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Verse 37. _ACCORDING TO ALL THAT THY SOUL DESIRETH_] It appears from
this that Jeroboam had affected the kingdom, and was seeking for an
opportunity to seize on the government. God now tells him, by h...
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7. SOLOMON'S FAILURE: JUDGMENT ANNOUNCED AND THE BEGINNING OF
DISRUPTION
CHAPTER 11
_ 1. Solomon's polygamy and departure from God (1 Kings 11:1)_
2. Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:14)
3. Rezon the...
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SIN OF SOLOMON, AND THE ADVERSARIES RAISED UP IN CONSEQUENCE. From
various differences in the arrangement of the earlier verses in the
LXX and Heb., it has been supposed that in its original form the...
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_according to all that thy soul desireth_ Or (as margin R.V.) -over
all &c." The prophet was, as it appears, aware of Jeroboam's ambition.
Events were leading up to the coming separation of the kingdo...
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D. THE REBELLION OF JEROBOAM 11:26-40
TRANSLATION
(26) And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's
servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, even he raised up a
hand aga...
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SOLOMON'S ERRORS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. HIS DEATH
This chapter furnishes an account of Solomon's marriages with numerous
foreign princesses, and traces the evil effect of such in the
toleration of i...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 11
SOLOMON *WORSHIPS FALSE GODS
V1 Solomon, however, loved many foreign women. He married the
daughter of the king of Egypt. He also mar...
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TAKE THEE TEN PIECES. — The message delivered by Ahijah first
repeats exactly the former warning to Solomon (1 Kings 11:9), marking,
by the two reserved pieces of the garment, the duality of the “one...
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וְ אֹתְךָ֣ אֶקַּ֔ח וּ מָ֣לַכְתָּ֔ בְּ
כֹ֥ל
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HOLLOW PROSPERITY
1 Kings 11:1
"Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is
vanity."
- Ecclesiastes 1:2
"At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of
ra...
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THE WIND AND THE WHIRLWIND
1 Kings 11:14
"He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption."
- Galatians 6:8
SUCH degeneracy could not show itself in the king without danger to
his pe...
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THE KINGDOM PROMISED TO HIS SERVANT
1 Kings 11:26
The opening Chapter s of Jeroboam's life were very promising. He
sprang from the ranks of the toilers, but his business talent
attracted the notice o...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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At this point the story of Solomon suddenly changes. The glory passes
away, and we observe his rapid degeneracy and doom. The nature of the
man had ever a strong animal side. His commercial enterprise...
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_Desireth. It seems he was already disposed to revolt. (Calmet)_...
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(29) And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of
Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way;
and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alo...
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Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater
than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus
prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12.
Till now we have had the beautiful picture of God's blessing resting
upon the son of David, whose only desire it had been to possess wisdom
from Go...
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AND I WILL TAKE THEE,.... From the low estate in which he was, to be
king:
AND THOU SHALL REIGN ACCORDING TO ALL THAT THY SOUL DESIRETH; he being
ambitious of the kingdom, and having already formed i...
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And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy
soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
Ver. 37. _And thou shalt reign._] This the bramble held a goodly
business, not so th...
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_I will take thee_ From the condition wherein thou art, and place thee
on a throne, as here follows. _Thou shalt reign according to all thy
soul desireth_ According to thy utmost wishes and desires. I...
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1 Solomons wiues and concubines.
4 In his old age they draw him to idolatry.
9 God threatneth him.
14 Solomons aduersaries were Hadad, who was intertained in Egypt,
23 Rezon who reigned in Damascu...
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Solomon's Adversaries and Death...
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And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy
soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel, the position which he
was seeking even at that time....
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MANY MARRIAGES LEADING TO IDOLATRY
(vs.1-13)
Solomon also disobeyedDeuteronomy 17:17 in making many marriages with
foreign women, from the Moabites, Alnmonites, Edomites, Sidonians and
Hittites (v.1)...
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26-40 In telling the reason why God rent the kingdom from the house
of Solomon, Ahijah warned Jeroboam to take heed of sinning away his
preferment. Yet the house of David must be supported; out of it...
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I WILL TAKE THEE, and place thee in the throne, as it follows.
ACCORDING TO ALL THAT THY SOUL DESIRETH; he secretly taxeth him for
his ambitious and aspiring mind....
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1 Kings 11:37 take H3947 (H8799) reign H4427 (H8804) heart H5315
desires H183 (H8762) king H4428 Israel...
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“ And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that
your soul desires, and will be king over Israel.”
So YHWH would take Jeroboam and make him reign in accordance with all
the desires of...
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JEROBOAM THE REBEL (1 KINGS 11:26).
Because Solomon had not responded to YHWH's chastening and had
grievously sinned YHWH, now raised up one who was to be given the
large part of Solomon's kingdom. H...
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YHWH RAISES UP THREE ADVERSARIES TO SOLOMON (1 KINGS 11:14).
At the commencement of his reign Solomon had had to deal with three
rebels against the throne, Adonijah, Abiathar and Joab and Shimei (1
Ki...
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CONTENTS: Solomon's heart turned. Chastened of God. Rise of Jeroboam.
Death of Solomon.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hadad, Pharaoh, Rezon, Jeroboam, Adoram,
Ahijah.
CONCLUSION: The way of sin is down h...
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1 Kings 11:1. _Solomon loved many strange women,_ of gentile nations,
and was connected with them. To this day thousands of women in India
are married to great men merely as a mark of honour, and they...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 11:1 Throughout chs. 1 Kings 1:1 there have
been hints that all is not well with Solomon’s heart. Now comes the
inevitable conclusion: Solomon’s sins have led him to apostasy.
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 11:34 A LAMP BEFORE ME IN JERUSALEM. Solomon
will lose no tribes during his lifetime. His son is to have one tribe,
to preserve the line of Davidic kings....
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_HOMILETICS OF 1 Kings 11:14_
THE AGENTS OF DIVINE RETRIBUTION
I. ARE SECRETLY PREPARING WHEN LEAST SUSPECTED. Hadad and Rezon on the
frontier, and Jeroboam under the shadow of the throne, were plott...
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EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S ADVERSARIES.—As the historian has collected together in 1
Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1; 1 Kings 8:1, all the information he can convey
respecting the _temple, _and
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Chapter eleven.
But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughters
of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and
Hittites (1 Kings 11:1);
Now turn back fo...
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1 Kings 11:26; 2 Samuel 3:21; Deuteronomy 14:26...