Solomon & Elijah
I Kings 11 & 17

“Foundations” series
Week #33 of 52

What was the problem with marrying foreign women?

Is God racist?

The problem is not inter-racial marriage.

The problem is inter-FAITH marriage.

Northern Israel’s first kings:

Jeroboam – 22 years
Nadab – 2 years
Baasha – 24 years
Elah – 2 years
Zimri – 1 week
Omri – 12 years
Ahab – 22 years

Solomon had a DIVIDED HEART.

Elijah had a DEVOTED HEART.

Is my heart more like Solomon’s or Elijah’s?

Elijah’s heart was FULLY DEVOTED to the LORD.

Solomon’s heart was DIVIDED.

Next Steps:

-What do you see a personal indicators of a united heart or a divided one?