We Ten Kings of Israel Are - 3. Solomon

                                              The Mercy of God

 

             Some people have the mistaken notion that the Old Testament is all about an angry God with wrath while the New Testament is about a gracious merciful Jesus as if God had a character transformation and suddenly turned nice. Or maybe you picture Jesus like an anger management therapist calming the Father down. Read the following Old Testament passages and tell how they show God's mercy.

    1.Lam. 3:33

    2. Jer. 32:41

   3. Isa. 28:21

   4.Hos. 11:1-9

   5. Ex. 33:8,19

   6. Ex. 34:6,7

   7.Duet. 7:9

   8. Ps. 86:5,13-17

   9. Ps.103:8-10

   10. Ps. 145:6-9

   11. Isa. 63:7-9a

   12. Joel 2:13

   13. Jonah 4:2

   14. Isa. 55:6-9

In addition, God is "provoked to anger" 15 times but never is he provoked to love or mercy. Why? Because love and mercy is his default mode.

2. Read Duet. 17:16,17. Then read 1Kings 10;26 - 11:10. List the sins that Solomon committed.

3. Read 1Kings 11:14:40. What were the results of Solomon's sins?

    Read Duet 30:11-20. How does this both relate to Solomon and you?

  4. Read 1Chron. 17:11-14. Despite all Solomon's shortcomings/sin, will we see Solomon in Heaven?

     Go back to question #1. How does that question relate to question #4?

     What lesson can we learn from this? (and it isn't sin all you want because you'll get to Heaven anyway)