Wisdom for the Summer: Lessons from Solomon’s Zoo

Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, July 19, 2026

1 Kings 4:29-34; 1 Kings 10:22

Scripture Reading: Psalm 139:7-10 “I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.” (NLT)

#1—The Ant—Proverbs 6:6-8–Diligence

#2—The Lion—Proverbs 28:1; 30:30–Courage

          Proverbs 3:26; Psalm 27:1

#3—The Rock Badger (Hyrax)—Proverbs 30:26–Dependence

#4—The Locusts—Proverbs 30:27–Unity

          Joel 1:4

#5—The Lizard—Proverbs 30:28–Influence

#6—The Sluggard’s Lion—Proverbs 22:13; 26:13–Excuses

Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’”

James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”

2 Chronicles 20:12b “For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”

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