Solomon Dedicates the Temple

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Bible-In-Life Adult

Lesson 2
Fall 2024
By: RLD Editorial Team
September 08, 2024

Lesson Focus:

Forgive us, Lord, when we sin against you.

Bible Basis:

1 Kings 8:22–24, 37–39, 46, 48–50a

Materials Needed:

Step 1:

None

Summary & Links:

Forgive us, Lord, when we sin against you.

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Contemporary Worship Weekly
Echoes Worship Weekly
Traditional Worship Weekly
Kyle Brooks’s “Commentary on 1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10–11] 22–30, 41–43”
Garrett Galvin’s “Commentary on 1 Kings 8:[1, 6, 10–11] 22–30, 41–43”
Bob Deffinbaugh’s “The Reign of Solomon (1 Kings 1–11)

Memory Verse:

³⁸and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of the afflictions of their own hearts, and spreading out their hands toward this temple— ³⁹then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know every human heart)
—1 Kings 8:38–39a

Forgive us, Lord, when we sin against you.

Materials Needed:

None

SERVICES RESTORED AFTER DISPUTE
The two largest railways in Canada—Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City—briefly shut down operations late last month following a dispute with workers. The Canada Industrial Relations Board shut the railways down amidst negotiations between the companies and the Teamsters union. The stoppage furloughed more than nine thousand workers; disrupted freight traffic nationwide; and affected commuter lines in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Then, less than a week later, the board ordered the lines opened again ahead of binding arbitration.

BLESSINGS RESTORED AFTER REPENTANCE
In today’s text, Solomon is praying to the Lord at the dedication of the temple. He wisely foresees that Israel will one day stand in violation of the covenant with God. But Solomon invokes God’s faithfulness and requests that He forgive and restore the covenant blessings, if the people shall later turn back to Him with all their heart.

Questions

What is your favorite memory associated with trains and railroads?
How do you feel about the idea that God extends or withholds blessings based on our behavior and choices ?
What is similar and what is different about the restoration that God offers to Christians who wander?

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