Sermon Outline
Read 1 Kings 11:9-40 & 14:1-16
- We think it’s all about politics (Lower Story)
- Introduction
- Poor rulers abuse people (1Ki 12:4, 14)
- Good Rulers serve people (1Ki 12:7)
- Who we take counsel from matters (1Ki 12;7, 10-11)
- Transition to the Character of God
- To God it’s all about keeping his Word (Upper Story)
- Ancient Prophecy of Jericho (1Ki 16:34, Josh 6:26)
- Jeroboam (Israel)
- An amazing conditional promise (1Ki 11:37-38)
- Failure to trust God (1Kings 12:28, 31)
- God’s Response: (1Ki 14:7ff)
- Son dies (1Ki 14:17)
- No descendants left (1Ki 15:29)
- House to be burned (1Ki 16:18)
- For the sake of David (Judah) (1Ki 11:13, 2Chr 21:7, 2Ki 20:6)
- The promising to David (2Sam 7:12-16) was so important for 2 reasons:
- The plan for Redemption was to come through David
- The Character of God was on the Line
- The promising to David (2Sam 7:12-16) was so important for 2 reasons:
- Relationships are built upon faithfully keeping one’s word.
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