1 Kings
1 Kings 1
THE COLDNESS OF DAVID (1:1-4):
THE CONSPIRACY BY ADONIJAH (1:5-10):
THE COUNTERPLOT BY NATHAN (1:11-27):
Nathan meets with Bathsheba (1:11-21):
Nathan meets with David (11:22-27):
THE COMMAND BY DAVID (1:28-37)
His intentions (1:28-31):
His instructions (1:32-37):
THE CROWNING BY ZADOK (1:38-40):
THE COMPASSION OF SOLOMON (1:41-53):
1 Kings 2
SOLOMON AND HIS FATHER (2:1-11):
David's reminder (2:1-4):
David's requests (2:5-9):
Execute Joab and Shimei for their past crimes.
Show kindness to the sons of Barzillai for their past faithfulness.
David's resting place (2:10-12):
SOLOMON AND HIS FOES (2:13-46)
Adonijah (2:13-25)
The petition (2:13-18):
The provocation (2:19-25):
Abiathar (2:26-27):
Joab (2:28-35):
Shimei (2:36-46)
His disobedience (2:36-40):
His death (2:41-46):
1 Kings 3-4
THE RISE OF SOLOMON (3:1):
THE REVELATION TO SOLOMON (3:2-28):
The details (3:5-15)
The assurance (3:5):
The answer (3:6-9):
The approval (3:10-15):
The demonstration (3:16-28): Soon after Solomon is granted wisdom, he displays his ability to judge wisely by settling a difficult dispute.
The problem (3:16-22):
The proposal (3:23-25):
The protest (3:26):
The pronouncement (3:27-28):
THE REIGN OF SOLOMON (4:1-34)
His people (4:1-19)
Solomon's high officials (4:1-6)
Solomon's district governors (4:7-19)
His prosperity (4:20):
His places (4:21, 24):
His provisions (4:22-23, 27-28):
His peace (4:25):
His power (4:26):
His perceptiveness (4:29-34)
The comparison of Solomon's wisdom (4:29-31):
The contents of Solomon's wisdom (4:32-34)
He writes 3,000 proverbs.
He composes 1,005 songs.
He possesses vast knowledge concerning plant and animal life.
His advice is sought by the kings of every nation.
1 Kings 5-7
A HOUSE FOR THE KING OF KINGS (5:1-18; 6:1-38; 7:13-51)
The preparations (5:1-18)
The supplier (5:1-12)
Solomon's request (5:1-6):
Hiram's reassurance (5:7-12):
The skilled workers (5:13-18):
The particulars (6:1-38; 7:13-51)
The time schedules for the Temple (6:1, 37-38)
Its commissioning (6:1):
Its completion (6:37-38):
The size of the Temple (6:2):
The structure of the Temple (6:3-10, 14-36)
The exterior (6:3-10):
The interior (6:14-36):
The promise from the Temple (6:11-13):
The fixtures in the Temple (7:13-51):
The two bronze pillars (7:15-22)
The bronze Sea (7:23-26)
Ten bronze water carts (7:27-37)
The gold altar, the gold table for the Bread of the Presence, the gold lampstands, etc. (7:48-51)
A HOUSE FOR THE KING OF ISRAEL (7:1-12):
The time (7:1):
The dimensions (7:2-12):
1 Kings 8
THE SUMMONS (8:1-11)
The Ark of the Covenant (8:1-9):
The glory of God (8:10-11):
THE SERMON (8:12-21):
Concerning the people who built the Temple (8:12-19):
Concerning the purpose for building the Temple (8:20-21)
To honor the name of God (8:20)
To house the Ark of God (8:21)
THE SUPPLICATION (8:22-53):
Continual blessing upon David's dynasty (8:25-26)
Attentiveness to his prayers (8:27-30)
Justice for the innocent (8:31-32)
Forgiveness for the repentant (8:33-40)
Attentiveness to the prayers of foreigners who visit the Temple (8:41-43)
