Gilbert House Fellowship #445: 2 Chronicles 16–17; 1 Kings 16
2025-05-11
THE NORTHERN KINGDOM of Israel changed hands twice in a week. And more often than not, succession in Israel involved a sword.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #144: Obadiah; Psalms 82, 83; 2 Kings 1-3
2017-02-19
THE DIVINE COUNCIL in action and prophecy is the focus of this week’s Old Testament study. Psalm 82 depicts a courtroom scene in the divine council with Yahweh declaring judgment on the lesser gods who “judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked.” Incredibly, the psalm prophesies a day when the small-G gods die “like men,” which may have something to do with their bad attitude.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #142: 1 Kings 22; 2 Chr 18-23
2017-02-12
GOD HAS a council that carries out His commands, and this week we get one of the few glimpses into its workings recorded in the Bible. It’s the story of Ahab’s demise in battle against the Syrians at Ramoth-Gilead, where the king of Israel is enticed by lying spirits to go to his doom.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #138: 1 Kings 15; 2 Chr 13-16; 1 Kings 16; 2 Chr 17
2017-01-22
THE TALE of two kingdoms continues in our Old Testament study this week. We get the stories of the northern kings of Israel Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, and Omri, and the southern kings of Judah Abijah, Asa, and Jehoshaphat.Continue Reading