by Scott Risley | Aug 18, 2015 | Old Testament
1:1-16 – Ahaziah gets sick after falling, wants to use divination to determine if he is going to get better or not. -“Ahaziah was aware of the seriousness of his physical condition. In such circumstances a man’s basic spiritual temperament will often surface.”...
by Scott Risley | Aug 18, 2015 | Old Testament
Recap: Elijah has just defeated the prophets of Baal in a God-off. Then he raced on foot back to the capital of Samaria in the first rainstorm they’ve had in three years, running even faster than Ahab was able to travel in his chariot. Maybe because of the mud, maybe...
by Scott Risley | Aug 18, 2015 | Old Testament
Turns his focus to the northern kingdom 1 Kings 16:29-33, 18:4 1 Kings 7:1-7 Elijah, a man of God who seems to appear out of nowhere, takes a stand against Ahab. But instead of getting instantly rewarded, his life gets harder for a while. He has to flee, and get fed...
by Scott Risley | Aug 18, 2015 | Old Testament
1 Kings 11-14: Rehoboam and Jeroboam Intro Last time we studied where God predicted the downfall of Solomon. Here we see the specifics of how that happened Trouble from abroad: Hadad the Edomite Rezon of Damascus Trouble from within: Jeroboam 1 Kings 11 26 Another...
by Scott Risley | Aug 18, 2015 | Old Testament
1 Kings 9 1 So Solomon finished building the Temple of the Lord, as well as the royal palace. He completed everything he had planned to do. 2 Then the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as he had done before at Gibeon. The first time was 1 Kings 3:5-15 ...
