1 Reis 2

1 Reis 2

Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission 1 Kings Chart from Charles Swindoll TIMELINE OF THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL, KINGS & CHRONICLES 1107 1011 971 931 853 722 586 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 1 Kings 2 Kings 31 1-4 5-10 11-20 21-24 1-11 12-22 1-17 18-25 1 Chronicles 10 1Chr 11-19 1Chr 20-29 2Chronicles 1-9 2Chronicles 10-20 2Chronicles 21-36 Legend: B.C. dates at top of timeline are approximate. Note that 931BC marks the division of the Kingdom into Southern Tribes (Judah and Benjamin) and Ten Northern Tribes. To avoid confusion be aware that after the division of the Kingdom in 931BC, the Southern Kingdom is most often designated in Scripture as "Judah" and the Northern Kingdom as "Israel." Finally, note that 1Chronicles 1-9 is not identified on the timeline because these chapters are records of genealogy. THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL Comparison of 1 Samuel thru 2 Chronicles 1 Kings 2:1 As David's time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying, David's time to die drew near: Ge 47:29 De 31:14 33:1 2Ti 4:6 2Pe 1:13-15 charged: Nu 27:19 De 3:28 31:23 Ac 20:28-31 1Ti 1:18 6:13 2Ti 4:1 Related Passages: 1 Chronicles 22:7-10; 17-19 (SOLOMON WAS ULTIMATELY GOD'S CHOICE, NOT DAVID'S - WE SEE DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY AT PLAY ONCE AGAIN) David said to Solomon, “My son, I had intended to build a house to the name of the LORD my God. 8 “But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before Me. 9 Behold, a son will be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days. 10 ‘He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 1 Chronicles 22:17-19 David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help his son Solomon, saying, 18 “Is not the LORD your God with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the LORD and before His people. 19 “Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the LORD.” LAST WORDS SHOULD BE LASTING WORDS As David's time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying - Keep in mind that even though David is dying, he is still king and was coregent with Solomon were coregents for a short period of time (1 Chr. 29:22). David spent the remaining short span of his reign preparing both Solomon and the people for the new ruler. Solomon was the second son of David and Bathsheba (2Sa 12:24–25+) (but Adonijah was second born overall after Absalom) and his name means "Peace" or "Peaceful" and is from the Hebrew root שלם (shalom), which means "peace," "wholeness," or "completeness." Ultimately Solomon's name is also seen as a fulfillment of God’s promise to King David that his son would rule in peace and build the Temple (2 Samuel 7:12–13+). THOUGHT - Have you given any thought to what you will say to your loved ones on your deathbed? If not, you should! Will you give your children a charge in the Lord? Remember that these will be your last words and will likely be lasting words so pray and ask God what you should pass on before you pass on! Paul's last words to Timothy comprised an entire book, Second Timothy, and they certainly proved to be lasting words (Summarized in 2Ti 2:1-2+ and 2Ti 4:1-2+ - make disciples [recalls Jesus' last words Mt 28:19+] and preach/teach the Word - a good charge for us to pass on to our children!). David expresses no fear of death, which reminds us of his words in Ps 23:4 "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." Brian Bell - He’s about to die so he gives his son a charge. Put yourself in David’s place. What would your final charge be? What do you think is the most important thing to tell or remind your kids about? a) Ask - 1 thing? Does our own life reflect the charges we would give them? If not we can fix it now a) If we aren’t living out our charges, why would/should our children listen to us? Our actions are louder than our words. Have we showed our children what to do w/ temptation? w/ failure? w/ success? w/ relationship issues? Have we taught them how to honestly seek refuge in Him? Trust Him? Look to Him and His Word for wisdom in every situation? or Where to find our peace? Let’s look at David’s charge to Solomon. David Jeremiah - Solomon’s Legacy - Nelson's Annual Preacher's Sourcebook - 2004 Scripture: 1 Kings 2:1–9, especially verse 2: Be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. Introduction: Several years ago, an airplane crash in Japan killed over 500 people. Four survivors told about the last half hour of the flight. The plane was without a rear tail stabilizer and its erratic descent caused some passengers to lose control. But one middle-aged man, Hirotsugo Kawaguchi, wrote this note to his family: “I’m very sad, but I’m sure I won’t make it. The plane is rolling around and descending rapidly … Uoshi, I’m counting on you. You and the other children to be good to each other and work hard. Remember to help your mother.… Keiko, please take good care of yourself and the children. To think our dinner last night was our last. I am grateful for the truly happy life I have enjoyed.… ” Most of us will not have a chance to write a note like that, but we all pass on a legacy to our families. By the words and deeds, we leave a clear path for them to follow. In this passage, David is preparing to pass the throne to Prince Solomon, and he gives him this legacy: 1. The Legacy of Hope (vv. 1–4). These verses contain several interesting elements: A. Courage (v. 2). Be strong … prove yourself a man. This is a call to moral, mental, and physical strength. This transition from David to Solomon was during a time of intrigue and danger. Whoever would lead must have courage. Strength of character is an absolute requirement for those who would serve God in any way. B. Conviction (v. 3). Keep the charge of the Lord your God. David told Solomon to be a man of the Book. The law of God was to ever be before him. His courage was to be based upon the conviction that God has spoken. C. Conduct (v. 3). Keep His statutes. A godly legacy starts with courage, it’s built from conviction, and it expresses itself in conduct. The hope part of the message is in verse 4, as God promises Solomon prosperity and posterity. What a legacy to leave to your people! 