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PHall | October 14, 2011
1 Kings 14:10 NASB therefore behold, I am bringing calamity on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male person, both bond and free in Israel, and I will make a clean sweep of the house of Jeroboam, as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone. 1 Kings 14:10 […]
PHall | October 14, 2011
“Divine sight” is a poetic way to describe someone’s claim to see things only God can reveal. While the term is not used in scripture, I find it interesting that the blind prophet “sees” despite his blindness and sees despite the disguise of Jeroboam’s wife, who she really is. I also find it interesting that […]
PHall | October 14, 2011
Sincerity in religion masks what the self wants. Every one of us has believed a lie. Most often it is because the lie is what we want to believe. This is true religiously or personally. “Do these pants make my….” Well, you know the rest of that story. Believing a lie can have disastrous results, […]
PHall | October 14, 2011
Why are we told this story? It does seem to “interrupt” the story of the kings, even the story of the Jeroboam. The rebel king’s story will continue on after this “interruption.” Asking why gets into the motive of the inspired writer, and therefore of God Himself. Such a harsh sentence God imposes upon His […]
PHall | October 13, 2011
1. I was not born into a royal family. 2. Due to my abilities, I became noticed and appreciated by the king. 3. I was appointed by the king to be over others. 4. A prophet anointed me king while the other king still ruled. 5. I was anointed by God to be king due […]
PHall | October 5, 2011
There is a simple and obvious way to organize the book of 1 Kings. There are 22 chapters. The first 11 are the reign of Solomon, and the rest describe the divided kingdom. Such a division is natural and orderly. However, there is another way, and that is to compare 1 Kings to 2 Samuel’s […]
PHall | October 1, 2011
How could someone so wise act so foolish? How could the wisest of men become the greatest of fools? That is the conundrum about Solomon asked possibly for 3 thousand years and counting. His wisdom is seen in his writings, songs, proverbs and judicial decisions. His wisdom exceeds all the wise of the East and […]
PHall | July 13, 2011
1 Kings 22:38 NASB They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots bathed themselves there), according to the word of the LORD which He spoke. 1 Kings 22:38 HCSB Then someone washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria. The dogs licked up his […]
PHall | July 13, 2011
1 Kings 21:7 NASB Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” 1 Kings 21:7 HCSB Then his wife Jezebel said to him, “Now, exercise your royal power over Israel. Get up, […]
PHall | June 22, 2011
1 Kings 18:26 NASB Then they took the ox which was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, “O Baal, answer us.” But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they made. 1 Kings 18:26 HCSB […]