1 Kings PASTOR PHIL STEIGER PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings PASTOR PHIL STEIGER © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 1: 1 -4 God warns His people about kings, gives guidance about kings. Deut. 17: 14 -20, 1 Samuel 8: 10 -18 At David’s death bed, a coup is attempted and the royal court splits in two. David has lost his strength, opening the door for those who think the throne is up for grabs. © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 1: 5 -27 Adonijah, David’s fourth son, prepares to show himself as king: 1 Samuel 8: 10 -11. Several of those who stuck with David now side with Adonijah. Nathan and Bathsheba are still in David’s court and devise a plan to stir him to action before he dies. © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 1: 2840 David counters Adonijah’s coup with publicly putting Solomon in the position of king. David and Nathan are at the Gihon spring, Adonijah is not that far away as En-Rogel. Solomon is anointed as king. It is Israel’s third king, and each anointing is done under strained circumstances. © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 1: 4153 The geography makes sure that Adonijah’s camp hears Solomon’s coronation. Adonijah flees to the “horns of the altar” for mercy: Exodus 21: 12 -14 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 2: 1 -4 Transfer of leadership: Deut. 31: 7 -9; Joshua 23: 14 -16; 1 Samuel 12: 19 -22 “Keep the charge of the Lord your God…” Deut 17: 18 -20 “be strong and show yourself the man”: Godly leadership requires courage and endurance God’s promise to David: 2 Samuel 7: 12 -16 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 2: 5 -9 David instructs Solomon about consolidating the throne – it is what happens with monarchies Joab, Barzillai (2 Samuel 19: 31 -32), Shimei Wisdom is: knowing the sacred order and living according to the sacred order. © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 2: 10 -27 David dies and is buried in Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 29: 26 -30 Solomon consolidates power Adonijah: 1 Kings 1: 49 -53 Abiathar: 1 Samuel 2: 27 -28, 30 -31 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 2: 28 -46 Joab and bloodguilt ◦ Genesis 4: 8 -10, Psalm 9: 11 -12, 2 Kings 24: 1 -4, Revelation 6: 910 ◦ This represents the end of David’s original inner-circle Shimei ◦ The cleverness/wisdom of the move: 2 Samuel 19: 16 -17 Solomon is established in his kingdom ◦ David’s final wishes ◦ Threats to the throne ◦ Solomon’s wisdom: 2 Chronicles 1: 1 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 5: 1 -6 Solomon’s reign and court are established: relative peace and prosperity Hiram, king of Tyre: 2 Samuel 5: 9 -12 Solomon will use this partnership to build the Temple ◦ Deuteronomy 12: 1 -7; 2 Kings 23: 4 -6 The significance of the Temple © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 5: 7 -18 Hiram negotiates and there is peace ◦ David’s work and influence makes this possible ◦ Trade and Economics also make this possible King Solomon drafts labor ◦ Carpenters and stone masons ◦ What is Solomon spending most of his time and labor on? 1 Kings 6: 387: 1 ◦ There seems to be a dark cloud hanging around in the background of Solomon’s reign © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 6: 1 -13 The building of the Temple – the architecture and significance of the building itself Solomon’s Temple is roughly twice the size of the Tabernacle. Constructed off-site and hauled into place God marks the occasion with a reminder of the Covenant ◦ God’s role is to keep an heir for the throne of David, their role is to obey His law ◦ The Temple reminds us of God’s presence and our way into His presence ◦ Jeremiah 33: 17 -21 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

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1 Kings 6: 14 -22 The inside of the Temple was beautiful: Exodus 26: 1 -6, 36 -37 All that gold! Revelation 21: 21 The beauty is function ◦ A reminder of our perfect/created relationship with God ◦ A reminder of how that relationship is restored ◦ A reminder of our worship of the Creator © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 6: 23 -37 Chreubim: Genesis 3: 24; Psalm 18: 9 -10, 80: 1; Ezekiel 10: 1 -5 (Ezekiel 43); (Ezekiel 28) What did the carved images of the cherubim look like? Solomon took just over 7 years to build it This is the Temple that stands until Nebuchadnezzar utterly destroys it: Ezra 3: 8 -10, it is the Temple that guides Ezekiel’s prophecies © PHIL STEIGER 2020

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1 Kings 7: 1 -22 David’s Preparations: 1 Chronicles 22: 2 -5, 28: 912 Palace vs. Temple Hiram, Bronze work, and the Pillars ◦ Bronze: Ezekiel 1: 4 -7; Revelation 1: 12 -15 ◦ Pillars: Jachin, Boaz – Jeremiah 52: 17 -23; Ezekiel 40: 49 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

Solomon’s Palace Complex © PHIL STEIGER 2020

Ivory Pomegranate scepter end piece inscribed with: “Belonging to the Temple of Yahweh, holy to the priests” © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 7: 23 -51 The Bronze Sea: Exodus 30: 17 -21; 2 Chronicles 4: 1 Hiram finishes all the bronze work – it is too much to weigh and count Solomon finishes all the work of the Temple, including everything prepared for it by David There is one more item to bring in © PHIL STEIGER 2020

