Flipping and Flopping

In 1 Kings 18, we have the infamous Biblical smack down of Elijah vs. the False Prophets of Baal. It is one of the most awesomest (seminary word) stories in the Bible – I highly recommend reading the whole thing. (In addition to reading the whole Bible itself of course.) When Elijah arrives on the […]

What Are You Doing Here?

1 Kings provides one of the most powerful demonstrations of God’s presence and power then few other narratives in the Bible. We see how quickly Israel (now divided into 2 kingdoms) starts rapidly departing from the Lord, usually due to their kings following other gods and as we so often read doing “evil in the […]