Amaziah’s pride
Jeroboam II rules Israel; Amaziah rules Judah followed by Uzziah; Jonah goes to Ninevah:2 Kings 14:1−14; 2 Chronicles 25:1−24; 2 …
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Joash’s ignominious end
Jehoash rules Israel, seeks help from God through Elijah to defeat Hazael (king of Aram) for a while; Hazael also …
The Temple conspiracy
Athaliah (the Queen mother) rules Judah until her grandson and rightful heir, Joash, comes out of hiding and is crowned …
Ahab’s family pays the price
Ahaziah rules Judah for a year Jehu kills him and Joram (king of Israel): 2 Kings 8:23−29; 2 Chronicles 22:1−7; …
Hazael the psychopath
Elisha heals Naaman, knows about Gehazi’s greed, floats an axe head, forsees the outcome of yet another siege of Samaria …
Miracles on (or through) water
Elijah is taken up to heaven and Elisha gets his master’s gifts, then helps a widow, stays with a Shunemite woman, …
Choose your allies carefully
Ahaziah king of Israel/Samaria dies and snubs Elijah (and God); his son, Joram, forms an alliance with Jehoshaphat (of Judah) …
Killed by a random arrow
Micaiah prophesies Ahab’s death in the coming battle against Aram and is gaoled for his efforts, but he was right: …
Ahab’s missed opportunity
Ahab kills Naboth and gets rebuked by God (through Elijah), then forms an alliance with Jehoshaphat to recover Ramoth-gilead from …
The siege of Samaria
Elijah starts a drought, gets fed by ravens, takes on Baal and wins, calls Elisha, enrages Jezebel and Ahab and …
God searches for the committed
Israel and Judah stay split, but both fall away from God, fall into war and are invaded by Egypt and …
Asaph’s psalms: grieving over Israel
Asaph’s psalms: Psalm 77–78, 74, 79–80 Asaph was one of the musicians David appointed to lead the nation’s worship when he moved …
Shishak invades Judah
Israel and Judah stay split, but both fall away from God, fall into war and are invaded by Egypt and …
God averts a war
Solomon dies and Israel is split into two nations – Israel and Judah: 1 Kings 11:41−43; 2 Chronicles 9:29−31; 1 …
Remember your creator: Ecclesiastes
Solomon’s resolution of the meaning of life: Ecclesiastes 9−12 There is a view that Solomon wrote (and collected) the proverbs when he was …
Just be content: Ecclesiastes
Solomon fails to find the meaning of life: Ecclesiastes 5−8 There is a view that Solomon wrote (and collected) the proverbs when he …
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