The Amazing Bible. Book Club

King David is now old, and he announces Solomon as the next King. The Lord had given Solomon directives on how to build the temple, and David hands them down to Solomon since he will be building the temple and not David. King David charges Samuel to serve the Lord faithfully, and then he charges the people to give to the Temple as he has, and they did it with joy. We see the greatness of King Davi...

In 1 Chronicles chapters 17-22, we see that King David wants to build a house for the Ark of God, yet God says no, but instead He will build a house through David's son, and it will be an everlasting kingdom. We also see some of David's military success and his fighting men. We then also see that David sins when he send Joab to take a census of Israel. God lets David pick his punishment,...

In 1 Chronicles chapters 13-16, David, the King of all Israel, brings the Ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, the capital. The first attempt did not go well, but then David sought how to bring it correctly, and the Lord blessed. We also see that David was blessed by being established in his position of King, the Lord blessed King David with sons, and he was blessed with military success. David then sets...

In 1 Chronicles 10-12, we see the transition of King Saul to King David. Saul dies and loses his kingdom because of disobedience, and God gives David the kingdom. Jerusalem becomes the capital. We meet David's mighty men, and get a rosy colored view of David's inauguration. I then take a moment and explain why sometimes the same stories in the Bible, like 1 Chronicles and 2 Samuel, don&a...

In 1 Chronicles 1-9, we see the line of King David from Adam and all the way until after the Exile. We also see the importance of the Levites and Priests, and the importance of worship. The writer gives us a taste of the "Retribution Principle" which means those who are faithful, God blesses, and to those who are unfaithful, He curses. We also see that God is faithful to his covenant, an...

In 2 Kings chapters 18-25, we see some godly kings of Judah who follow the Lord with all their heart and soul and might, but we also see some ungodly kings, and eventually Judah is overcome by the King of Babylon, the people are exiled there, and the city of Jerusalem is burnt to the ground. Even though the City of David is destroyed, God is still at work.

In chapters 14-17 of 2 Kings, we see the various kings of Israel that did evil in the eyes of the Lord. We also see that Judah is following suit. The writer of 2 Kings explains why Israel, the The Ten Northern Tribes, are taken into captivity, and the main reason is that the Lord God of Israel, the one who brought them out of Egypt, is the only one they were to worship, and they did not do that. T...

In 2 Kings 8b-13, we see that Israel is declining due to the King of Syria. We also see that Judah is becoming corrupt because of intermarriage between the kings of Judah with the daughters of Israel. Elisha the prophet dies, YET, God is faithful to his covenants with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David. 

In 2 Kings chapters 3-8a, we see the miracles of Elisha, and how he indeed received a double portion of Elijah. We also compare how Elisha resembles Jesus in the New Testament.

In 2 Kings chapters 1 & 2, Elijah's ministry comes to a close, and before he is taken up in a whirlwind, Elisha asks for a double portion of Elijah's spirit. After the chariot of fire and the horses of fire separate Elijah and Elisha, the whirlwind takes Elijah up to heaven. Elisha sees it happen, and the Lord fulfills Elisha's request, the Lord moves with Elisha as He did with...

In 1 Kings 20-22, there is war between Syria and Israel. The Southern Tribes of Judah and the Northern Tribes of Israel make peace. King Ahab dies, and his son reigns in his ways, and in the ways of his mother, Jezebel.

In 1 Kings 17-19 we meet Elijah, and God brings a drought to the land in order to get the Northern Kingdom of Israel to come back to Him. This takes Elijah to a widow of Zarephath and God provides for them. Then we have the miracle on Mount Carmel where God brings down fire from heaven and shows HE is THE true God. Elijah runs for his life because Queen Jezebel wants to kill him. He runs to the Mo...

In chapters 11-17 of 1 Kings we see the Kingdom of Israel is divided with the 10 Northern Tribes of Israel, and the 2 southern Tribes of Judah and Benjamin. The Northern Kingdoms never have a godly king, and the Southern Tribe of Judah always have a king from the line of David, but only one godly one arises, and that is King Asa.

In 1 Kings chapters 3-10 we see Solomon asks God for wisdom, and God blesses him with wisdom and wealth and glory. Solomon is a master builder and he builds the temple as well as many palaces. This section ends with Solomon on top of the world.

In 1 Kings chapters 1-2, before King David dies, he makes sure that Solomon is anointed and appointed King of all Israel and Judah, and Solomon becomes the new established king.

In 2 Samuel 22-24, David shares a Song of Review of His Kingdom, His mighty men are listed, and then he sins by taking a census. David makes an offering unto the Lord, and God accepts His sacrifice and prayer which ends a plague.

In chapters 13-21 of 2 Samuel, Ammon, David's son rapes his sister, Absalom kills his brother and tries to take over the kingdom. David and his family and fighting men run from Jerusalem and escape. Joab kills Absalom and King David returns.

In 2 Samuel chapters 11-12, we take a look at David's sin with Bathsheba, his murder of Uriah the Hittite, his coverup, and God's judgement. We also see David's repentance and God's forgiveness.

In 2 Samuel 5-10 we reach King David's height of his kingship. He takes Jerusalem as his capital, and brings the Ark of God into the tent. He has peace in the land, and he keeps his word to Jonathan by blessing his son, Mephibosheth. God makes a covenant with David that his kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom.

In chapters 1-4 of 2 Samuel, Saul and Jonathan are dead, and David is made King over Judah. A civil war ensues between the Northern Tribes of Israel, and the Southern Tribe of Judah. Israel is becoming weaker and Judah with King David is becoming stronger.

In chapters 21-31 of 1 Samuel, we see how David is protected by God from King Saul, Samuel's death,  and how Saul and Jonathan both died by the hands of the Philistines.

In chapters 16-20 of 1 Samuel, we see the rise of David and the decline of King Saul. We see David as a musician, we see him as a shepherd, we see him has a warrior against Goliath, we see him as a good friend with Jonathan. We also see Saul as he goes into a very dark place.

In 1 Samuel chapters 13-15 we see that Saul's kingdom will be ripped from his hands because of sin, and Samuel mourns for him. We also see the Bible verse, "To obey is better than sacrifice!"

In 1 Samuel chapters 8-12, Saul is raised up as the first King of Israel, and Samuel warns them of the downside to having a king, and that they should stay faithful to the Lord with all their hearts.

In chapters 1-7 of 1 Samuel, God answers Hannah's prayer for a son, Samuel. The Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant, and Eli the Priest and his two sons die. The Children of Israel return to the Lord with Samuel's leadership, which sets the stage for the first King of Israel, Saul.