The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Bible Text: 1 Kings 3:3-14 | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
1 Kings
Ch2 David’s deathbed charge: v2, “Be strong and show yourself a man.” Revenge
Ch3 Solomon asks for, and receives, wisdom. (2 Chronicles 1). The ½ a boy offer.
Ch8 The ark put in the Temple. Blessings all around. 22k oxen and 120k sheep.
Ch9 The Lord’s promise and warning. (2 Chronicles 6) v6, “If you turn aside from following…
Ch11 v1, “King Solomon loved many foreign women.” Adversaries Hadad, Rezon and Jeroboam.
Ch12 Rehoboam believes in tough discipline. (2 Chronicles 10) Jeroboam splits and has calves.
Ch16 Bad boy Ahab and his wife Jezebel popularize Baal and Asherah worship practices.
Ch17 Elijah calls for a three year drought, raises a widow’s son from death.
Ch18 Battle on Mt. Carmel. Elijah prays rain and talks retirement.
2 Kings
Ch2 A chariot of fire and Elisha inherits Elijah’s cloak.
Ch5 Naaman’s leprosy and Gehazi’s greed.
Ch9 Elisha anoints Jehu for a double coup. V20 Driving like Jehu
Ch18 Hezekiah vs. Sennacherib the destroyer. Isaiah’s words of comfort. (2 Chronicles 32)
Ch21 Bad Manasseh hits a low-note with child sacrifice and widespread idolatry.
Ch22 Boy-king Josiah repairs the Temple and renews the covenant. (2 Chronicles 34)
Ch23 Josiah restores the Passover but dies in a foolish battle with Neco (2 Chronicles 35)
1 Chronicles
Ch1-9 Genealogy
Ch23-27 David’s organization of Levites, priests, musicians, gatekeepers, and military
2 Chronicles
16:9 “The eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are wholly committed to Him.”
Ch20 Jehoshaphat’s prayer and victory. V15, “The battle is not yours but God’s.”
Ch36 Jerusalem sacked by Nebuchadnezzar. Cyrus ends the exile.
Conclusion: (36:15, 16) “The LORD…had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD rose against his people, until there was no remedy.”