September/October 2006 SBW Syllabus
SBW-23
BIBLE WOMEN
LESSON
23
Of
the Old Testament
The
Jewish Age
Coronation
to the Division
120
Years: 1 Sam. 10 to 1 Kings 12
(References
in 2 Samuel)
PERIOD
OF POWER
WIVES
OF SOLOMON
1.
For political prestige, whom did
Solomon marry (1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 11:3)?
A.
Did the king, in this matter,
transgress God’s law (Deut 7:1-4)?
B.
Should political considerations
dominate God’s law? Student
answers should include examples from scripture.
C.
What did Solomon build for
Pharaoh’s daughter (2 Ch 8:11a)?
i.
What was his explanation for so
doing (2 Ch 8:11b)?
ii.
What had King Pharaoh given to his
daughter (1 Kings 9:16)?
2.
In all, how many wives did Solomon
have (1 Kings 11:3a)?
A.
How many concubines did he have (1
Kings 11:3b)?
B.
What seems to have been his
temptation (1 Kings 11:1-4)?
C.
What had God forbidden (1 Kings
11:2)?
D.
In his later years, what did his
wives lead him to do (1 Kings 11:4)?
i.
After what gods did he go to
please his wives (1 Kings 11:5)?
ii.
What did he build for some of the
gods (1 Kings 11:7)?
iii.
Give God’s ultimatum to the king
(2 Ch 7:19-20).
E.
Name one of Solomon’s daughters
(1 Kings 4:15).
(Most references in 1 Kings)
TWO
WOMEN OF SOLOMON’S JUDGMENT
1.
Who was Solomon (2 Sam 12:24; 1
Chr 3:5)? His name means _________.
A.
By what other name was Solomon
called (2 Sam 12:25)?
B.
He ruled about 965-925 BC.
2.
How did God bless Solomon (3:5, 7,
9-14)?
3.
*Give an account of Solomon’s wisdom
as a judge and ruler (3:16-28; 4:29-34).
4.
Two women that were _________
stood before the king (3:16)?
5.
What was the sorrowful plea of the
one woman (3:17-21)?
6.
What was the denial of the other
(3:22)?
A.
What was the sound judgment of the
king (3:23-25)?
B.
What did the pretended mother say
(3:26b)?
C.
To whom was the child given
(3:27)?
D.
What was the effect of the wise
decision (3:28)?
(References in 1 Kings)
QUEEN
OF
1.
Where was the kingdom of the Queen
of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1-13; Mat 12:42; Luke 11:31)?
2.
Why, and when, did the Queen of
Sheba travel to
A.
With what pomp, train, and wealth
did she come (10:2a)?
B.
What trying questions did she have
to ask (10:1b; 2 Chr 9:1b)?
3.
Was Solomon able to answer the
queen’s test of his wisdom (10:3)?
A.
What also did the wise king show
the queen (10:4-5)?
B.
The queen is overwhelmed; give the
speech of her reactions (10:6-8)
C.
What benediction did she pronounce
on Solomon (10:9)?
4.
How did Solomon receive the Queen
of Sheba (10:2c)?
5.
Briefly describe the wealth of
Solomon (9:26-28; 10:23-29; Matt 12:42).
6.
How did the queen manifest her
gratitude to Solomon (10:10)? How
much is a talent of Gold?
A.
The stores of the precious stones
and spices might have been more valuable than the gold.
B.
In turn, what did Solomon now give
her (10:13)?
i.
Is gratitude real if unexpressed?
ii.
What is the mutual gratitude of
the King and Queen?
iii.
What did the Savior say of her
visit (Mt 12:42; Luke 11:31)?
iv.
Who now may be wise (Mt 7:24-25)?
v.
Who becomes the fool among fools (Psa
14:1a; Mt 7:26-27)?
1)
She was the mother
(grandmother) of what noted king (15:9-10)?
a)
She was the mother of what king
(15:1-2)?
b)
She was the wife of what king (2
Ch 11:18-20)?
2)
Why did Asa remove her from being
queen mother (15:13)?
a)
How may a mother guide the destiny
of her son (2 Tim 1:5)?
b)
If need be, how may a noble son
right his mother? Students
should use scripture for answering this question.
THAPENES
and her sister
1.
Who was Thapenes (1 Kings 11:19)?
2.
Thapenes’ sister became the wife
of whom (1 Kings 11:19)?
3.
What s son did she bear to her
husband (11:20)?
4.
Why was her husband a fugitive in