Tabernacle Design © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 8: 1 -11 Chapter 8 acts as the center of Solomon’s reign The culmination of the Temple building is marching the ark of the covenant up the hill from the “city of David”: 2 Samuel 6: 1013 Feast of Tabernacles: Leviticus 23 What is in the ark? : Hebrews 9: 4 -5 (Numbers 17: 1 -11; Exodus 16: 33 -34), 1 Samuel 6: 3 -5 Where is the ark? Revelation 11: 19 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 8: 1 -11 The glory of the Lord descends on the Temple: keep your eye on the dynamic between a physical location and the recognition that no place can hold God. Cloud and Glory. ◦ “Shekinah” is not a biblical term, but one used to describe God’s abiding presence ◦ Exodus 19: 16 -20; 20: 20 -21; Psalm 18: 10 -12 ◦ Glory: more directly means “weighty”: Isaiah 6: 3 -4 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 8: 12 -21 Solomon builds a place for God’s presence, recognizes no place can hold God. ◦ God’s manifest presence with us: God’s omnipresence everywhere all the time The Temple is critical, but does not substitute for God’s omnipresence As a matter of history of religion “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel” ◦ The prayer begins with a blessing and the recognition that the Lord has done all of this © PHIL STEIGER 2020

Solomon’s Prayer Structure of the Prayer ◦ Preamble: Solomon Approaches God – vs 22 -30 ◦ Seven-Fold Petition – vs 31 -51 ◦ Solomon’s Close – vs 52 -53 ◦ Solomon’s Benediction – vs 54 -61 ◦ Sacrifices and Feasting – vs 62 -66 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

Solomon’s Prayer Structural Items ◦ No God like God: vs 23, 60 – acts like bookends to the prayer ◦ Covenants: Davidic – vs 23 -24; Sinai Covenant – vs 53 ◦ Three Hebrew words for prayer: petition, intercession, praise ◦ Seven-Fold Petition: “then hear in heaven…” – occurs 7 times (vs. 32, 34, 36, 39, 43, 45, 49) © PHIL STEIGER 2020

Solomon’s Prayer Theology ◦ Covenant Keeping God ◦ God’s manifest and transcendent presence ◦ Prayer ◦ Sin and Forgiveness ◦ God the Judge ◦ That the world may know © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 8: 22 -30 There is no God like our God. There is no God but our God. Exodus 15: 11, Deut 4: 39, Psalm 86: 8 -10, Deut 7: 9 God is great, God hears, God forgives ◦ The transcendent God is neither deaf nor distant ◦ Solomon uses forgiveness as the unifying idea for the bulk of the prayer © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 8: 31 -40 The Seven-Fold Petition: “hear in heaven and…” God is invoked as the Judge who knows right from wrong God is invoked as a forgiver and restorer God, our rebellion, and nature. Joel 2: 18 -19, 23 -25 The all-encompassing sense of our moral responsibility before God in all things © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 8: 41 -66 Solomon’s idea of God is also missional: 1 Kings 8: 60, Psalm 106: 7 -8 God will maintain the cause/justice of His people Solomon even prays for an end to a possible exile. Daniel 9: 37, 18 -19 The Benediction: Deut 30: 5 -6, Psalm 51: 10, Philippians 2: 1213 A final picture of a peaceful, prosperous, and happy nation. © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 9: 1 -14 A glimpse into Solomon’s reign and the rest of his projects God appears to Solomon a second time to confirm the Davidic Covenant “If you walk before me…But it you turn aside from following me…” Solomon and Hiram © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 9: 15 -28 The growing “minor notes” in Solomon’s reign. Amos 1: 6, 9 Fortified cities: 2 Kings 23: 28 -29; Revelation 16: 12 -16; Deuteronomy 17: 16 -17 Solomon offers sacrifices three times a year – the biblical festivals Solomon and his trade empire: Ophir and the Red Sea © PHIL STEIGER 2020

Solomon’s Administrative Districts © PHIL STEIGER 2020

Solomon’s International Connections © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 10: 1 -13 Solomon’s wisdom, fame and fortune Solomon’s wisdom is on display with the Queen of Sheba: Proverbs 1: 1 -7 His wisdom is blessing and evangelism: Proverbs 3: 13 -18; 8: 32 -36 Her visit is an inspiration for a few other moments in Scripture: Isaian 60: 4 -14; Matthew 12: 42 Solomon and the Queen begin a trading relationship © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 10: 14 -29 Solomon’s unique wealth: Matthew 6: 29; Deuteronomy 17: 14 -20 Solomon’s partners, his throne, his international reach The Golden Age of Israel ◦ Solomon’s wisdom and wealth cannot perpetuate the Golden Age: Proverbs 4: 1 -6; Ecclesiastes 12: 1 -2 ◦ Wisdom requires watching your steps: Proverbs 4: 20 -23 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 11: 1 -8 We come to the end of Solomon’s reign – the cracks are showing Solomon loved many foreign women: Song of Solomon 3: 6 -11; Deut 7: 3 -5; Nehemiah 13: 23 -27 Solomon’s heart is turned away from wholly following God: Eccl 1: 16 -18, 11: 13 Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord: 2 Kings 21: 6; 23: 10 © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 11: 9 -25 Only for the sake of David will one tribe stay with the family Solomon’s adversaries ◦ Hadad, Joab and Edom ◦ Rezon and Syria All of Solomon’s wealth and marriages did not solve all his problems These two prepare us for the one who will divide the kingdom © PHIL STEIGER 2020

1 Kings 11: 26 Jeroboam’s introduction to the reader The prophet Ahijah – Jeroboam gets 10 pieces of the symbolic royal robe, 10 tribes of Israel Jeroboam is given the same chance Solomon was to reign in righteousness. Does he? The royal court formula – the end of Solomon’s long reign © PHIL STEIGER 2020