Who was King Zedekiah? An Introduction to the Last King to Rule Over Judah Tyler S. Fulcher The end of 2 Kings reads like a rapid-fire tragedy. The downfall of the Kingdom of Judah is cataclysmic. Although the events take years to develop. the narrator collapses time as he rushes the reader through the destruction […]
1 Kings 6:11-13 | Bible Study Will God Live in the Temple? God’s Conditional Presence 1 Kings 6:11-13 interrupts a long description of the temple. We do well to pay attention to this interruption because it makes a shocking point. God’s presence isn’t guaranteed to be in the temple forever. As we’ve seen in previous […]
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1 Kings 6:1-10 | Bible Study How to Build a Temple (Part 1) The Building Begins The temple was the most important building in ancient Israel. It represented the place where God dwelt among His people. After establishing that Solomon would reign after David and how God would interact with him, the narrative turns to […]
1 Kings 5:1-18 | Bible Study Solomon’s Forced Labor Is Solomon Great? 1 Kings 1-11 tells the story of King Solomon. On the surface, everything seems great! He is the wisest and richest king who ever lived. As we’ve seen in other passages, though, the story beneath the surface is shockingly different (see other guided […]
1 Kings 4:29-34 | Bible Study The Wisest King Who Ever Lived Solomon’s Wisdom Some passages in 1 Kings 1-11 mix positive and negative statements about Solomon. (Check out these passages.) 1 Kings 4:29-34 is not one of those passages. The whole passage describes Solomon as the wisest king who ever lived. Let’s see what […]