- Solomon becomes king after David and receives wisdom from God. He builds the temple but later turns away from God. - The kingdom divides into Israel and Judah. Prophets disobey and Elijah predicts a drought, confronting Ahab and fleeing from Jezebel. Ahab goes to war with Syria and is condemned by God.

1. Ava Furr, Adam Parker, Emily Ward
1 KINGS

2. 1.) SUMMARY
• Solomon was anointed king. He received instructions from
David, soon after David dies. Solomon receives wealth and
wisdom from God. He rebuilds the temple and the Lord appears
to him. Soon after Solomon turns from God.
• The kingdom is divided
• Prophets disobey
• Elijah predicts a drought. He confronts Ahab. Elijah flees
Jezebel.
• Ahab has a war with Syria. The Lord condemns him. He is
mixed up with false prophets and later is killed.

3. 2.) HOW MUCH TIME IS COVERED IN 1-2 KINGS?
• Over four centuries

4. 3.) WHAT IS THE OVERALL THEME OF THE
BOOKS?
• The book of 1 Kings continues the religious history which began
in the book of Joshua. 1 Kings tells the story of Solomon’s great
kingdom and the early history of the divided monarchy.

5. 4.) WHAT ARE THE MAJOR TOPICS USED TO
ORGANIZE THE BOOKS?
• The United Kingdom under Solomon and The Divided Kingdom.

6. 5.) WHAT IS RETRIBUTION THEOLOGY?
• The theology of retribution is based on the Sinai Covenant.

7. 6.) WHAT IS THE REGNAL FORMULA? HOW IS IT
APPLIED IN 1 KINGS?
• This formula contains an evaluation of each king based on his
faithfulness to the covenant and his willingness to walk in the
ways of king David, the Israelite king. It presents the rulers of
Israel and Judah in review.

8. 7.) WHAT SOURCES ARE USED TO WRITE 1
KINGS?
• The “book of annals of Solomon,” the “book of the annals of the
kings of Israel,” and the “book of the annals of the king of
Judah.”

9. 8.) FROM A BIBLICAL STANDPOINT, WHY IS THE
REIGN OF SOLOMON SEEN AS A TRAGIC EVENT?
• Solomon’s unfaithfulness to the covenant erased all the
great accomplishments of his reign.

10. 9.) WHAT IMPORTANT BIBLICAL OFFICE BEGAN
TO EMERGE DURING THE TIME OF 1 KINGS?
• The office of prophecy began to emerge based on ministries of
Elijah and Elisha.

11. 10.) WHAT WAS THE MAJOR EVENT OF 1 KINGS
18? DESCRIBE AND STATE IT’S IMPORTANCE.
• The importance of chapter 18 is that Elijah is making fun of idols
and is showing how powerful his God is.

12. 11.) COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE OFFICE OF THE
PROFESSIONAL PROPHETS WITH THE TRUE
PROPHETS. HOW DO THESE FORMS OF PROPHECY
RELATE TO 1 KINGS?
• The professional prophets did what the king wanted. The
true prophets did what God wanted. These forms of
prophecy relate to 1 Kings because in the text it talks about
both and how they were acted upon.

13. 12.) WHAT DID SOLOMON REQUEST OF GOD?
HOW DID IT PLEASE GOD?
• Solomon asked God for wisdom. God was pleased that
Solomon did not ask for riches. In return for not asking for
riches God granted him wisdom, riches, a long life, and victory.

14. 13.) HOW IS SOLOMON’S WISDOM
ILLUSTRATED?
• His wisdom was illustrated when one of the prostitutes
babies died. The mother of the dead baby switched the
dead one for the living baby. Solomon decided whose baby
was whose by threatening to kill the baby by giving half to
one mom and the other half to the other. The mom of the
dead baby agreed to kill the living baby and the real mom
pleaded to let the child live.

15. 14.) HOW DID FOREIGN WIVES INFLUENCE
SOLOMON? HOW WAS THE KINGDOM AFFECTED
BY THIS INFLUENCE?
• Solomon started drifting away from God. Once Solomon died
God wouldn’t let the kingdom stay unified and only gave a small
portion to Solomon’s son.