June 19, 2025
“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days” (1 Kings 21:29 ESV). After Elijah confronted Ahab with God’s judgment for his role in Naboth’s murder, Ahab responded in an unexpected way. He tore his clothes, put on
June 16, 2025
“And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him. And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of
June 15, 2025
“At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. And Jeroboam said to his wife, ‘Arise, and disguise yourself, that it not be known that you are the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who said of me that I should be king over this people’” (1
June 14, 2025
“O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’” (1 Kings 13:2 ESV). This is a stunning prophecy
June 13, 2025
“For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father” (1 Kings 11:4 ESV). Solomon began his reign as king of Israel well. He was devoted to the Lord and his
June 11, 2025
“Then Solomon said, ‘The LORD has said that he would dwell in thick darkness’” (1 Kings 8:12 ESV). As the Ark was placed in the Holy of Holies, Solomon’s newly built Temple was suddenly filled with a dense cloud. The priests, who had entered with reverence and celebration, were now driven out by the overwhelming
June 9, 2025
“When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built” (1 Kings 6:7 ESV). That every massive stone used in the building of Solomon’s temple was “prepared at the quarry” was
June 7, 2025
“So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to the Lord, thus fulfilling the word of the Lord that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.” (1 Kings 2:27 ESV) This verse marked the end of an era. Abiathar, a descendant of Eli, was removed from the priesthood by Solomon after supporting Adonijah’s
June 20, 2024
‘But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the LORD of whom we may inquire?”’ (1 Kings 22:7 ESV). Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, requested that Ahab, king of Israel, would inquire of the LORD before they united to go to war against Syria. Ahab gathered his 400 prophets and they all positively affirmed
June 18, 2024
“And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God” (1 Kings 19:8 ESV). After God had used Elijah to win the victory over Baal’s prophets on Mount Carmel, he had no doubt expected a revival to break out