These blessings and curses were all promised to israel in the book of deuteronomy. Outline of 1 kings free bible outlines bible study start. Solomon and other kings of israel, king ahab and jezebel, the prophet elijah, solomons temple. The project gutenberg ebook of outline studies in the old testament for bible. This summary of the book of 2 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 kings.
The books of 1 and 2 kings are placed in the former prophets section of the old testament. Adonijah attempts to usurp the kingdom of israel from his father david 1 all. As i write this outline i am soaring in a jet plane about 30,000 feet in the air. The purpose of 1st kings is to contrast those who obey and disobey. The first half of 1 kings concerns the history of israel from completion of the story of the great king david in the events of the succession of david\s son, solomon, and david\s death. In these four historical books we have the rise and fall of the kingdom of israel. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. The books of kings show us how faithful god is to his people. While 2 samuel leaves off near the end of davids reign, 1 and 2 kings take us from the reign of solomon to the catastrophic division of. Since 1 and 2 kings continue the account started in 1 and 2 samuel, it is possible that these books were produced by contemporary prophets. They contain the account of israel from solomon until the destruction of judah. To get from suriname, south america to pittsburgh pennsylvania dottie and i will take four flights. Childs, introduction to the old testament as scripture, 288. The books of 1 and 2 kings center around the climax of the great overarching history of a world created by god and of a particular people in it who were handpicked by him.
Outline of 1 kings the book of 1 kings recounts the death of david. Additionally, the inscription sheds light on the religion of the area in the 8th century bce, with direct parallels to stories from the hebrew bible. Weve provided this outline of 1 kings and this outline of 2 kings to aid in your study of gods word. The book of 1 kings recounts the death of david, the history of solomon, the division of the kingdom into northern and southern sections. This navigator bible study follows the chronological events of israels eventual downfall. The books of first and second kings were originally one book in the hebrew bible, but were later divided into two books. The bible book of 1 kings with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. The book of 2 kings zooms in on one particular problem that manifest the reason there were only three kings out of 32 that put their faith, confidence and trust in jehovah. There is an analytical outline, and a full appendix and index. The book of 1 kings was likely written between 560 and 540 b. Study basics about bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take webbased selftests. Thus the author could not have been alive for this entire time period. Wherefore his servants said unto him, let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin.
Adonijah, davids fourth but oldest living son, attempts to take over the throne 1. We see the full spectrum of gods dealings with israel. We dont know who the human author of this book was. Next chapter of 1 kings the book of 1 kings, chapter 15 we hope that you find the content of the book of 1 kings, chapter 15 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in. Like samuel, the two books of kings were originally one book. The book of 1st kings is narrative history and prophecy. These two books are about all the kings of israel and judah except the first two and the great prophets are also introduced, some of whom are named and some of whom are not. The book of 1 kings does not specifically name its author. The whole divided kingdom is framed by a prophecy about josiah 1 kings. General resources for 1 kings check the scripture index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes. Bartsch, 5 e 2 the summary of the furniture which solomon caused to be made 7. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of david.
The tradition is that it was written by the prophet jeremiah. The two books now called 1 and 2 kings were originally regarded as one book in the hebrew bible. The key personalities are david, solomon, rehoboam, jeroboam, elijah, ahab, and jezebel. As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba prevents adonijah from stealing the throne from solomon, the rightful king. If the deuteronomic law is the standard of judgment in 1 and 2 kings, then the priests code is the standard in 1 and 2 chronicles. The book begins with the death of king david, and the succession of solomon to the throne, and ends with the kings of.
This was he, who, having tasted all earthly enjoyments, wrote a book, to show the vanity of all worldly things, the vexation of spirit that attends them, and the folly of setting our hearts upon them. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. The project gutenberg ebook of outline studies in the old. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. An exposition of the scriptures by dallas seminary faculty. Chronicles history appears to have been written later than kings. Originally one book, 1 and 2 kings get their names from the fact that they present the history of the kings of israel. Outline of 2 kings floral heights church of christ.
Next chapter of 1 kings the book of 1 kings, chapter 1 we hope that you find the content of the book of 1 kings, chapter 1 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. In the original heb text 1ki and 2ki are counted as one book called kings. In the book of kings, we have a list of good kings and bad kings, but when we read between the lines we realize that even the good kings arent that good. The most comprehensive source of law school outlines anywhere with the only outline exchange program available. The text is especially relevant for discussions of prophets and prophecy in the book of kings because it associates the inscription with israels war against the arameans see 2 kings 814. The history of 1 and 2 kings stretches from 970 bc david to at least 562 bc jehoiachin. Davids death solomons reign the division of the kingdom elijahs ministry. Today we will put faith to work trusting four pilots and copilots, four flight crews, three airplanes and many air traffic. The book of 1 kings together with references for further study from the general conferences of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the encyclopedia of mormonism and other doctrinal texts by general authorities of the church written and compiled by paul nolan hyde parrish press orem, utah. House 1 kings intro lesson 1 introductory organization meeting sell books distribute materials ice breaker exercise lesson 2 the rise of solomon page 85 up to but not including v. The deuteronomistic history, of which 1 kings is a part, addresses the questions of those who had experienced the fall of the north to assyria in 722721 b. The book of kings was originally one book that was later divided into i kings and ii kings.
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