Victory in time of war (8:44-45)
Restoration after captivity (8:46-53)
THE SOUND OF PRAISE (8:54-61):
THE SACRIFICES (8:62-66):
1 Kings 9-10
THE WARNING TO SOLOMON (9:1-9)
The glory of obedience (9:1-5):
The grief of disobedience (9:6-9):
The dispersion of the people
The destruction of the Temple
THE WORK PROJECTS OF SOLOMON (9:10-19)
The complaint (9:10-14):
The construction (9:15-19):
THE WORKFORCE OF SOLOMON (9:20-24):
THE WORSHIP OF SOLOMON (9:25):
THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON (10:1-9):
Solomon answers the queen (10:1-3):
Solomon amazes the queen (10:4-9):
THE WEALTH OF SOLOMON (9:26-28; 10:10-29)
The sources (9:26-28; 10:10-12, 14-15, 22-25):
The queen of Sheba (10:10)
Visiting foreigners (10:23-25)
Taxes (10:14-15)
Merchant ships (9:26-28; 10:11-12, 22)
The splendor (10:13, 16-21, 26-29):
The gifts to the queen of Sheba (10:13)
The 500 gold shields (10:16-17)
The ivory throne overlaid with pure gold (10:18-20)
The gold cups and dining utensils (10:21)
The thousands of chariots and horses (10:26-29)
1 Kings 11
SOLOMON'S DISOBEDIENCE (11:1-40)
The causes (11:1-8)
Polygamy (11:1-3):
Paganism (11:3-8):
The consequences (11:9-40)
Future civil war (11:9-13, 26-40):
Jeroboam and Solomon (11:26-28):
Jeroboam and Ahijah (11:29-40):
####### Ahijah's illustration (11:29-30): ####### Ahijah's interpretation (11:31-40):
Foreign enemies (11:14-25):
Hadad (11:14-22):
Rezon (11:23-25):
SOLOMON'S DEATH (11:41-43): After reigning 40 years, Solomon dies and is succeeded by his son Rehoboam.
1 Kings 12-13
REHOBOAM (12:1-24): After Solomon's death, Rehoboam is the new king over all Israel.
The arrogance (12:1-20)
The request by Israel's leaders (12:1-11)
The conditions (12:1-5):
The counsel (12:6-11)
####### The wise words of the old men (12:6-7): ####### The wicked words of the young men (12:8-11):
The rejection of Israel's leaders (12:12-15):
The reaction of Israel's leaders (12:16-20):
The aborted attack (12:21-24):
JEROBOAM (12:25-13:34):
His apostasy (12:25-33; 13:33-34)
What he does (12:28-33; 13:33-34)
Jeroboam builds two gold calf idols and places them in Bethel and Dan, two cities of the northern kingdom.
He appoints non-Levites to serve as priests.
He institutes his own religious festival.
Why he does it (12:25-27):
His altar (13:1-32)
The prophecy (13:1-2):
The proof (13:3-5)
The crack in the altar (13:3, 5):
The crippling of the hand (13:4):
The pleas (13:6-10)
The restoration (13:6):
The refusal (13:7-10):
The prophet (13:11-32)
The sin (13:11-19):
The sentence (13:20-22):
The slaying (13:23-25):
The sorrow (13:26-32):
1 Kings 14-15
JEROBOAM, ISRAEL'S FIRST RULER (14:1-20):
His deception (14:1-18)
The plot (14:1-3):
The perception (14:4-5):
The prophecy (14:6-18):
Concerning the house of Jeroboam (14:7-14, 17-18):
Concerning the house of Israel (14:15-16):
His death (14:19-20):
REHOBOAM, JUDAH'S FIRST RULER (14:21-31):
His detestable practices (14:21-24):
His defeat (14:25-31):
ABIJAM, JUDAH'S SECOND RULER (15:1-8)
His wickedness (15:1-5): Abijam commits the same sins his father, Rehoboam, committed.
