Bible Book Studies · Intermediate · ABOUT 185 MINUTES
Study Solomon, divided kingdoms, Elijah and Elisha, idolatry, reform, prophetic warning, and exile
Primary passage: 1 Kings 3:9
Read 1 Kings 3:9 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on solomon asks for wisdom and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Primary passage: 1 Kings 12:16
Read 1 Kings 12:16 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on a divided kingdom and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Primary passage: 1 Kings 18:39
Read 1 Kings 18:39 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on elijah on carmel and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Primary passage: 2 Kings 17:18
Read 2 Kings 17:18 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on exile after persistent unfaithfulness and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
