Those following the two-year Bible reading plan with me will begin reading the book of 1 Kings tomorrow, September 29 (Link to the Two-Year Bible Reading Plan)

The title of the book 1 Kings is a bit of a misnomer as this is the third book about the kings of Israel, but who am I to question this? LOL! The first two chapters of the book of 1 Kings is about the transition from dying King David to King Solomon with a few bumps in the road. It then continues through half of the book to tell of Solomon’s wisdom, great wealth and fame, and of the building of the great temple remembered as Solomon’s Temple. Solomon’s fame led to his downfall as his many wives led him to begin worshiping other gods. At Solomon’s death, the nation of Israel became divided as two of his sons claimed a throne, one of the northern kingdom of Israel and one of the southern kingdom of Judah.

Both the northern and southern kingdoms begin an up and down pattern of turning to false gods and returning to the true God. Elijah the prophet challenges King Ahab’s evil ways with great power. Elisha becomes the next prophet behind Elijah and continues his ministry when Elisha is taken into heaven.

https://www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/solomon-temple/