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This week’s episode: “Jehoshophat and Jehoram of Judah ” (Episode 9 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 22:41-50 2 Kings
In this episode of our Kings and Prophets podcast series we conclude the story of Elijah and Ahab. While Jezebel outlives them both, her day of judgment is not far away. Ahab goes to war against the Kingdom of Aram. He and Jezebel steal Naboth’s vineyard, and Elijah rides the whirlwind. Links and Additional Reading
This timeline of the Kings and Prophets covers the stories of 1 and 2 Kings. I put this together to go along with the podcast series Kings and Prophets. I find that this visual helpful in understanding the chronology of what takes place in the stories from the Bible, particuarly when the kingdom of Israel
This week’s episode: “The Fall of Ahab, Elijah Rides the Whirlwind” (Episode 8 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 20,
In episode 7 of our Kings and Prophets podcast series we come to one of the most famous stories of the Old Testament with Elijah’s confrontation of the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. Immediately after this, we encounter a sudden and dramatic turn of events as Elijah falls into despair. We will unfold both events,
This week’s episode: “Confrontation on Mount Carmel” (Episode 7 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 18, 19 Considerations As You
In episode six of our Kings and Prophets podcast series, we look at the Rise of Ahab and Jezebel in the northern kingdom of Israel, now known as Samaria.We will look at the background of this royal couple and the harsh descent of the northern kingdom into idolatry and even murderous purges of those who worshipped
This week’s episode: “The Rise of Ahab and Jezebel” (Episode 6 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 17 Considerations As
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
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
