CHAPTER I. --- THEME The Wisdom of Solomon's Choice PA.Ott 60 1'IlEllB PAGE The Chamber of Sickness .. 12 Solomon's Judgment e. Foreshadowing Adonijah's History and its Lessons .. 13 of the Judgment to come 63 Adonije.h and the Lord's Anointed .. 15 11 Let it be neither mine nor thine, The Jewish Prophet: an Example to but divide it" . . 64 the Christian Pastor 16 The Benedictus oI the Old Testament, CHAPTER IV. o.nd the Benedictus of the New 17 The Servo.nts oI Solomon . . 71 The Two Triumphal Entries 18 The Twelve Pre!eots e.nd the Twelve The Sin of Ambition 18 Apostles 72 Moral Ruin in a Ucligious Home 20 The Golden Age 77 The Dethronement of the Folse by the 11 The greatest, wisest, meo.nest of Enthronement oI the True mankind" 78 CHAPTER II. A Prosperous Reign 80 Tho Voice of Nature speaking for God 81 A Jewish Deathbed 29 Eikon Ba,ilike 31 CHAPTER V. 11 Show thysell e. mo.n" 32 A Royal Father's Last Words 33 Tyre and Israel-a. Lesson on Personal A Chargo from o. Dying King 34 Influenoe 89 Tho Brothers 39 Sure Foundations !l I Tho Degraded High Priest .. 42 The Temple 92 The Death of Joab 43 The Building of the Temple !H The End of the Transgressor 47 Lessons from the Conduct o! a Retributions 48 Hee.then Prince 94
CHAPTER III. CHAPTER VI. The Grace e.nd Place of Love 63 Christio.uity built on tho Foundations God's Gifts and Solomon's Choice 64 of Judnism 111 The Prayer of Solomon =d He Fulfil- The Ark of the Covenant of the Lor(! 115 ment . . 56 The Pqrposes of the Temple 116 A Wise Prayer 66 Building in Silonoe 118 Waiting for God's Voice; o. Serm~ Tho Mystery of the Cherubim 119 for Children 67 " The house which King Solomon The Reverent Prayer of e. Royal built for the Lord" 121 Petitioner 69 Tho Glorious House of the Lord 121 1 KINGS. 2 0 li02 HOMILE'flCAL INDEX.
THEME PAO£ TJTEMR PA.Oll CHAPTER VII. The Divine Cho.stiscmeuts . , 245 The Pillars of Brass 136 The Ce.11 to Jeroboam 245 The Molten Sea. and the Brazen The Successful Man 246 La.vers 138 The Judgments of God on Judah and The Clay Ground in the Circuit of the Israel from the Death of Solomon to Jordan 140 the Time of Ahab 247 Ja.chin and Boaz .. 143 CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER VIII. Judicial Infatuation 256 The Dedication of the Temple 1111d its The Dead and the Living 259 Teaehing 161 Israel's Magna Charta 260 The Silence and the Darkness 104 Infatuation 260 The Holy of Holies and the Heaven The Revolution , . 201 of Heavens 165 The Message of Shemaiah . , 262 The Prayer of Dedication _. 167 The Rending of the Kingdom 263 The Feast on the Sacrifices 169 Rehoboa.m's Folly 265 The Ark of the Covenant . . 171 The Revolt 266 The Presence of the Lord in the House The Accomplishment of the Predicted of the Lord 172 Judgment 267 The Glory-Cloud . . 173 The Sin of Jeroboam 274 The Unfulfilled Purposes of Life 175 Jeroboam's Despondenoy 277 The Prayer of Dedication , . 176 Jeroboa.m's Oe.lves 278 The Praying King 177 Jeroboam's Sin 279, 280 The Consecration of the Temple 179 The Golden Oa.lves 281 The Stranger's Interest in the Temple 180 Occasions for Prayer 181 CHAPTER XIII. A Royal Benediction 182 Protest a.nd Excommunication 285 The Fire of Jehovah 289 CHAPTER IX. The Man of Sin . . 289 The Second Appearance to Solomon 186 The Mo.n of God . . 290 The Renewed Covenant 188 The Nameless Prophet 291 The Two Altars of Juda.ism 196 The King confronted by the Prophet 293 Solomon's Worship 200 The Ma.n of God and the People of God 300 The Two Prophets 303 CHAPTER X. The Old Serpent a.go.in 305 The Queen of Sheba. 