2. The Legacy of Hatred (vv. 5–6). But now David passes on to Solomon a legacy of hatred involving a man named Joab. (see 2 Sam. 3 and 20, and also Joab’s role in killing Uriah and covering up David’s sin with Bathsheba.) How often it happens that the enemies we have in life are passed on to our children. The problems that we haven’t been able to work out with others, our kids inherit. 3. The Legacy of Hospitality (v. 7). David told Solomon to show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite. Barzillai was an 80-year-old man who appeared at a critical time in David’s life, during the rebellion of Absalom. It’s hard enough when one of your children forsakes the Lord; but when he makes you his enemy, too, it is pain beyond description. In 2 Samuel 17, pursued by Absalom’s armies, David was cared for by Barzillai. In chapter 19, after the war, Barzillai took David back across the Jordon, but declined the royal honors David offered. Now, nearing death, David thought of Barzillai and wanted Solomon to repay the hospitality. It’s good to remember people who have been good to you, and to make sure our children know about those who have blessed us. 4. The Legacy of Humiliation (vv. 8–9). David’s final words were about Shimei, who had humiliated David during the flight from Absalom (see 2 Sam. 16:5). On his deathbed, David thought of this event and told Solomon to kill Shimei. The next chapter tells us how it was carried out. David set the agenda for his son’s first years on the throne. Here is Solomon—his name meant peaceful—beginning his kingdom with bloodshed left him by his father. 1 Kings 2:2 "I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man. BGT 1 Kings 2:2 ἐγώ εἰμι πορεύομαι ἐν ὁδῷ πάσης τῆς γῆς καὶ ἰσχύσεις καὶ ἔσῃ εἰς ἄνδρα LXE 1 Kings 2:2 but be thou strong, and shew thyself a man; KJV 1 Kings 2:2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; NET 1 Kings 2:2 "I am about to die. Be strong and become a man! CSB 1 Kings 2:2 "As for me, I am going the way of all of the earth. Be strong and be courageous like a man, ESV 1 Kings 2:2 "I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, NIV 1 Kings 2:2 "I am about to go the way of all the earth," he said. "So be strong, show yourself a man, NLT 1 Kings 2:2 "I am going where everyone on earth must someday go. Take courage and be a man. NRS 1 Kings 2:2 "I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, be courageous, NJB 1 Kings 2:2 'I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong and show yourself a man. NAB 1 Kings 2:2 "I am going the way of all mankind. Take courage and be a man. YLT 1 Kings 2:2 'I am going in the way of all the earth, and thou hast been strong, and become a man, GWN 1 Kings 2:2 "I'm about to leave this world. Be strong and mature. BBE 1 Kings 2:2 I am going the way of all the earth: so be strong and be a man; RSV 1 Kings 2:2 "I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be strong, and show yourself a man, NKJ 1 Kings 2:2 "I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. ASV 1 Kings 2:2 I am going the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man; DBY 1 Kings 2:2 I go the way of all the earth: be of good courage therefore, and be a man; I am going: Jos 23:14 Job 16:22 30:23 Ps 89:48 Heb 9:27 be : De 17:19,20 31:6 Jos 1:6,7 1Ch 28:20 Eph 6:10 2Ti 2:1 Be strong: 1Ki 3:7 2Sa 10:12 Ec 12:13 1Co 16:13 1Ti 4:12 Related Passages: 1 Chronicles 28:20+ Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished. Joshua 23:2+ (LAST WORDS OF JOSHUA) Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and their heads and their judges and their officers, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in years. 3 “And you have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the LORD your God is He who has been fighting for you. 4 “See, I have apportioned to you these nations which remain as an inheritance for your tribes, with all the nations which I have cut off, from the Jordan even to the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun. 5 “The LORD your God, He will thrust them out from before you and drive them from before you; and you will possess their land, just as the LORD your God promised you. 6 “Be very firm, then, to keep and do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, so that you may not turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left, 7 so that you will not associate with these nations, these which remain among you, or mention the name of their gods, or make anyone swear by them, or serve them, or bow down to them. 8“But you are to cling to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day. 9“For the LORD has driven out great and strong nations from before you; and as for you, no man has stood before you to this day. 10“One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the LORD your God is He who fights for you, just as He promised you. 11“So take diligent heed to yourselves to love the LORD your God. I am going the way of all the earth - He is saying he had the common destiny of all men and would die like any other man. To be complete we recall that two escaped this destiny, Enoch (Ge 5:21-24) and Elijah (2Ki 2:11-14). With the exception of those two men, like other godly men, David knew the time was near, as Paul did when he said "I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come." (2Ti 4:6+) As noted above, Paul last words were an entire book, 2 Timothy! Joshua knowing he would soon depart declared "“Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one word of all the good words which the LORD your God spoke concerning you has failed; all have been fulfilled for you, not one of them has failed." (Josh. 23:14+) Josh 24