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In the Lord’s Sight

Yahweh wanted to be King of His people and make a place for them. They rejected Him, and He warned them. He gave them what they wanted, and they became enslaved like everyone else. In 1 & 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, people are faced with choices. Would they continue to reject the Lord and create their own high places of worship, or return to the Lord and His rightful place of worship? Would they do what was right IN THE LORD'S SIGHT as written in His word, or what was evil IN THE LORD'S SIGHT that seemed to work in the world? We face the same choices today...IN THE LORD'S SIGHT. #1kings #2kings #2chronicles #2023

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Pray

Lord we thank You that You see all things. Help us to trust your plan for this world now and the new world that you will bring when You return. As we look at the Kings of Your people and your people’s response from ages past, help us to see you and ourselves. May we strive to understand our standing in You our King. May we long for the day when we will stand before you in your sight. Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do. May you help us to see and understand the the things that are FOEVER & IF. Amen

Study Questions

God had made a people of His own from Abraham. He had delivered them from slavery, subdued their enemies, and had brought them into the land that he promised them. However, because of their unwillingness to listen to God, his prophets, and his judges they asked for a king. God wanted to be their King but, they rejected him because they wanted to be like everyone else. They wanted an earthly king to do for them and provide for them what only God can. For 430 years, God allows his people to experience the reality of having what they wanted, an earthly King. God in his mercy and plan uses these kings to point His people to their need for Him to be their FORVER King and the IF earthly consequences to making that decision.

SCRIPTURE PASSAGE EXCERPTS 1 Kings 8-11, 2 Chronicles 5-9

READ 1 Kings 8:1-14

1 Kings 8-11 and 2 Chronicles 5-9 give the account of the the dedication of the temple that Solomon built and peoples response.

  1. What did the ark with the 10 commandments in it and the inner sanctuary of the Holy of Holies represent in the Old Testament?
  2. According Hebrews 9:23-28, 10:19-24, why don’t we still dedicate and worship the way they did in the Old Testament?

READ 2 Chronicles 6:1-6

  1. God never asked His people to have King or build a temple. However, He allowed it, and He used it for His glory to teach them the reality of FOREVER things and earthly IF things. How does God still do that process in believers lives today?
  2. READ (Isaiah 9:1-2) Matthew 4:16 How might these verses help us to make sense of the dark and light analogies in the old covenant stone temple and the New covenant heart temple?

READ 2 Chronicles 6:7-11

  1. Solomon says clearly that “I” built the temple not the Lord built it. Why is that an honest assessment?
    1. How could we be more careful with how we speak about what we build and our heart temple decisions?

As you READ 2 Chronicles 6:12-7:3 …

  1. …What are the FOREVER permanent covenants based on the promise and character of God and the IF covenants based on the earthly character of people?
  2. In Luke 3:23 (The bloodline of David & Bathsheba through their son Nathan and Mary) & Matthew 1:1,6 (The legal adopted sonship through Solomon), how do we see God fulfill the FOREVER & IF of 2 Chronicles 6:16-17?