Back to the home page back to the bible outlines catholic doors ministry presents an outline of the book of 1 kings. As i write this outline i am soaring in a jet plane about 30,000 feet in the air. The book of 1 kings recounts the death of david, the history of solomon, the division of the kingdom into northern and southern sections. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. The books of first and second kings were originally one book in the hebrew bible, but were later divided into two books. What if you could study 1 kings with your favorite bible scholars from across the ages. Solomon builds a temple and his palace at jerusalem, beginning the period known as the golden age of. The book of 1 kings does not specifically name its author. This summary of the book of 2 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 kings. The book begins with the death of king david, and the succession of solomon to the throne, and ends with the kings of. When your days are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, i will set up your seed after you, who shall proceed out of your. Book of first kings overview insight for living ministries. The greek translation of the old testament, the septuagint lxx, divided the book in two and this was followed by the latin vulgate version and english translations.
Introduction from the niv study bible go to 1 kings. This summary of the book of 1 kings provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 kings. A study outline of the book of job developed by bob young. The book of 1 kings was likely written between 560 and 540 b. This book, as was true in the book of ezra, has copies of letters, decrees, registers and other documents. Every book of the bible outlined in section headings.
These blessings and curses were all promised to israel in the book of deuteronomy. Whoever the author was, it is clear that he was familiar with the book of. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of david. Bartsch, 5 e 2 the summary of the furniture which solomon caused to be made 7. Bible book number 111 kings watchtower online library. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. Adonijah attempts to usurp the kingdom of israel from his father david 1 all. Originally one book, they were divided by the septuagint translators. King david proposed to build a temple for the lord hebrew.
Like the books of 1 and 2 samuel, 1 and 2 kings originally were one book. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. The books of kings show us how faithful god is to his people. As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba prevents adonijah from stealing the throne from solomon, the rightful king. Outline of 1 kings free bible outlines bible study start.
Wherefore his servants said unto him, let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin. Like samuel, the two books of kings were originally one book. Weve provided this outline of 1 kings and this outline of 2 kings to aid in your study of gods word. Although the writer is unknown, it was written while the first temple was still standing 1 kings 8. Relive the kingdom of israel in the book of kings 1 and 2. Archaeology too supports many of the statements in the book. The book of 1st kings is narrative history and prophecy. The tradition is that it was written by the prophet jeremiah. Nehemiahs prayer for remnant at jerusalem, chapter 1. This unique resource is designed to empower pastors and leaders to effectively preach and teach gods word. The purpose of 1st kings is to contrast those who obey and disobey. If ezra was the writer, he was copying from the journal of nehemiah.
Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of first kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Today we will put faith to work trusting four pilots and copilots, four flight crews, three airplanes and many air traffic. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in. To get from suriname, south america to pittsburgh pennsylvania dottie and i will take four flights. We see the full spectrum of gods dealings with israel. The key personalities are david, solomon, rehoboam, jeroboam, elijah, ahab, and jezebel. Originally one book, 1 and 2 kings get their names from the fact that they present the history of the kings of israel. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to.
This is a selftest on chapters 1 11 of the book of i kings. Outline of 1 kings the book of 1 kings recounts the death of david. Intro to 1 kings biblica the international bible society. Watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
First and second kings were originally one book, called in the hebrew text, kings, from the first word in 1. They contain the account of israel from solomon until the destruction of judah. Hebrew name melechim kings greek name basilia greek form of the hebrew author jeremiah according to tradition date from 1015562 bc approximately theme of 1 kings the division of the kingdom types and shadows in kings jesus is the peaceful king. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. In the hebrew bible the book of kings continued the narrative started in samuel. In these four books the history of the nation is traced from the time of its greatest extent, influence, and prosperity under david and solomon to the division and finally the captivity and exile of both kingdoms. In these four historical books we have the rise and fall of the kingdom of israel. Adonijah, davids fourth but oldest living son, attempts to take over the throne 1.
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