Kings
How to resolve unfinished business
1 Kings 2:1-12 A friend fought to escape her controlling mother by moving to a different city. Yet, when she married and had a daughter, she was confronted with her own controlling behaviour towards her child. She suddenly realised that…
God’s overruling sovereignty in the face of our failures
1 Kings 1:1-53 Prior to my doctoral studies, I was given much well-meaning advice about where to get funding. None of it seemed appropriate to me and I felt a little lost about what to do. Supporting higher academic study…
Introduction to Kings
In our Bibles, Kings is divided into two parts (1-2 Kings), but it is meant to be read as one book. The division is purely for practical reasons at roughly the half-way point because ancient scrolls became unmanageable beyond a…