- CONGREGATIONAL READING: 1 Kings 4:1-34 *
I. OUTLINE FOR OUR UNDERSTANDING
Prosperous Kingdom Under Solomon's Wise Rule
- 1. high officials, 1 Ki 4:1-19
- 2. happy kingdom, 1 Ki 4:20-28
- 3. hearing people, 1 Ki 4:29-34
II. OBSERVATIONS FOR OUR APPLICATION
Position in Christ, 1 Ki 4:1-19
- 1. Rom 12:4-5
- 2. John 10:2-3
Praise for Christ, 1 Ki 4:20
- 1. 1 Thess 5:16
- 2. 1 Cor 10:31 (true purpose)
Provision from Christ, 1 Ki 4:21-27
- 1. Phil 4:19
- 2. Matt 25:33-40, v27 (true prosperity)
Privilege through Christ, 1 Ki 4:28
- 1. each man according to his charge, v28
- 2. 1 Cor 4:7
Petitions to Christ, 1 Ki 4:29-34
- 1. largeness of heart, v29
-- a. Rom 8:37-39
- 2. came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, v34
-- a. Heb 4:16