by Katie Erickson
Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction? Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will...
by Charlie Wolcott
Today, I am going to examine the backstories of four kings all in one go. All four of these kings of the Northern Kingdom of Israel ruled for a grand total of 14 years, most of which were Omri, and about half of that he split with Tibni. Elah lasted two years, Zimri...
by Katie Erickson
Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit. But the one who prophesies speaks to people...
by Charlie Wolcott
Nadab and Baasha are consecutive kings whose reigns in the Northern Kingdom of Israel began just two years apart. Nadab is the son of Jeroboam, and Baasha assassinated Nadab and all of Jeroboam’s family, taking the throne for himself. I am not seeing enough content...
by Katie Erickson
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When...
by Charlie Wolcott
Asa was the last king of Judah to possibly have been born under the united kingdom of Israel under Solomon’s rule. Asa is Solomon’s great-grandson and yet only twenty years had passed between Solomon’s death and Asa’s ascension. As we do not know Asa’s age when he...
by Katie Erickson
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love,...
by Charlie Wolcott
Abijam, son of Rehoboam, was the first of the short-lived kings of either kingdom. His reign only lasted three years. We do not know how old he was when he became king but based on the surrounding contexts, we can surmise a range, which helps us understand how he grew...
