:6 - You can fool man, but you can't fool God.
:24 - sodomites = male temple prostitutes http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H6945&t=KJV
:28 - You can steal from man, but not from God.
Such a shift from Solomon to Rehoboam & Jeroboam.
1 Kings 15
Abijam becomes reigning king.
:2 - Mother is soley named for genealogy purposes. Very rare.
:4 - God honors David even unto his great grandchildren.
:10 - Same mother is mentioned as in vs.2 - Maachah, daughter of Abishalom.
:9 - Asa becomes reigning king. He was Abijam's brother.
:24 - GREAT KING JEHOSAPHAT!
:31 - Now the rest of the acts of ______and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? This is stated multiple times in Kings books. We have so much to look forward to in Chronicles!
1 Kings 16
This chapter makes me want to look at family trees of the kings. Here are a couple I found. I also found another Bible site with many translation options. logos.com I still prefer blueletterbible.org.
:21 - Now not only do we have the Judah - Israel split, but now Israel is split in 2.
:31 - Jezebel marries into the family. Here comes trouble. Even her name = Baal exalts, Baal is husband to, unchaste http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H348&t=KJV
Baal = lord, supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites, a Reubenite, the son of Jehiel and grandfather of Saul http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H1168&t=KJV
1 Kings 17
HELLO ELIJAH!
:12 - You know, unless that widow woman were outside gathering sticks, Elijah would not have seen her to call out to her and give her the miracle.
1 Kings 18
Elijah - Ahab - Obadiah
:4 - Prophets had to hide 50 people in a cave and eat old time prison food - bread and water.
:24 - and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. Good call.
Was it the 450 prophets of Baalim against 1 prophet of God, Elijah?
:43 - It was Elijah's servant that saw the cloud in the shape of a mans' hand after going up to the top of Carmel 7 times
:46 - Ahab was riding (horse or camel or carriage, we don't know) but Elijah beat him to Jezreel running himself.
1 Kings 19
I have always chuckled at the thought that Elijah wanted to quit it all after being threatened by a woman.
:3 - Elijah left his servant to go on and pray. Maybe later that's why he expects Elisha to stay when he tells him to.
:6 - Upgraded from ravens to angels
:9 - He went into the cave, but that isn't where God's provision would come from this time, like it did with Obadiah
:11-12 - Wind, earthquake, fire, then still small voice
:19 - Elisha was plowing with 24 oxen in front of him! A yoke is a pair, so 12 yokes = 24 oxen. http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H6776&t=KJV
:21 - What people ate the oxen they slew?
1 Kings 20
Benhadad - King of Syria is named, but King of Israel is not.
:11 - What an answer/expression. Other translations call it armor instead of harness. So it does make sense that the one to boast should be the one taking it off, obviously because he lived through the battle. The armor worked. The one just putting it on is just beginning the fight.
1 Kings 21
Ahab - Naboth
This is an example of "bearing false witness against thy neighbor" if I ever saw it! Lying to get someone killed so you can inherit their property. Must have been some vineyard.
:24 - Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat. A common curse.
:27 - Part of Ahab's repentance includes walking softly. A wonderful expression. I believe I will try that also.
:29 - Does it make things better as a parent to know that God has spared his wrath against you but that your children have to suffer instead? Perhaps this will be a motivation to teach the children how to humble themselves before God in the same way so that judgment continues to pass from their household.
1 Kings 22
:16 - Looks like the king is having a hard time believing that they can actually take Ramothgilead.
:23 - Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee. God can make prophets lie. Wow. I know that's true because of all the false prophecy that happened about Y2K. I remember being shunned when I wouldn't store water after the advice and warning of the so-called charismatic "prophets."
:39 - Ahab made an ivory house
Jehoshaphat = Jehovah has judged. He was the king of Judah and had his blood licked up by the dogs, in fulfillment of the curse. http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=H3092
Ahab = father's brother. He was the king of Israel. http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=H256
2 Kings 1
:4 - What a job...to have to deliver a message from God that someone will die
:13 - What would it be like as that third captain of 50? 2 captains with 50 men each had been sent before him and had all been consumed by fire. Would that be like being struck by lightning? I watched a special on that where it was said that anything struck close enough by lightning would be disintegrated. Thank God that 3rd captain bowed the knee in humility. Saved his life...but not the king's.
2 Kings 2
:4 - Was it disobedient or honorable to disobey Elijah and follow even when he said to stay? Maybe both? Maybe a test?
:3 - Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head = head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H7218&t=KJV
:7 - 50 Comes up frequently when speaking of groups of men
:15 - Schools of Prophets were certainly different back then.
:17 - I don't remember this part...that the 50 men were sent to look for Elijah and couldn't find him 3 days after the whirlwind took him.
:23 - 24 - Children made fun of Elisha's baldness and he cursed them in the name of the Lord, AND God sent 2 female bears to rip up those 42 kids.
2 Kings 3
minstrel = to play or strike strings, play a stringed instrument http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5059&t=KJV
:15 - Strength came to Elisha when the minstrel played
2 Kings 4
:7 - Oil pays the bills.
:13 - Shunammite woman requires no restitution for making Elisha his own room in her house
:14 - Wonderful for someone to be so moved to bless you that they are looking for what you want even when you won't tell them. Also, I love the name Gehazi = valley of vision http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H1522&t=KJV
*A very cool feature here is the pronunciation box in the upper right. You can click on the little play arrow, and it lets you hear the correct way to say the Hebrew or Greek word!
Elisha really had to work at this miracle. Sending his servant to put the staff on the child's face did not raise him up. Laying upon the child mouth on mouth, eyes on eyes didn't work until he did it the 2nd time...and Elisha paced about praying in between those 2 times. Did God tell him to do this or was he in divine faith? Had he seen Elijah do it that way?
:41 - Flour heals.
:42 - Firstfruits = a) the first of the crops and fruit that ripened, was gathered, and offered to God according to the ritual of Pentecost b) the bread made of the new grain offered at Pentecost c) the day of the first-fruits (Pentecost) http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H1061&t=KJV
:43 - Elisha feeds a multitude from a gift of firstfruits with 20 loaves of bread and corn
2 Kings 5
:11 - Naaman had a picture of how God's prophet should pray for him. He must not have heard the story about the child Elisha stretched over to raise from the dead. Since it didn't line up to his imagination, he wouldn't do it. Thank God he changed his mind. Thank God he listened to his servants and humbled himself to just do what God said.
:25 - How can a servant of a prophet think he can get away with lying to the prophet???
2 Kings 6
:17 - Chariots of fire appear again
2 Kings 7
:2 - [if] the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be Expressing disbelief because of the current state of famine.
Joram - Ahaziah - Athaliah - Hazael
2 Kings 9
:10 - Wow - Elisha gives a child of the prophets (student in the "school of the prophets" of their day) quite a task when he has to deliver the message that dogs shall eat Jezebel. I would run away after giving that message, too!