205,209 The Voice of Reproof 906 The Queen of the South 208 The Visitation of Judgmen, 307 The Decline and Fall of Solomon 216 The Lo.w of Extremity 908 Lead us not into Tempto.tion, &o. 909 CHAPTER XI. The Disobedient Prophet 310 The Tempter 311 The Sin of Solomon 223 Judgment o.nd its Result 912 The Fe.II of a King 226 'l'he Anger of God 227 CHAPTER XIV, Solomon's Sin 228 The Downfall of Solomon 229 Abijo.h and Ahijah 817 Solomon's Fall 230 The Impenitent Seeker 921 The Punishment of Solomon's Sin 238 Spiritual Vision .. 822 Premonitions of Wrath 241 Hard Tidings 822 The Reprobate's Doom S24 Jeroboam 242 The Future of Ismel 924 The Message of Ahijah 243 Death and Mourning 925 Solomon's End • , 244 HOMILETICAL INDEX. 663
TlllUIB PA.OE THEUK PAOH Tho Review 326 Elijah the Tishbite 410 Eo.rly Piety in an Unexpected Place 327 Entertaining o. Stranger 411 The Deo.d Child .. 329 Life from the Dead 413 Allliction o.nd Judgment 330 Elijah's Advent and Service 414 The Iuvo.sion of Shishak 333 Divine Co.re 415 The Sin of Judah 336 A.filiction and its Fruits 415 The Entailments of Sin 837 First Preparation of Elijah for his Unfaithfulness o.nd its ;Rebuke 337 Great Mission .. 415 Second Prep!I.I'ation of Elij11h 416 CHAPTER XV. The Reign of Asa. 343 CHAPTER XVIIL Church and Dissent 346 The Gov,m1or of Ahab's Honse 430 The Succession of Abijam 350 The King and hie Master 433 Reformation 351 Israel's Conversion 435 The Wo.r Policy of Asa. 352 Effectual Fervent Prayer 438 " Beloved for the father's sake" 353 The Cry for Life . . 440 " Zea.I without trust" 353 The Servant of the Lord 440 Religious Sincerity 354 The Troubler 4'12 Christ or Belio.l? . . 442 CHAPTER XV. Ver. 25-XVI. The Test of Fire 4-.14 Th13 Punishment of Jeroboo.m's Sin . . 362 The Failure 445 The Working of Jeroboam's Sin 364 The Prepo.ration 446 The Seed of Evil-doers 366 The Triumph 447 God's Threo.tenings find o.t last a The Sound of Ro.in 448 Oomplete Fulfilment 367 Obadiah . . 449 Unrighteous Zeal 567 A Solemn Alternative 450 Jehu's Prophecy . . SGS Religious Indecision 451 The House of Bo.asha 369 Elijo.li'e Prayer for Ro.in 452 A Divine Judgment and its Instrument 370 The God that nnswereth by Fii-e 45-1 The Kingdom of Men 370 The Return of Dleeeing 455 Oho.nge without Improvement 571 Elij11h and the Prophete of Bo.nl 455 Omri's Reign 372 Moro.I Ruin through l\lornl WeakneSB 375 OHAPTER XIX. Ahab's Wickedness 377 The Temerity of Hiel 578 God and the Man of God 465 Elijnl1'e Prayer for Death .. 470 CIIAPTER XVII. Elijo.h at Horeb .. 471 The Call of Elisha 472,475 The Mission and Ministry of Elijah . . 388 The Deeponding Prophet 4H Tho Solito.ry Place 391 Tho Oo.uses of Despondenoy 476 Tho Food of the Saints 303 A Question from God for tbe Con- The Furno.ea of Trial 395 sidero.tion of Mo.n 478 Elijah . . 398 The SLill Small Voice 479 Resources of Providence 399 'fhe Prophet's Despair 4.80 The Widow of Zidon 400 Elijah at Horeb .. 4.80 The Barrel of Meo.I 4.01 The Prophet's Co.II 481 The Reprooohes of Deo.th 402 Return of Elijah to the Desert 481 Tho Sign of the Widow's Son 403 The Messenger of Jehovah . . 404 Strange Provision in o. Sad Necessity 4.06 CHAPTER XX. The Widow's Cruse 407 The Purgatory of Nations and Kings 402 Prayer for the Dead 408 The Spirit of War 499 564 HOMILETICA.L INDEX-