26 APR 2024 · Elijah's time had come, and God told him he would be taken straight to heaven.  His helper, Elisha, was with him one day when a chariot and horses of fire took Elijah to heaven!  Elisha was granted a full measure of the Spirit, and went on to become a great prophet like Elijah.

19 APR 2024 · King Ahab, a wicked king of Israel, coveted his neighbor's vineyard.  His wife, Jezebel, used many sinful tactics to get that vineyard for him.  Elijah, however, pointed out his sin and prophesied a terrible future for unrepentant Ahab and Jezebel.

12 APR 2024 · Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to a test.  Whoever's god could consume their offering by fire, would indeed be the true god.  While the prophets of Baal tried, a bit of comedy ensued.  When Elijah prayed to God though, God's power was majestically revealed.

5 APR 2024 · Since Solomon sinned near the end of his life, God said the kingdom would be split.  Yet it would happen after Solomon had died.  After Rehoboam became king, he resorted to cruelty instead of kindness, and the people rebelled against him.  So the two kingdoms, Israel and Judah, began.

29 MAR 2024 · Jesus referenced the Queen of Sheba in Luke 11 as a condemnation of the crowds around him who wanted another sign.  The Queen of Sheba came from a great distance to hear Solomon's wisdom, but now that Jesus had arrived, those in his day didn't have any interest in hearing him.

22 MAR 2024 · As David was a man after God's own heart, God offered David's son, Solomon, anything he would like.  Rather than choosing riches and fame, Solomon asked God for wisdom.  God richly blessed Solomon and he became the wisest man who ever lived.  Kings and Queens from across the world sought an audience with Solomon.

15 MAR 2024 · While God does not live in a house made by human hands, Solomon built the grandest, most beautiful temple ever built as a way for the Israelites to worship God.  Not only was the temple incredibly beautiful and a marvel of design and engineering, it was a shadow of heaven itself.

8 MAR 2024 · After Absalom's failed coup, Adonijah, David's oldest son, tried to make himself king by force. But David had promised the throne to Solomon, his son by Bathsheba. Even in his old age, David was going to make things right and make Solomon king instead.

1 MAR 2024 · When David and his family fled Jerusalem from Absalom and his followers, David sent one of his advisors, Hushai, to try and confound the advice of Absalom.

23 FEB 2024 · Absalom, David's son, was cunning, devious, and sinful. He won over the people's hearts and made himself king in place of David. And David, instead of trusting God fully, fled the city out of fear of Absalom.