In this next episode of our Kings and Prophets podcast series, we look at the Dark Days of Israel and Judah. In the northern Kingdom of Israel, we see unending tumult and chaos. Coups and uprisings continue until the House of Omri finally brings order. In the southern Kingdom of Judah, our first reformer, King Asa,
This week’s episode: “The Dark Days of Israel and Judah” (Episode 5 in the Kings and Prophets series) will drop on Thursday. For those studying along with us as we journey through the stories of 1 and 2 Kings, here is your assigned reading for the week: This Week’s Recommended Reading 1 Kings 15 and
In episode 4 of the Kings and Prophets podcast series, we turn our gaze to the northern kingdom of Israel and the first king of the northern kingdom – Jeroboam. From his high origins, which began with the calling and selection of God, we see Jeroboam make a series of blunderous moves. At least three prophets are
Elisha’s prophetic mission lasted around half a century following the translation of Elijah recorded in 2 Kings 2. Together, the accounts from these two men’s lives take up nearly half the pages of 1 and 2 Kings. As the successor to Elijah, Elisha had his own struggles to confront and deal with as he managed
This week’s episode: “Jeroboam and the Man of God” (Episode 4 in the Kings and Prophets series) will drop on Thursday. For those studying along with us as we journey through the stories of 1 and 2 Kings here is your assigned reading for the week: This Week’s Recommended Reading 1 Kings 12:25-33 1 Kings
This week’s episode: “Rehoboam” (Episode 3 in the Kings and Prophets series) will drop on Thursday. For those studying along with us as we journey through the stories of 1 and 2 Kings here is your assigned reading for the week: This Week’s Recommended Reading 1 Kings 12 1 Kings 14:21-30 Considerations As You Read
This week’s episode: “Solomon and the Judgment of God” (Episode 2 in the Kings and Prophets series) will drop on Thursday. For those studying along with us as we journey through the stories of 1 and 2 Kings here is your assigned reading for the week: This Week’s Recommended Reading Deuteronomy 17:14-20 1 Kings 9-11
This week’s episode: “Solomon and His Reign of Wisdom” (Episode 1 in the Kings and Prophets series) will drop on Thursday. For those studying along with us as we journey through the stories of 1 and 2 Kings here is your assigned reading for the week: This Week’s Recommended Reading: Deuteronomy 17:14-20 (These are the
Elijah stands tall in scripture and history as a demarcation in God’s dealings with man in the earth. He arrived on the scene seemingly out of nowhere. In 1 Kings 17:1, we are introduced to him without warning. And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of
Last month, I studied through the book of Hosea. This is a small book (only 14 chapters) traditionally listed as the first among the “minor” prophets of the Bible. The prophet’s name, Hosea, is the same as Joshua or Jesus. He lived and prophecied around the same period as the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah was based