Text: 1 Kings 17:1-24 God is life! The Kings of the two kingdoms were driving their people further away from God, and deeper into spiritual death. Elijah, a prophet, minister of God’s Word and a preacher of life now enters the story. In the passage we just read, Elijah miraculously provides years of life-giving food[…]

Text: 1Kings 16:1-34 Beginning with v.21, we read of a division in the northern kingdom. Omri and Tibni are the two men who were made kings over the two parts of the kingdom. Those following Omri would prove to be stronger and would overpower and defeat Tibni. Though Omri had military strength, spiritually he was[…]

Text: 1 Kings 13:11-34 In yesterday’s meditation we read of God sending a prophet to preach against Jeroboam about his sin of idolatry, a sin into which he led Israel, a sin that would eventually bring destruction to the entire nation (2 Kings17:22). God told the prophet to leave Israel immediately, do not wait. Another[…]

Text: 1 Kings 15:1-34 Abijam, Solomon’s grandson, becomes the second King of Judah. He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and reigned only three years. But let us note that God will continue the lineage of David, as He promised. Then Abijam’s son, Asa, becomes Judah’s third King, the first good king of Judah.[…]

Text: 1 Kings 14:1-31 King Jeroboam had already set in motion the eventual destruction of Israel. An indicator of this is the death of his son, Abijah. God was pleased with the son (v.13) , and it seems that God was removing him from the downward plunge of the nation. The last thing we read[…]

Text: 1 Kings 12:25 – 13:10 Jeroboam is now King of Israel, but he is afraid that the people, in returning to Judah to worship Yahweh in Jerusalem, will turn their allegiance back to Rehoboam. So he builds two statues, calves of gold, the very sin that almost destroyed Israel when they left Egypt (Ex.32).[…]

Text: 1 Kings 12:1-24 Solomon is dead, and his son, Rehoboam, becomes King of Israel. The old, wise men advised Rehoboam to be gentler than his father, to serve the people, and the people would serve him faithfully. The king then sought out the counsel of his fellow youth and they advised him to be[…]

1 Kings 11:1-43 In this Chapter, we read of the sad situation of King Solomon neglecting the gift of wisdom God had given him. As a result, the pleasures of life lured Solomon away from the exclusive, pure worship of Yahweh. His particular sin was having sexual relationship with foreign women. God told His people[…]

Text: 1 Kings 10:1-29 God gave King Solomon great wealth, unlike any other king, before or after. He was given material wealth: gold, gems, precious wood, special animals, etc. The King was also richly blessed with wisdom and knowledge. So great was the King’s reputation that the Queen of Sheba (located in south west Arabia,[…]

Text: 1 Kings 9:1-28 This chapter records God making a second appearance to King Solomon (3:5). When Solomon dedicated the completed temple (Chapter 8) , he asked God to forgive and to bless the nation. Now in this second dream, Yahweh promises to do just that. But Yahweh also states clearly that if Solomon and[…]