HEAR THE SUPPLICATION OF YOUR SERVANT

1King 8:22-53

Key Verse 30

“Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.”

1. Read verses 22-30. What did Solomon confess about God in his prayer? (22-24) What did he ask God in his prayer? (25, 26) What kind of place must the temple be for the people and for God? (27-30)

2. Read verses 31-40. What did Solomon ask God to do when anyone would wrong their neighbor? (31-32) What did he ask God to do when the Israelites sinned and their enemies defeated them? (33-34) What did he ask God to do in regard to the lack of rain and other disasters? (35-40)

3. Read verses 41-53. What did Solomon pray for the foreigners who would know God’s name? (41-43) What did he pray about going to war? (44-45) What did he pray for those who were enslaved by an enemy nation? (46-53) What can we learn from his faith in God and his shepherd heart for the people?