1 Kings
Old Testament · History · 16 chapter studies · 16 narrated · Total audio: 14 min
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- Intro 1 Kings - Overview A Coptic Orthodox overview of 1 Kings as the movement from Solomon's wisdom and the Temple to divided worship, prophetic confrontation, and the first deep fracture of covenant...
- 1-2 1 Kings 1-2 - Succession and the Kingdom Established 1 Kings 1 2 traces Solomon’s succession as mercy, judgment, and decisive justice establish the kingdom. The study weighs the cost of peace when a covenant line is being preserved.
- 3-4 1 Kings 3-4 - Wisdom for the Kingdom 1 Kings 3 4 presents Solomon’s wisdom in judgment, administration, peace, and attention to creation, while also noting early warnings. The study teaches that divine gifts must be...
- 5-7 1 Kings 5-7 - Building the Temple 1 Kings 5 7 describes the costly and ordered building of the Temple through peace, skill, craftsmanship, and reverence. The study teaches that worship takes visible form and...
- 8 1 Kings 8 - The Dedication of the Temple 1 Kings 8 centers on the dedication of the Temple, where God’s glory fills the house without being contained by it. The study holds together divine nearness, holy mystery, prayer,...
- 9-10 1 Kings 9-10 - Glory, Wisdom, and Early Warnings 1 Kings 9 10 presents Solomon’s glory and wisdom alongside early warnings about covenant faithfulness. The study shows how splendor becomes spiritually dangerous when royal...
- 11 1 Kings 11 - Solomon's Divided Heart 1 Kings 11 follows Solomon’s divided heart and the collapse that comes despite wisdom, gifts, and sacred achievement. The study warns that spiritual privilege cannot guard a heart...
- 12 1 Kings 12 - The Kingdom Divides 1 Kings 12 studies the division of the kingdom through Rehoboam’s harsh pride and Jeroboam’s manufactured religion. The study warns how failed leadership can wound God’s people...
- 13 1 Kings 13 - The Man of God from Judah 1 Kings 13 follows the man of God from Judah, who resists royal pressure but falls to religious deception. The study warns that obedience must continue after victory, especially...
- 14-16 1 Kings 14-16 - The Downward Spiral of Divided Kings 1 Kings 14 16 traces the repeated decline of divided kings as idolatry becomes dynastic and normalized. The study shows how sin hardens into public patterns when leaders and...
- 17 1 Kings 17 - Elijah in Hiddenness 1 Kings 17 shows Elijah being formed in hiddenness through drought, dependence, daily bread, and the raising of a widow’s son. The study reveals how God prepares His servants...
- 18 1 Kings 18 - Elijah on Mount Carmel 1 Kings 18 brings Elijah to Mount Carmel, where divided worship is exposed, the altar is repaired, fire falls from God, and rain returns after repentance and prayer.
- 19 1 Kings 19 - Elijah in Despair and the Still Small Voice 1 Kings 19 portrays Elijah’s despair and God’s merciful care through rest, food, angelic help, and the still small voice. The study carries the spiritual weight of meeting God in...
- 20 1 Kings 20 - Ahab and Ben-Hadad 1 Kings 20 contrasts Ben Hadad’s false view of Israel’s God with Ahab’s failure to obey after receiving mercy. The study shows that undeserved deliverance becomes judgment when...
- 21 1 Kings 21 - Naboth's Vineyard 1 Kings 21 tells of Naboth’s vineyard, where Ahab’s desire joins Jezebel’s power and becomes conspiracy, false witness, death, and guilt. The study exposes the spiritual danger of...
- 22 1 Kings 22 - Micaiah, False Prophets, and Ahab's Death 1 Kings 22 sets Micaiah’s truthful prophecy against flattering voices and follows Ahab to the death he tried to evade. The study shows that the word of the Lord cannot be escaped...