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Study Number Fourteen – 1 Kings 9:1-9, 2 Chron. 7:11-22 Notes 1 Kings 9:1-9 v. 1 When Solomon had finished building the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do, v. 2 the Lord appeared to him a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. v. 3 The Lord said to him: "I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there. v. 4 "As for you, if you walk before me in integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws, v. 5 I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, "You shall never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel." v. 6 "But if you or your sons turn away from me and do not observe the commands and decrees I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them, v. 7 then I will cut off Israel from the land I have given them and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. Israel will then become a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples. v. 8 And though this temple is now imposing, all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff and say, "Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?" v. 9 People will answer, "Because they have forsaken the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshipping and serving them—that is why the Lord brought all this disaster on them."" 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 v.11 When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace, v.12 the Lord appeared to him at night and said: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. v.13 "When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, v.14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. v.15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. v.16 I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there. v.17 "As for you, if you walk before me as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees and laws, v.18 I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father when I said, "You shall never fail to have a man to rule over Israel." v.19 "But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them, v.20 then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples. v.21 And though this temple is now so imposing, all who pass by will be appalled and say, "Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?" v.22 People will answer, "Because they have forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshipping and serving them—that is why he brought all this disaster on them."" Questions: 1. Read 1 Kings 9:1-9 and 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 and in your own words pull out the main thought of this passage. 2. What does the Lord do for Solomon in verse 2? 3. What does the Lord promise to Solomon in verse 3? 4. What are the conditions in verse 4 for the establishment of Solomon"s throne? 5. What is the Lord going to do if Solomon and his sons turn away from the Lord, according to verse 7? 6. What four things must the people do to restore their relationship to the Lord, according to
2 Chronicles 7:14? 7. What three things will the Lord do for the people, according to 2 Chronicles 7:14? 8. What does the Lord promise, according to 2 Chronicles 7:14? 9. What verse in the study has meant the most to you? 10. What lesson have you learned from this study? Lessons from the Passage: What are some of the lessons we can learn from this particular study? LESSON #1: How careful we must be when we reach half-time in our lives and we have succeeded in accomplishing many significant tasks. LESSON #2: The Lord lovingly comes to us in the hour of our greatest need. LESSON #3: The Lord says, "my eyes and my heart will always be there" (1 Kings 9:3).
He is saying, "You can count on My constant availability." LESSON #4: Obedience is the key to God"s blessing in our relationship with Him. LESSON #5: There are serious consequences when we turn away from the Lord and do not accept the responsibility of obedience and seek a replacement for Him. LESSON #6: The Lord is not going to sit idly by indefinitely in the face of our disobedience. LESSON #7: The Lord"s discipline involves "cutting off Israel from the land, rejecting the temple, shutting up the heavens, commanding the locusts, and sending a plague." LESSON #8: The four-fold prescription for the restoration of the relationship is "humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways"
(2 Chronicles 7:14). LESSON #9: "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time (1 Peter 5:6). LESSON #10: The Lord responds to these acts of repentance in a three-fold way.
He: 1) "will hear from heaven"; 2) "will forgive their sin"; and 3) "will heal their land"
(2 Chronicles 7:14). LESSON #11: Will you make a commitment right now that you will become a candidate for revival by humbling yourself and praying and seeking His face and turning from your wicked ways. Additional Notes:
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