His warfare (15:6-8):
ASA, JUDAH'S THIRD RULER (15:9-24)
His spiritual warfare (15:9-15):
His military warfare (15:16-24):
NADAB, ISRAEL'S SECOND RULER (15:25-28):
BAASHA, ISRAEL'S THIRD RULER (15:29-34):
1 Kings 16-17
FIVE GODLESS POTENTATES (16:1-34)
Baasha, Israel's third ruler (16:1-7)
The faithful messenger (16:1):
The fearful message (16:2-7):
Elah, Israel's fourth ruler (16:8-10):
Zimri, Israel's fifth ruler (16:10-20)
Zimri kills his king (16:10-14):
Zimri kills himself (16:15-20):
Omri, Israel's sixth ruler (16:21-28)
The struggle (16:21-22):
The structure (16:23-24):
The sins (16:25-28):
Ahab, Israel's seventh ruler (16:29-34)
The model of Jeroboam (16:29-30):
The marriage of Jezebel (16:31-32):
The message of Joshua (16:34):
ONE GODLY PROPHET (17:1-24):
The word of the Lord (17:1):
The waiting at Kerith Brook (17:2-7)
The place (17:2-3):
The provisions (17:4-6):
The problem (17:7):
The widow at Zarephath (17:8-24):
The replenishing of the food (17:8-16)
Elijah's request (17:8-12):
Elijah's reassurance (17:13-16)
####### The prediction (17:13-14): ####### The provision (17:15-16):
The raising of the boy (17:17-24)
The tragedy (17:17-21)
####### The boy's sickness (17:17): ####### The mother's sorrow (17:18): ####### The prophet's supplication (17:19-21):
The triumph (17:22-23):
The testimony (17:24):
1 Kings 18-19
ELIJAH ON A ROAD (18:1-16):
Obadiah the faithful manager (18:1-6):
His ministry (18:1-4):
His mission (18:5-6):
Obadiah the fearful manager (18:7-16)
The order (18:7-8):
The objection (18:9-14):
The obedience (18:15-16):
ELIJAH ATOP A MOUNTAIN (18:17-46)
Elijah and Ahab (18:17-19): Elijah challenges Ahab and his 850 pagan prophets to meet him on Mount Carmel.
Elijah and the people (18:20-24)
The chastening (18:20-21):
The contest (18:22-24):
####### The preparation: Each side is to prepare a young bull as a sacrifice and place it on an altar. ####### The proof: Elijah tells the prophets to call upon their god to send fire down to consume the sacrifice, and Elijah will call upon his God to do the same.
Elijah and the prophets (18:25-29)
The shouting (18:25-26):
The sarcasm (18:27):
The suffering (18:28):
The silence (18:29):
Elijah and the Lord (18:30-46)
The fire from heaven (18:30-40)
####### The prayer (18:30-39): ####### The purge (18:40):
The flood from heaven (18:41-46):
ELIJAH UNDER A TREE (19:1-7)
The curses (19:1-4):
The comfort (19:4-7):
ELIJAH IN A CAVE (19:8-18):
The confrontation from the Lord (19:9-14):
The commissioning by the Lord (19:15-17):
Anoint Hazael king of Aram (19:15).
Anoint Jehu king of Israel (19:16).
Anoint Elisha to succeed him as prophet (19:16-17).
The correction by the Lord (19:18):
ELIJAH ALONGSIDE A FIELD (19:19-21):
The selection (19:19-20):
The sacrifice (19:21):
1 Kings 20-21
AHAB'S CONQUEST (20:1-43):
First occasion (20:1-21):
Ahab's response (20:1-4)
Ben-hadad to Ahab (20:2-3):
Ahab to Ben-hadad (20:4):
Ahab's rebellion (20:5-12)
The further demands (20:5-6):
The fury of Ahab (20:7-9):
The final words (20:10-12):
Ahab's reassurance (20:13-14):
Ahab's routing (20:15-21):
Second occasion (20:22-43)
The counsel (20:22-28)
The preparation (20:22):
The presumption (20:23-27):
The prophecy (20:28):
The conflict (20:29-30):
The conclusion (20:31-43):
The agreement (20:31-34):
The accusation (20:35-43)
####### The example (20:35-40): ####### The explanation (20:40-43):