Jun 28, 2026
1KINGS 21-22:
What
a cruel surprise it must have been for Elijah to bring about such
an irrefutable display of God's power before the people, but then
to have to flee for his life because of Queen Jezebel! Note that
God deigned to speak twice to King Ahab. And the reason was: God
wanted it known to Ahab and to us that He...
Jun 28, 2026
1KINGS 19-20:
The
story we read yesterday in this book is one of the most dramatic in
all of Scripture: The time the prophet Elijah confronted King Ahab.
Remember that in the New Testament James used this story to
encourage us that we are no different than Elijah and that we
should pray fervently like him.
PSALM 121:
Jun 28, 2026
1KINGS 17-18:
We've arrived at the narrative of the different
kings of Judah (which now includes the smaller tribe of Benjamin)
and the kings of Israel (consisting of the 10 other tribes,
sometimes called the Northern Kingdom). The kings on Israel’s side
changed more rapidly and were 100% bad, while there was
a...
Jun 28, 2026
1KINGS 15-16:
I think yesterday's story of the ‘man of God
from Judah’ and the ‘old prophet from Bethel’ to be one of the most
fascinating in the Bible. Prophets who lie will certainly be judged
harshly by God! And we will see in 2nd Kings that the prophecy of
the unnamed man of God from Judah was completely...
Jun 28, 2026
1KINGS 13-14:
Solomon was the wisest of men. So how could he
make such stupid choices?! Part of the answer is the corruption
caused when one has too much power. And there is something truly
sticky about sexual sin. The Lord’s judgment is evident in what
happened with the division of the country, and what happened
in...