1 Kings 20
Bible Passage: 1 Kings 20 This is a rather interesting chapter. The protagonist is king Ahab. And in this chapter, he actually was used by God to lead Israel to an unlikely victory against Syria! If this…
1 Kings 19
Bible Passage: 1 Kings 19 As I was reading the first part of this chapter, I was touched by how an angel comforted Elijah. He was running for his life, away from Jezebel and Ahab, who wanted…
1 Kings 18
Bible Passage: 1 Kings 18 Here, we return to a chapter of a classic duel between Elijah, a prophet of God and four hundred and fifty followers of a fake god, Baal. This is the chapter most…
1 Kings 17
Bible Passage: 1 Kings 17 Coincidentally, I have written this blog 4 years back. Since that last blog have covered all I would have to say about this passage, I shall ‘refresh’ it and add new comments…
1 Kings 16
Bible Passage: 1 Kings 16 Who and when does God punish? Baasha was punished for his idolatry but only after he had died and then again only after a long reign of 24 years (I Kings 15:33).…
1 Kings 15
Bible Passage: 1 Kings 15 There were many kings in the history of Israel/Judah who started good but turned bad in the end. It started from the very first king (Saul) to the richest and wisest king…
1 Kings 14
Bible Passage: 1 Kings 14 “Repent while we still can”, was the message brought forth in the previous chapter. Unfortunately, Jeroboam did not. He therefore sent his wife in disguise, so that the prophet Ahijah might only…
1 Kings 13
Bible Passage: 1 Kings 13 Judged, warned and unrepentant, Jeroboam was only concerned about his withered hand (1 Kings 13:6) instead of seeking forgiveness from God when the prophet of Judah cried out and spoke to him.…
1 Kings 12
Bible Passage: 1 Kings 12 The unintentional consequences of a foolish action may be far greater than one would imagine. When Rehoboam and the Israelites met that fateful day in Shechem, everyone assumed that Rehoboam would become…
1 Kings 11
“Also it shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book, from the one before the priests, the Levites. And it…