Session 34 details specific instructions from the Law of Moses that Solomon ignored. Solomon spent 7 years building the Temple, then 13 years building his own palace. While accumulating huge wealth for himself, he heavily taxed the people, forced them to provide unpaid labor, and gave away part of the Promised Land. Finally, he built temples to pagan gods on the mountain overlooking Jerusalem and the Temple of Yahweh. Verses: 1 Kings 7:1, 7-8; 9:1-15; 10:1-29; 11:1-13, 41, 43; 2 Chron. 9:12; Deut. 17:16-20 Teacher: John Schoenheit
Session 36 spotlights the overlapping records in Kings and Chronicles, showing the importance of reading multiple records to get a complete view of each...
Session 40 examines the vivid imagery employed by God to warn His people of the coming destruction of Jerusalem, and the death or captivity...
Session 19 opens with Israel’s defeat at Ai and the discovery of the sin of Achan. The problem was remedied, and Israel destroyed Ai....