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Sniveling, Spoiled, Rich Ruler
For all the admiration I have for Elijah in the story of 1 Kings, the one guy who drives me nuts is Ahab. He does nothing for his people, lives only for himself, and has a wife whose name represents evil personified in some Christian circles. (“She’s such a Jezebel.” Or, “This place has a Jezebel spirit.” Something like that.)…
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The Place of Holy Habitation
N T Wright’s work on the Kingdom of God, and lately his book Simply Jesus, has given me a fresh look at the Temple. Wright’s view on “heaven” and “earth” have stirred up my thinking and I’m still processing the whole idea he keeps putting out in his writing. The separation of “heaven” and “earth” is not a matter of how…
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Don’t Cross the Man of God
When we get into 1 Kings, we get more stories of the prophets. This is quite a bunch in these stories. In 1 Kings 13, Jeroboam is met by a man of God who prophesies doom on Jeroboam. Jeroboam doesn’t like it, and being king, he thinks he can simply arrest the seer. Not so fast. 4 When King Jeroboam heard…
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Why We Need Multiple Generations — the lesson of Rehoboam
After Solomon’s death Rehoboam came to the throne. The people came and made a request: Please ease up on us! We’ve worked hard doing all this work to build Jerusalem! It’s time to let up on the gas a bit. Rehoboam consulted two groups: his father’s advisors and his own “posse.” What would Solomon’s advisers know, anyway? They were all…
Tag: 1 Kings
