Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for June 19, 2022
A King with a Heart Problem
1 Kings 11:1-43
1. Introduction
• high hopes of 1 Kings 1-10: wisdom, buildings, gold
• dull thud after glowing report
2. The Sin Solomon Commits 1-8
• nature of offense: intermarriage with pagans (Deut. 7:1-4, Ex. 34:11-16)
• subtlety: internal and gradual
• example, experience and educational fallacies
3. The Anger Yahweh Expresses 9-13
• flowing out of godly jealousy (Deut. 6:14-15)
• non-conformity to cultural expectations
4. The History Yahweh Controls 14-39
• raising up adversaries (14, 23, 26)
• distinct policy with consistent application
• a prophetic encounter: sudden, enacted and interpreted
5. The Hope Yahweh Sustains 11-13, 31-39
• promise not negated (2 Sam. 7:12-16)
• restrictions: not now and not all
6. So What?
• Because of the subtlety of sinful compromise and its consequences, cling to the LORD with all your heart.
• Beware of the “creeping pace of accumulated compromises.” (Davis)
• Focus on finishing well to the glory of God!
• “Speak to my heart, oh, speak to my heart, Speak to my heart, I pray; Yielded and still, seeking Thy will, oh, speak to my heart today,” (McKinney “Speak to My Heart”)
