- 800 pages
- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
The book of 1 Kings outlines the rise and fall of ancient Israel through the stories of fourteen kings. It is a book of great victories and devastating failures. In its pages are violence, betrayal, power, and politics. But no matter how great the accomplishments or evil the deeds, none of these kingdoms built by human kings could last.
John Woodhouse walks us through this book passage by passage as it reveals how God's purpose for the kings reaches far beyond what they could accomplish in their lifetimes. Their lives are part of a greater story, bearing witness about the King of kings, Jesus Christ, the Savior of the worldâbuilding and strengthening our faith as we set our eyes on the kingdom that will last forever.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Newsletter Signup
- Endorsements
- Other Crossway Books
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- A Word to Those Who Preach the Word
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part 1 Politics or Promise?
- 1 A Frail and Fading King: What Hope Can There Be?
- 2 An Up-a nd-C oming King: âBut It Shall Not Be So among Youâ
- 3 The Right Side of History
- 4 Sooner or Later . . .
- 5 Good GovernmentâWhat Would It Be Like?
- 6 The Bibleâs Disturbing News
- Part 2 The Wisdom of GoD
- 7 Itâs Complicated
- 8 What a Complicated World Needs
- 9 The Wisdom of God to Do Justice
- 10 What a Kingdom!
- Part 3 The Goal of History
- The Most Important Building in the History of the World
- 11 A Chosen and Precious Stone
- 12 A True Perspective on the History of the Whole World
- 13 The King Who Will Build
- 14 The Truth about Everything
- The Church of the Living God
- 15 King Solomonâs âChurchâ
- 16 Excited about Church?
- 17 âWhatever You Ask in My Nameâ
- 18 The Joy of Godâs Blessing
- Part 4 Not Yet
- 19 What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
- 20 Are We There Yet?
- 21 âAll the Treasures of Wisdomâ
- 22 The Failure of King Solomon
- 23 There Are Consequences
- 24 What Hope Can There Possibly Be?
- 25 Power in Unworthy Hands
- 26 The Terrifying Prospect of Actually Trusting God
- Part 5 The Power Behind Everything
- 27 The Word of the Lord versus Human Religion
- 28 The Word of the Lord versus Human Lies
- 29 The Word of the Lord and Human Hope
- Part 6 Power Politics Played Out
- 30 Deceiving God
- 31 Do You Dare to Hope?
- 32 Where Is the Promise?
- 33 Power Politics in Perspective
- Part 7 The Ultimate Question
- How the Drought Began
- 34 Does Your God Rule the Rain?
- 35 Is Your God Too Small?
- 36 Can Your God Beat Death?
- How the Drought Ended
- 37 The Troubler
- 38 Religion for Dummies
- 39 Decision Time
- 40 The God Who Answers
- Not Quite What We Had Hoped
- 41 There Is No Plan B
- Part 8 The Failure of Political Power
- 42 King Ahab Did Not Destroy the Enemy
- 43 King Ahab Did Not Put Things Right
- 44 King Ahab Hated the Truth
- 45 King Ahab Did Not Have a Listening Heart
- 46 King Ahab Died
- 47 The Hope of the World and the Legacy of King Ahab
- Notes
- Scripture Index
- General Index
- Index of Sermon Illustrations