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1 Kings 2 – David’s Death \ Solomon Reigns
As David drew near to death, he gave Solomon his final instructions. The first part, in verses 2-4, contains instructions on how to conduct himself, and on remaining faithful to God. The words are...
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1 Kings 3 – Solomon’s Wisdom
English: Solomon’s Wealth and Wisdom, as in 1 Kings 3:12-13, illustration from a Bible card published 1896 by the Providence Lithograph Company (Photo credit: Wikipedia) There are some questionable...
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1 Kings 6 – Solomon Builds the Temple
The significance of verse one is that it gives us the ability to date the time of the Exodus – 480 years prior to the fourth year of Solomon’s reign. The accepted date for that year of Salomon’s...
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1 Kings 8:1 – 9:9 – Ark Brought Into Temple
Sometime after the completion of construction of the temple, Solomon has the ark of the covenant, the tent of meeting (tabernacle), and all the holy vessels within brought from the old city of David so...
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Elijah’s Entrance \ Week 22 Summary Posted
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We are moving along in the Books of Kings. Like the Books of Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings were actually considered one book at one time. It’s just...
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1 Kings 11 – Solomon Turns From the Lord
English: Judgement of Solomon (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Lord’s warning in 1 Kings 9:6-9 seems pretty straightforward, and one would think that Solomon would have heed it. But chapter 11 makes it...
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1 Kings 12 – The Kingdom Divided
Solomon’s son Rehoboam becomes king, but makes huge mistakes. The life under Solomon had become hard labor – so much so that it seemed not much different from the slavery to Pharoah. So the people...
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1 Kings 16:30-17:24 – Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
English: Elijah Resuscitating the Son of the Widow of Zarephath (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Since Jeroboam, there were a few other kings in the scripture since chapter 12. At the end of chapter 16, Ahab...
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1 Kings 18 – The Prophets of Baal Defeated
Verse one says it has been three years since it rained (James confirms in James 5:17) since Elijah proclaimed that the Lord would shut the heavens up; and the Lord sent word to Elijah to go to Ahab and...
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Exile Ends \ Week 27 summary posted
This week, we move to the end of Babylonian captivity, as Cyrus of Persia sends people home after conquering the empire So, God’s people go home. But home to what? The Temple was destroyed, as was...
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