Ecclesiastes 11:1 – 12:14
- What shift is taking place in Solomon’s mood or mind as he concludes Ecclesiastes and what does he say that reveals this shift?
- Death bed confessions have always been held to be true. What then, does the conclusion of Ecclesiastes say about Solomon at the end of his life?
Psalm 73
- What does the Psalmist do that helps him put the prosperity of the wicked into perspective?
- What does the Psalmist say about God that reveals his hope when he is tempted to despair?
Psalm 88
- What does the writer of this Psalm communicate about his circumstances and about who God is for him in his circumstances?
1 Kings 11:41-43; 2 Chronicles 9:29-31; 1 Kings 14:21; 2 Chronicles 12:13-14
- Who succeeds Solomon as king and how is he described?
- How did Solomon’s marriage affect the future of his kingdom?
PRAYER
Pray Psalm 42:1-2 to the Lord. As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
Questions are excerpted from Chronological Bible Discipleship – the CBD Personal Devotional Study by Iva May, Copyright 2010. Devotional may be found at Chronological Bible Teaching.