himself over his

fellow citizens• Will not turn from the commands

to the right or left.


1 Kings 10:23 NET King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than

any of the kings of the earth. 24 Everyone in the world wanted

to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.


25 Year after year visitors brought their gifts, which included items of silver, items of gold, clothes,

perfume, spices, horses, and mules.


26 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000

horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in

Jerusalem.

Violating God’s Violating God’s CommandsCommands

Solomon violated God’s commands here, by

acquiring many horses.


27 The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as

stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands.


Solomon was forbidden by God to acquire much

silver.


28 Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king's

traders purchased them from Que.

Your KJV says: 1 Kings 10:28

KJV And Solomon had horses brought out of

Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.


The word translated “linen yarn” is thought now by Hebraists to mean “a troop” or “company.” If the present reading is retained,

they would translate the passage -


“As for the bringing up of Solomon’s horses out of Egypt, a band of the king’s merchants

fetched a band (or troop) of horses at a price.” But the

reading is very uncertain. (Barnes)


I want to point out here that not only did Solomon

disregard the command not to accumulate horses, but

he also broke the command not to get them from Egypt.

Solomon's WealthSolomon's Wealth

1 Kings 10:14 NET Solomon received 666 talents of gold per year, 15 besides what he collected from

the merchants, traders, Arabian kings, and governors

of the land.


Not only did Solomon violate God’s command not to accumulate much

silver, but also not to accumulate much gold.

Rules In The Promised Rules In The Promised LandLand

Deuteronomy 7:1 NET When the LORD your God brings you to the land that you are going to

occupy and forces out many nations before you


Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations

more numerous and powerful than you


2 and he delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate them. Make no treaty with

them and show them no mercy!


3 You must not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their

sons or take their daughters for your sons,


4 for they will turn your sons away from me to worship

other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will erupt against you and he will

quickly destroy you.

The Lord Punishes Solomon for The Lord Punishes Solomon for IdolatryIdolatry

1 Kings 11:1 NET King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women (besides Pharaoh's

daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites,

Sidonians, and Hittites.


2 They came from nations about which the LORD had warned the Israelites, "You must not establish friendly

relations with them!


If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to

their gods." But Solomon was irresistibly attracted

to them.


3 He had 700 royal wives and 300 concubines; his

wives had a powerful influence over him.


4 When Solomon became old, his wives shifted his allegiance

to other gods; he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father

David had been.


5 Solomon worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte

and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.


6 Solomon did evil in the LORD's sight; he did not

remain loyal to the LORD, like his father

David had.


7 Furthermore, on the hill east of Jerusalem Solomon built a high place for the detestable

Moabite god Chemosh and for the detestable Ammonite god

Milcom.


8 He built high places for all his foreign wives so they could burn incense and make sacrifices to

their gods.


9 The LORD was angry with Solomon because he had

shifted his allegiance away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to

him on two occasions


10 and had warned him about this very thing, so that he

would not follow other gods. But he did not obey the LORD's command.


11 So the LORD said to Solomon, "Because you

insist on doing these things and have not kept the

covenantal rules I gave you,


I will surely tear the kingdom away from you

and give it to your servant. 12 However, for your father David's sake I will not do this while you are alive.


I will tear it away from your son's hand instead.

13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom;


I will leave your son one tribe for my servant

David's sake and for the sake of my chosen city

Jerusalem."

Observe SolomonObserve Solomon

The point I’m trying to make is the wisest man to ever live messed up! We can

never compare to his wisdom so we’re bound to

mess up.

A Benefit Solomon Didn’t A Benefit Solomon Didn’t HaveHave

We do have a benefit he didn’t. We have Jesus, the

Son of God, on our side. We have a mediator working on our behalf, pleading our case

before God the Father.


We also have the gift of God The Spirit helping us. We don’t have a

license to violate God’s commands. We do have a lesson in the wisest man to ever live not

being good enough to


keep God’s commands by himself. How much more we need help in being obedient? If we are willing to commit ourselves to God, He

will provide help through His Son & Spirit

Proverbs, Training in Proverbs, Training in WisdomWisdom

What follows is commentary from the Max Lucado Devotional Bible

Proverbs provide wisdom and guidance for living an

obedient life. Simple words and common sense give us

guidelines for daily life.


The Proverbs contain many instructions to help steer readers away from sin. Listen to this advice

and grow in wisdom.


I've thought about what the Scriptures are teaching on

wisdom and I've come up with this: Wisdom is the God-given

ability to see life with rare objectivity and to handle life

with rare stability.


When we operate in the sphere of the wisdom of God, when it is at work in our mind and in

our life, we look at life through lenses of perception, and we

respond to it in calm confidence.


There's a remarkable absence of fear. We are not seized with panic. We can either lose our jobs or we can be promoted in our work, and

neither will derail us. Why? Because we see it with God-given objectivity. And we handle it in His

wisdom.


We can dip into an unexpected valley or we can soar to the

pinnacle of prosperity, and we can cope with both extremes. His wisdom provides us the necessary objectivity and

stability.


That's the way life is when it is lived in the

palm of His hand. This is not some dreamland

fantasy, it is reality.


It is the ability to live above the drag of human opinion and horizontal perspective. It is what happens within us when wisdom goes to work.

(From Living on the Ragged Edge

by Charles Swindoll)


Today you may be bombarded by people giving

advice—talk show hosts, psychics, psychologists.

Take more time to listen to God than to television.


At the end of the day, assess which words of wisdom you applied.

(or should have)(Max Lucado Devotional Bible)

Our ConclusionOur Conclusion

Here is what I conclude from today’s lesson. Any one can, and most likely will mess up and break

Commandments of God.


Knowing this should make us look into God’s

Word more. It is our teacher. It reveals God’s

will to us.


With persistent reading & study we will know more

about God and train ourselves on how to keep

His commands.

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