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VERSES: 1 Kings 15 through 2 Kings 24 MEMORY VERSE: 1 Kings 15:11 "And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Psalms. Write "Psalms" on small slips of paper and hand out at the end of class. PRAYER: Pray for the parents of the students that they might do well in the eyes of the LORD. SPECIAL SONG: Children Obey your Parents (see March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #4 on this blog). VISUAL AID: Use the whiteboard or the chalkboard as your piece of paper and…

Although most of the kings are more than one to a lesson, each king can be taught on its own. When possible, each new king begins on a new page; unless there is only basic information about him and/or there is only a paragraph about him. I have the 40 kings divided into 15 lessons; although if I were to teach them, I would probably take two quarters plus Saul, David and Solomon. Some of the kings will have visuals for the lesson. Although some do not and that is why it has taken so long to…

There is a land beyond the eastern shores which borders between the Mediterranean Sea to the west, the Jordan Valley Rift to the east, the mountains of Lebanon to the north and Eilat Bay to the sou…

If we make God small, then we have impossible problems and overwhelming fear. He is much greater than what we lack.

The books of 1 & 2 Kings in the Bible can be hard to follow, but here I break it down so you can relate it to the rest of the Old Testament.

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It’s worth the effort. Wading through 400 years of history with all its political upheaval is a challenge. When I read through the books of 1 and 2 Kings, I have to keep a timeline handy or sing the songs to try to keep all of those kings straight! But, it’s critical to understand how […]

Timeline of the Rulers of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah from Kings 1 and 2, #Israel #Judah

1 Kings 6:1-38 NIV Solomon Builds the Temple 1In the four hundred and eightieth a year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build The Temple of The LORD. 2The Temple that King Solomon built for The LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty wide and thirty high. b 3The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits, c and projected ten…