Worship Guide
Message & Sermon Notes
The House of the Lord
1 Kings 5
Pastor Jason Carlson
Romans 15:4
2 Timothy 3:16
1 Kings 5:1-18
The house of the Lord would be a house:
1. Founded on the promise of God (v. 1-6)
1) The temple was a house promised by God
2 Samuel 7:11b-13
Hebrews 10:23
2) The temple was a house “for the name of the Lord”
Psalm 113:4-6
Psalm 139:7-10
Psalm 90:2
John 2:19
3) The temple would be built in a time of rest
Ephesians 2:12-14a
Colossians 2:15
Matthew 11:28
Romans 15:4
2. Built through the providence of God (v. 7-12)
Providence = God’s continuous, wise, and sovereign governance of creation
• Ephesians 1:11 (God works all things according to the counsel of his will)
Acts 17:26
Matthew 10:29-31
Jeremiah 29:11
Ezekiel 26:3-6, 12-14
Isaiah 46:8-10
3. Constructed for the pleasure of God (v. 13-18)
The Bible universally condemns slave trading:
Exodus 21:16
1 Timothy 1:9-10
“forced labor” = mas-obed (compulsory labor, laborers under government control)
1) Israelites drafted by Solomon (30,000)
2) Non-Israelites who lived under the authority of Solomon (Canaanites)
1 Kings 4:25
Colossians 3:23-24
Sermon Discussion Questions
Questions for reflection:
1. How do passages like today’s teach us to have an appreciation for all of God’s word?
2. What did you learn about God today that encourages you in your current place in life?
Questions for discussion:
1. What do we learn about trusting God’s promises through Solomon’s correspondence with Hiram?
2. In what ways does Israel’s relationship with Tyre reveal God’s providence over history? What encouragement can we take from this?
3. What is the believer’s motivation for laboring for the Lord? Why is our labor both an act of worship and faith?
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