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My Bible study this week took me through two of the most confusing books in the Bible. The Books of 1 & 2 Kings. So what is so confusing? Not only do we have a number of kings, but during most of Israel’s history she had 2 kings ruling at the same time: one over Israel and the other over Judah. BOOK…

Last week we looked at the life of the worst kings to rule Israel – Ahab. We learned that much of what Ahab did came under the advisement of false prophets and his wife Jezebel. We also discovered in a rabbit trail at the end of 1 Kings that Ahab’s counterpart, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, was trying…

Last week we began a study in Kings. We looked at the first 3 kings to serve the divided kingdom. Why was the kingdom split? Solomon’s worship of foreign gods. How was the kingdom split? 10 tribes in the north, called Israel and 1 tribe in the south called Judah. What tribe supported one or the other…

Last week we ended class by introducing Jehu as the latest king of Israel. You will remember that Jehu was different from the kings that came before him because? He was anointed king. Jehu’s first act was to kill Joram, Ahaziah, and Jezebel. Now Ahab had 70 sons. Do you remember what God’s judgment against…

When we left off last time, Kings had taken a small departure in its style of writing. Instead of having chapters devoted to a king’s reign, we only had a few lines. 2 Kings 15 27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel in Samaria, That’s after…