Why did David make Solomon king while David was still living?
In chapter 2, why did David give Solomon the responsibility of taking vengeance on Joab and Shimei?
How did Solomon decide between two women who claimed the same baby?
4:20 describes the conditions in Israel during Solomon's reign, "they ate, they drank and they were happy." 4:25 says the people, "lived in safety, everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree." Are these ideal conditions?
What did Hiram and Solomon exchange in chapter 5? Solomon told Hiram "I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set." This was a simple transaction. Today when companies make transactions like this, lawyers draw up contracts that are many pages long. Why were Solomon and Hiram able to keep it simple?
As Solomon was building the temple, what did God say in 6:11-13 were the conditions under which He would live among the Israelites?
Why do you think Solomon's palace was larger and took more time to build than the temple?
What was in the ark of the covenant when it was brought into the temple that Solomon built?
Solomon prayed in 8:27, "The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. How much less this temple I have built!" What then was the purpose of the temple?
In chapter 9, what did God say would happen to the temple if Israel turned away from God?
What impressed the Queen of Sheba when she visited Solomon in chapter 10?
According to 11:3-4, what led Solomon astray? If he had great wisdom, how could he act to unwisely?
Psalms 56 - 59
In 56:8 David wrote, "Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll." Why does David want these things recorded and remembered? How does this compare with Isaiah 65? "For the past troubles will be forgotten" (65:16) "See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind." (65:17)
Psalm 57 was written when David had fled from Saul into a cave. He wrote in verse 9, "I will praise you, Lord, among the nations." How was he able to praise God in such challenging circumstances? Are you able to praise God when you are in difficulty?
What is David asking for in Psalm 58?
In 59:16 David wrote, "I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love." How would doing this regularly impact your life?
What is Luke's stated purpose for writing this book?
In 1:37 the angel Gabriel said to Mary, "For no word from God will ever fail." (The King James Version says, "For with God nothing shall be impossible.") Do you have this truth in your heart? How does it change the way you live?
Why do you think the birth of Jesus was made known to the shepherds but to few others?
Why was John put in prison in chapter 3?
Why would the Holy Spirit lead Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted?
In chapter 4 Jesus read from Isaiah and said the anointing that Isaiah wrote about was on Jesus. Is this something that is unique to Jesus or can this same anointing be on you?
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