Blog Posts tagged with ‘1 Kings’

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1 Kings 9–10. Things aren’t always as good as they seem

July 17, 2016 by slpcenglish

17–23 July 2016. 1 Kings 9–10 (click to read). In the book of Kings, one of the morals that the writers want to teach us is that sin always has it’s price. Sooner or later, God’s punishment catches up with people. That’s what happened to Saul and David, and that’s what’s coming for Solomon too. On the […]

1 Kings 1. God’s plan will succeed

July 10, 2016 by slpcenglish

10–16 July 2016. 1 Kings 1 (click to read). In the ancient world, people believed a king’s power to rule was linked to his sexual abilities. That’s one reason kings and rulers had so many wives. So 1 Kings opens with a serious problem: David is now so old and weak, even his sexual abilities […]