Key Verses: 1 Kings 2:2-3
Theme: Disobedience leads to division… Sin always has its consequences.
Outline:
1st – THE RISE AND FALL OF SOLOMON (Chapters 1-11)
Chapters 1-4 … Solomon’s Wisdom & Prosperity
Chapters 5-8 … Building of Solomon’s Temple
Chapters 9-10 … Solomon’s Fame
Chapter 11 … Solomon’s Fall
2nd – THE KingDOM IS DIVIDED (Chapters 12-22)
· Northern Kingdom (Israel) – ten tribes whose capital was Samaria.
· Southern Kingdom (Judah) – two tribes whose capital was Jerusalem.
Chapter 12-22 … Historical Sketch of the Kings and Prophets of Judah and Israel…