1–2 Kings: A 12-Week Study (Gavin Ortlund)

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The Knowing the Bible series is a resource designed to help Bible readers better understand and apply God’s Word. These 12-week studies lead participants through books of the Bible and are made up of four basic components: (1) reflection questions help readers engage the text at a deeper level; (2) “Gospel Glimpses” highlight the gospel of grace throughout the book; (3) “Whole-Bible Connections” show how any given passage connects to the Bible’s overarching story of redemption, culminating in Christ; and (4) “Theological Soundings” identify how historic orthodox doctrines are taught or reinforced throughout Scripture. With contributions from an array of influential pastors and church leaders, these gospel-centered studies will help Christians see and cherish the message of God’s grace on every page of the Bible.

The books of 1–2 Kings describe the period of monarchy in ancient Israel, highlighting a clear contrast between the covenant-keeping God and the covenantbreaking people of Israel.

Walking readers through these two books, this 12-week study guide helps us see God’s mercy and grace as he offers blessings instead of curses to his people in response to their disobedience—pointing forward to the faithfulness of the Redeemer yet to come.

Endorsements

“This Knowing the Bible series is a tremendous resource for those wanting to study and teach the Bible with an understanding of how the gospel is woven throughout Scripture. Here are Gospel-minded pastors and scholars doing Gospel business from all the scriptures—this is a biblical and theological feast preparing God’s people to apply the entire Bible to all of life with heart and mind wholly committed to Christ’s priorities.”

Bryan Chapell, Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church in America

“Mark Twain may have smiled when he wrote to a friend, ‘I didn’t have time to write you a short letter, so I wrote you a long letter.’ But the truth of Twain’s remark remains serious and universal, because well-reasoned, compact writing requires extra time and extra hard work. And this is what we have in the Crossway Bible study series Knowing the Bible—as the skilled authors and notable editors provide the contours of each book of the Bible as well as the grand theological themes that bind them together as one Book. Here, in a 12-week format, are carefully wrought studies that will ignite the mind and the heart.”

R. Kent Hughes, Senior Pastor Emeritus, College Church, Wheaton, Illinois

Table of Contents

Series Preface: J. I. Packer and Lane T. Dennis

Week 1: Overview

Week 2: The Wealth and Wisdom of Solomon (1 Kings 1:1–4:34)

Week 3: The Temple: God's Presence among His People (1 Kings 5:1–10:29)

Week 4: Disobedience, Division, Decline (1 Kings 11:1–16:34)

Week 5: Elijah and Covenant Renewal (1 Kings 17:1–19:21)

Week 6: Ahab's Death and Elijah's Departure (1 Kings 20:1–2 Kings 2:25)

Week 7: Elisha and the Prophetic Word (2 Kings 3:1–8:6)

Week 8: Jehu and Jehoash: Judgment and Reform (2 Kings 8:7–12:21)

Week 9: The Decline and Fall of the Northern Kingdom (2 Kings 13:1–17:41)

Week 10: Deliverance under Hezekiah, and Further Decline (2 Kings 18:1–21:26)

Week 11: Reform under Josiah, and the Fall of the Southern Kingdom (2 Kings 22:1–25:30)

Week 12: Summary and Conclusion

Product Details

Title: 1–2 Kings: A 12-Week Study  

Author: Gavin Ortlund

Publisher: Crossway Publishing

Pages: 96

Binding: Paperback

Size: 22.8 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm

ISBN: 9781433553707