Lesson 75

Elijah and King Ahab

1 Kings 16 -17

Ahab’s wickedness.

A Famine.

God provides for Elijah the prophet, The ravens bring bread, the widow’s flour and oil don’t run out.

Memory Verses

1. 1 Kings 16:33, … Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of israel who were before him.

2. 1 Kings 18:1,6, …. and Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As  the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word”.

The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

Lesson 74

Solomon Backslides

1 Kings 11

Solomon disobeys God, he marries women from the nations around, even though God had forbidden him to do so.

Disobedience has consequences.

Solomon is drawn away from the Lord, the many wives aren’t drawn to the Lord, he worships idols.

The kingdom will be taken from his son and given to another except for one tribe.

Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:1-2

My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands;
For length of days and long life and peace they will add to you.

Lesson 73

Solomon’s Life

1 Kings 4 – 10

1. Solomon builds the temple.

2.The temple a sign of God’s mercy and justice. 1 Kings 9:9.

3.The visit of the Queen of Sheba.

Memory Verse

Proverbs 1:33

But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, and will be secure, without fear of evil.

Lesson 72

David’s Deathbed Advice, Solomon’s Request

1 Kings Chapters 1 – 3

Memory Verse

1 Kings 2:3

…keep the charge of the LORD your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn;

Lesson 71

Review of David’s Life

Memory Verse

Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him; and He will bring it to pass.

Psalm 37 v 5

This is the last lesson before the Summer break, so I’ve given the children a Psalm to learn . Some will have Psalm 23, others Psalm 1, they can learn one verse each week.

Lesson 70

David and Absalom

Memory Verse

Iwill call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies,

2 Samuel 22:4

Lesson 69

David’s Sin with Bathsheba

Sin has consequences. We’re going to look at David’s sin by reviewing the Ten Commandments particularly the last five. I plan to look at how one sin led to another.

David:

Coveted another man’s wife.

Stole Bathsheba from her husband.

Commited Adultery with Bathsheba.

Lied – by deceiving Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband.

Arranged for Uriah to be placed at the front of a battle where he’d be more likely to be Killed.

Nathan the prophet tells David a parable of a poor man’s ewe lamb.

David is appalled at the rich man Nathan tells him the meaning of the parable. He also tells David that he will have trouble with his wives and children because of his sin.

David truly repents of his sin and God forgives him. David wrote Psalm 51 after this.

Memory Verse

Psalm 51 v 10

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Lesson 68

David and Mephibosheth

David is now  King of Judah in Hebron.

Ishbosheth, Saul’s son is King of Israel.

The Lord is with David, his power and influence increase while the power of Saul’s family decreases.

David is a just king, he wants to please God, he recognises that until God gives him the Kingdom of Israel it must be ruled by Saul’s ancestors. Others try to contrive ways to enable David to become king of Israel, David condemns them to death.

David remembers his promise to Jonathan many years before (1 Samuel 20 v14-15 and 42). He asks if any of Saul’s family are left so that he can show kindness towards them. He’s told of Mephibosheth, Jonathan’s son who was lame from childhood . David welcomes Mephibosheth into his home and provides for him.

Memory Verses

2 Samuel 9 v 7

So David said to him,”Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.

Lesson 67

Saul’s Death

1 Samuel 25 – 31, 2 Samuel 1

Memory Verse

Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God.

Psalm 146 v 3 and 5

Lesson 66

David, Nabal and Abigail

1 Samuel 25

Memory Verse

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise.

Proverbs 12 v 15