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This month we will complete our survey of the history of Israel by looking first at the ministries of Elijah and Elisha. Then we will trace the histories of the northern and southern kingdoms down to the destruction of Samaria and Jerusalem. We will also briefly consider the return from the Babylonian exile as seen … Continue reading “SEPTEMBER BIBLE STUDIES”

1 KINGS 10 The weight of gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents (1 Kings 10:14). Before he became king, David collected wives in violation of the laws of kingship found in Deuteronomy 17:16–17. Yet, God did not allow these sins to disqualify David or destroy the order of the kingdom. God sent Nathan … Continue reading “THE FALL OF KING SOLOMON”

1 KINGS 12 Jeroboam built shrines on high places and appointed priests from all sorts of people, even though they were not Levites (1 Kings 12:31). The apostasy of humanity at the Tower of Babel provoked God to scatter the people into many nations. Similarly, the apostasy of Solomon provoked God to divide the kingdom … Continue reading “THE KINGDOM OF JEROBOAM”

1 KINGS 13 By the word of the Lord a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering (1 Kings 13:1). When Jeroboam set up his false religion, God immediately sent a prophet to confront him. Friday we shall look in more detail at … Continue reading “THE ROLE OF THE PROPHET”

1 KINGS 2 Be strong, and show yourself a man, and observe what the Lord your God requires (1 Kings 2:2b–3a). When David was old, his son Adonijah plotted with Joab and Abiathar the high priest to become king. He made the mistake, however, of letting this become known before David died. Solomon’s mother, Bathsheba, … Continue reading “DAVID’S CHARGE TO SOLOMON”

1 KINGS 3 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern Your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours? (1 Kings 3:9). During the century between the time the tabernacle was destroyed and the temple erected, the people of Israel worshipped properly … Continue reading “THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON”

1 KINGS 8 But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain You. How much less this temple I have built! (1 Kings 8:27). When God instituted the Davidic covenant in 2 Samuel 7, He told David He would work with David’s son when that son became king. The … Continue reading “THE TEMPLE OF GOD”

PSALM 51 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me (Psalm 51:3). When we left our study of the life of David, he had committed adultery with the wife of Uriah the Hittite, a Gentile convert serving in his army. To cover up his sin, David saw to it that Uriah … Continue reading “DAVID’S PSALM OF PENITENCE”

2 SAMUEL 12 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised Me [the Lord] and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own (2 Samuel 12:10). God forgives us when we repent of our sins, but if those sins have impacted the lives of other people, other … Continue reading “THE CONSEQUENCES OF SIN”

LUKE 12 “That servant who knows his master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what his master wants will be beaten with many blows. But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will he beaten with few blows” (Luke 12:47–48a). A few years ago a secular psychologist … Continue reading “ARE THERE DEGREES OF SIN?”