From Riches to Rags

1 Kings 10-12 & 2 Kings 17

Overview

1. Israel’s prosperity under Solomon (1 Kings 10)
2. Solomon’s sinfulness and its consequences (1 Kings 11-12)

• The split of the kingdom

3. The sinfulness of the northern kingdom & its consequences (2 Kings 17)

• The exile of the northern kingdom.

4. The state of the covenant by the time of 2 Kings 17

Implications

• Sin & judgment.
• God’s sovereignty

Discussion questions

• What has struck you from today’s sermon?
• What aspect of God’s character have you been reminded of today?
• How does this sermon inform your view of the way God works?

Next week The Glory Departs  (2 Kings 24-25 & Ezekiel 8-10)