Bible Readings for October 14th 1 Kings 17 | Colossians 4 | Ezekiel 47 | Psalm 103 In 1 Kings 17, we meet the prophet Elijah, a prophet whose life and ministry is marked by a glaring contrast. On the one hand, Elijah is so important that he appears, along with Moses,...
Bible Readings for October 13th 1 Kings 16 | Colossians 3 | Ezekiel 46 | Psalm 102 In 1 Kings 16, the northern nation of Israel descends quickly into chaos because of the sin of their many kings. Where Asa, the godly king of Judah, reigns for a total of forty-one...
Bible Readings for October 12th 1 Kings 15 | Colossians 2 | Ezekiel 45 | Psalms 99, 100 & 101 The two new kings whom we meet in 1 Kings 15 represent, respectively, the two main kinds of kings we will read about during the age of Judah’s kings. On the one hand, we...
Bible Readings for October 11th 1 Kings 14 | Colossians 1 | Ezekiel 44 | Psalms 97–98 The overall sweep of the books of Samuel and Kings builds the case against both the nations of Israel and Judah in order to justify Yahweh’s sending both nations into exile. In many...
Bible Readings for October 10th 1 Kings 13 | Philippians 4 | Ezekiel 43 | Psalms 95–96 In the first part of 1 Kings 13, Yahweh sends a prophet to condemn Jeroboam’s worship. Speaking to the illicit altar on which Jeroboam was offering unauthorized sacrifices, the man...
