Episodes

Sunday Nov 28, 2021
1 Kings Chapter 12
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Part 10 of the series in 1 and 2 Kings. The foolishness of Rehoboam and God's fulfilment of His judgement on Solomon leads to the division of the kingdom. Jeroboam does not take the opportunity God gave him but leads the northern kingdom into idolatry.

Sunday Nov 21, 2021
1 Kings Chapter 11
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Part 9 of the series in 1 and 2 Kings. Solomon's heart turns from God and God raises adversaries against him, predicting the division of his kingdom after Solomon's death.

Sunday Nov 14, 2021
1 Kings Chapters 9 and 10
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Sunday Nov 14, 2021
Part 8 of a series in 1 and 2 Kings. Solomon's glory and potential as the pinnacle of the visible blessing of God, but also God's warning to him and the seeds of his future failings.

Sunday Nov 07, 2021
1 Kings Chapter 8
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Sunday Nov 07, 2021
Part 7 of the series in 1 and 2 Kings. Solomon has the ark of the covenant brought to the Temple and prays for God's blessing before offering sacrifices to Him.

Sunday Oct 31, 2021
1 Kings Chapters 6 and 7
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Part 6 of the series in 1 and 2 Kings. Solomon builds the Temple - a majestic house for God symbolic of His rule over all creation - but also a great (and much bigger!) house for himself.

Sunday Oct 24, 2021
1 Kings Chapters 4 and 5
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Sunday Oct 24, 2021
Part 5 of the series in 1 and 2 Kings. Solomon's administration of Israel and plans for the Temple show great skill from God mixed with the seeds of future division and resentments.

Sunday Oct 17, 2021
1 Kings Chapter 3
Sunday Oct 17, 2021
Sunday Oct 17, 2021
Part 4 of the series in 1 and 2 Kings. Solomon asks for and receives wisdom from God and then uses it for the sake of justice among God's people.

Sunday Oct 10, 2021
1 Kings Chapter 2
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Sunday Oct 10, 2021
Part 3 of the series in 1 and 2 Kings. David's last words to Solomon and Solomon's first actions as king - a combination of godly wisdom that envisages a king as a model subject to God's law and human 'wisdom' that holds grudges and takes revenge.

Sunday Oct 03, 2021
1 Kings Chapter 1 verses 5 to 53
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Sunday Oct 03, 2021
Part 2 of the series in 1 and 2 Kings. Adonijah, David's eldest remaining son, tries to make himself king in place of his father, but his plan is foiled by the quick actions of Bathsheba (mother of Solomon) and the prophet Nathan so that Solomon is confirmed as David's successor.

Sunday Sep 26, 2021
1 Kings Chapter 1 verses 1 to 4
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Part 1 of a series in 1 and 2 Kings. David is old and frail - what will happen next? Introducing the content and themes of Kings with ideas of how we can read these books as Christians.