1 Kings 10–11
The richest king on earth, 700 wives, 300 concubines, and a kingdom torn in two.
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KEY TOPICS & THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSIONS
- Why the glory of Israel in 1 Kings 10 drew foreign visitors to the God of Israel
- Whether Solomon's temple and palace justify beautiful church architecture today
- Aesthetics versus opulence: strip mall sanctuaries, Gothic cathedrals, and false humility
- Stained glass and carved stone as Scripture for a largely illiterate medieval world
- God's promise of riches in 1 Kings 3:13 and its fulfillment in 1 Kings 10:23
- Deuteronomy 6 and the warning that prosperity would tempt Israel to forget the Lord
- Why chapter divisions are not original and why that changes how Solomon's fall reads
- Scripture's refusal to flatter Israel as a mark of divine rather than human authorship
- Was the judgment of 1 Kings 11 more gracious than the threat of 1 Kings 9:6-9?
- Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 as an escalating, progressive pattern of covenant judgment
- Chemosh, Molech, and the high places Solomon built east of Jerusalem
- Determinism, the secret will of God, and whether Solomon truly resisted God's command
- How disobedience defames the name of Yahweh rather than maximizing His glory
- Hermeneutics: whether a theological system is built from the text or imposed on it
- God raising up foreign adversaries, proving He is no regional or tribal deity
- Genesis 9 and God's moral claim on every nation, not on Israel alone
- The conditional promise to Jeroboam in 1 Kings 11:38 and the limits of an enduring house
A visual representation of the important, and often confusing, time-period of the kings of Israel and Judah.
This period of time stretches from the construction of the Temple to its destruction. Also included are the approximate ministry spans of the writing prophets.
Follow the line of the kings and prophets in the divided kingdom with this easy to read chart. Great to hang in an office or place for reference. Or, use it a quick reference while studying. Printed on thick, durable, matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²)
• Giclée printing quality
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%