Old Testament Chronology Lecture 5

SHEPHERDS COLLEGE SHORT COURSE: OLD TESTAMENT CHRONOLOGY 15 APRIL 2025, LECTURE 5 1 2 SUMMARY • 500 years of history • 1 Samuel • 2 Samuel • 1 Kings • 2 Kings • 1 Chronicles • 2 Chronicles 3 THREE KINGS: SAUL The Desire for a King Judges 8:22–23 Judges 21:25 A King was Prophesied Genesis 49:8–10 Deuteronomy 17:14–20 The Demand for a King 1 Samuel 8:4–8 1 Samuel 8:10–18 1 Samuel 12:14–15 The King must display Covenant Loyalty Saul's Disloyalty and Covenant Breaking 1 Samuel 13:8–14 4 THREE KINGS: DAVID 5 Samuel-Kings Chronicles • Prophetic Perspective • Priestly Perspective • Political History • Religious History • Wars Prominent • Temple Prominent • Record of Both Nations • Record of Judah • Continuing History of Nation • Continuity of David’s Line 6 • Man’s Failure • God’s Faithfulness 7 8 9 10 11 12 David Spares Saul 1 Samuel 24:1–7 1 Samuel 26:6–12 Death of Saul and Jonathan 1 Samuel 31 David Consolidates His Kingdom 2 Samuel 5 2 Samuel 6 The House of the Lord Not Granted to David, but to Solomon 2 Samuel 7:1–3 2 Samuel 7:4–12 2 Samuel 7:16 David and Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:1–27 13 Solomon's Foolish Marriages 1 Kings 3:1–2 Solomon's Wisdom 1 Kings 3:6–9 1 Kings 4:29–34 The Wisdom of Solomon 1 Kings 3:16–28 The Extent of His Reign 1 Kings 4:20–28 The Building of the Temple 1 Kings 5–7 1 Kings 8 1 Kings 8:6–10 1 Kings 8:15–53 The Mission of God's People 1 Kings 8:41–43 14 15