‘The King builds his palace’ (1 Kings 7:1-12)

Bendigo Presbyterian Church

King Solomon not only built the Temple of the Lord his God, but also a palace for him and his family to live in. The rest of 1 Kings 7:1-12 records this fact, informing us that as part of the palace where various Halls where Solomon would perform his royal duties. One of those halls was the ‘Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment’ (verse 7). This hall reminds us that one of Solomon’s tasks was to rule over His people and be their judge, reminding us that King Jesus is now seated upon His throne, from where He ‘will come to judge the living and the dead’ and who is now building a palace for all His own!

Message (with many thanks to Andrew Kerr who ‘read’ Philip’s manuscript after he was unable to attend due to illness)

Outline

• God’s good gifts to Solomon…
• Misusing those gifts
• From the Temple to the palace…
• Note from the text how the text tells us of …

1. The priorities the King put in place (v.1)
2. The buildings the King put in place (v.2-6,8-12)
3. The throne the King put in place (v.7)

The King who had nowhere to lay His head
The palace our King is now building…