THE ZEAL OF ELIJAH
A STUDY OF 1 KINGS & 2 KINGS
The suggested dates are only that - suggestions. Feel free to read through the assigned bible passages and listen to the associated podcast episodes at your own convenience. Things should work out as long as you have read all of the assigned passages and listened to all the episodes before our bi-weekly Zoom gatherings. That said, we encourage participants to space out readings so that you can meditate and reflect on the passages and be attentive to the ways that God might be speaking to you through the text(s).
Additional Resources: The Bible Project Overview of 1-2 Kings
*A quick video offering a basic outline and theological interpretation of the structure and significance of 1-2 Kings
Episode 1: Introduction
Reading: None
Episode 2: Life in the Covenant
Reading: 1 Kings 15-16 (Optional)
Episode 3: The Sin of Jeroboam
Reading: 1 Kings 16:29-33, 1 Kings 12-14 (Optional)
Episode 4: Throwing Down the Gauntlet (to Ba'al)
Reading: 1 Kings 16:30-17:1, James 5:15-18
Episode 5: No Prophet Acceptable in Their Hometown
Reading: 1 Kings 17:2-16, Deuteronomy 14:1-21
Episode 6: The Very Last Impossible
Reading: 1 Kings 17:17-24, Luke 7:11-17
Episode 7: How Long Will You Waver
Reading: 1 Kings 18:1-46
Episode 8: The Cost of Zeal
Reading: 1 Kings 19:1-18, Exodus 33:12-23, Luke 9:28-36
Episode 9: International Relations in Covenantal Perspective
Reading: 1 Kings 20
Episode 10: Whose Vineyard Is It Anyway?
Reading: 1 Kings 21
Episode 11: The Death of Ahab
Reading: 1 Kings 22:1-40
Episode 12: A Still More Excellent Way
Reading: 2 Kings 1:1-18, Mark 1:1-8, Luke 9:51-56
Episode 13: Passing the Mantle
Reading: 2 Kings 2