(3) Solomon Shall Be King!
Bible Text: I Kings 1:11-31 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Solomon: Israel’s Wisest King | I. The Role of Nathan the Prophet
II. The Role of Bathsheba the Mother
III. The Role of David the King
(2) Adonijah Becomes King
Bible Text: I Kings 1:5-10 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Solomon: Israel’s Wisest King | I. Emboldened by David’s Weakness
II. Following Absalom’s Example
III. Presaging Dark Times
(1) Old, Cold David
Bible Text: I Kings 1:1-4 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Solomon: Israel’s Wisest King | I. The Practical Application
II. The Typological Significance
III. The Narrative Purpose
(7) Abimelech’s Last Days
Bible Text: Judges 9:42-57 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Abimelech the Bramble King | I. The Fierce Vengeance of Abimelech
II. The Ignominious Death of Abimelech
III. The Lessons Drawn from Abimelech
(6) The Conspiracy of Gaal
Bible Text: Judges 9:25-41 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Abimelech the Bramble King | I. Its Beginning
II. Its End
III. Its Lessons
(5) God’s Judgment Upon Abimelech and Shechem
Bible Text: Judges 9:22-24 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Abimelech the Bramble King | I. The Time
II. The Means
III. The Purposes
(4) Jotham’s Fable
Bible Text: Judges 9:7-21 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Abimelech the Bramble King | I. The Idea of a Fable
II. The Point of This Fable
III. The Application of This Fable
(3) Abimelech’s Coronation
Bible Text: Judges 9:6-7 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Abimelech the Bramble King | I. The Shechem Location
II. The Unholy Ceremony
III. The Gerizim Curse
(2) The Origin of Abimelech’s Kingship
Bible Text: Judges 9:1-6 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Abimelech the Bramble King | I. Personal Reasons
II. National Declension
III. Divine Purposes
(1) Abimelech Gets Himself Made King
Bible Text: Judges 9:1-6 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: Abimelech the Bramble King | I. Plans Beforehand
II. Schemings in Shechem
III. Murders in Ophrah