1 kings chapter 13 commentary on the book

Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. He took a very bad method to bring the good prophet back. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make offerings. God warns all whom he employs, strictly to observe their orders. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to. He receives a command from god and sets out to perform his task. Behold, a son shall be born to the house of david, josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high. And he said, what cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother. The old prophet fetched him back by a lie, and gave him entertainment 1 kings. The books of 1 kings and 2 kings were originally one book. This section includes a rebuke to jeroboam by a man of god which contains an amazing prophecy concerning the reformation of josiah v. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba prevents adonijah from stealing the throne from solomon, the rightful king. In threatening the altar, the prophet threatens the founder and worshippers.

Commentaries for 1 kings chapter jeroboams sin reproved. The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. Then all of a sudden an angel touched him and said, get up and eat. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. David guzik commentary on 1 kings describes how a prophet from judah proclaims destruction of the altar in bethel, but jeroboam does not repent. Study 1 kings using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. When your days are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, i will set up your seed after you, who shall.

In the twentythird year of joash the son of ahaziah, king of judah, jehoahaz the son of jehu became king over israel in samaria, and reigned seventeen years. First and second kings were originally one book, called in the hebrew text, kings, from the first word in 1. Wherefore his servants said unto him, let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin. The first 16 chapters of 1 kings deal primarily with the activity of kings.

You can find the best commentary on 12 kings for you using the tools on the right side. Sssh the book of jeremiah if we could pick one word to describe the human condition since the fall, it would be crisis, the. The greek translation of the old testament, the septuagint lxx, divided the book in two and this was followed by the latin vulgate version and english translations. The first 11 chapters deal with king solomon, who ruled over the united kingdom, and chapters. There is a key difference between the story of abrahams sacrifice of isaac in genesis 22. And ahab told jezebel all that elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. The message of god for jeroboam through this prophet is the important part of this chapter, and that comes next. The story in 1 kings chapter is about a man of god who hears the word of the lord. The context the first 16 chapters of 1 kings deal primarily with the activity of kings.

Book of 1 kings matthew henrys bible commentary concise. The disobedient prophet is slain, jeroboams obstinacy. Adam clarkes bible commentary 1 kings 1 kings 12 1 kings 14. It was first used in a hebrew print of the bible by daniel bomberg. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. Rabbi jose said to him, is it not already written kings 1. Jewish tradition credits jeremiah the prophet as the author of 1 kings, although bible scholars are divided on the issue. Others attribute a group of anonymous authors called the deuteronomists, since language from the book of deuteronomy is repeated in 1 kings. Abraham heard directly from the angel of the lord that he was not to sacrifice his son isaac after all see genesis 22. When the change took place under jeroboam, he preferred his ease and interest to his religion. Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne. Adonijah aspiring to the kingdom, and treating his party, in order to it v. The book of 1 kings traces the history of gods covenant people under israels kings, beginning with the reign.

Now king david was oldhe was in the seventieth year of his age 2sa 5. Besides that the record of the life of hezekiah or isaiah 36. The first 11 chapters deal with king solomon, who ruled over the united kingdom, and chapters 1216 deal with the kings of israel and judah. A man of god prophesies against jeroboams altar, and foretells the destruction of that altar, and of its idolatrous priests by josiah. The anointing of solomon accordingly, and the people. Then the action turns to the building of the temple chapters 56, the building of solomons own palace 7. Nathan and bathsheba contriving to secure the succession to solomon, and prevailing for an order from david for the purpose v. As the famine was particularly severe in samaria, 3 ahab summoned obadiah, the master of the. When he arrived, the king was exercising his priestly function at the bethel altar 1 kings.

He was no longer referred to by the author of kings as the old prophet, but is called simply the prophet in 1 kings. It would seem, at first sight, as if this form of speech was then, as now, the usage of courts. Reference is made for example to the book of the acts of solomon 1 kings 11. English standard version 1 and behold, a man of god came out of judah by the word of the lord to bethel. He, for accepting it, in disobedience to the divine command, is threatened with death 1 kings. Solomon and other kings of israel, king ahab and jezebel, the prophet elijah, solomons temple. Melachim i i kings chapter 8 tanakh online torah bible. All 1,189 summaries now available in paperback and on kindle.

Apr 02, 2016 watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Melachim i i kings chapter 1 tanakh online torah bible. Much like the book of samuel, the book of kings is split into two parts, 1 kings and 2 kings. Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey.

The threatening is executed, for he is slain by a lion 1 kings. The reigns of jehoahaz and jehoash, kings of israel. King david proposed to build a temple for the lord hebrew. Study 1 kings using wesleys explanatory notes to better understand scripture. In the close of the foregoing chapter we left jeroboam attending his altar at bethel, and there we find him in the beginning of this, when he received. He was, no doubt, filled with remorse and shame that his shameful lie had become the occasion of the death of the man of god. In the close of the foregoing chapter we left jeroboam attending his altar at bethel, and there we find him in the beginning of this, when he received a testimony from god against his idolatry and apostasy. The man of god starts out in obedience and ends in disobedience. Then jezebel sent a messenger unto elijah, saying, so let the gods do to me, and more also, if i make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.