You can divide Israel’s history into three main seasons of God’s justice: The prophets. The kings. And in Yeshua’s day, the high priests. So here’s a question for you homies. Can we break the Book of Kings into three clear eras, too?  You’re darn right we can! It goes like this: Kings 1–11 covers the […]

Yesterday, I mentioned that the Book of Kings was a compilation of information pulled from other sources. I then went on to say the New Testament was also created in the same way. I imagine when I said that, some of you just lost your freakin’ minds. Look, man, this shouldn’t bother you at all. […]

You may have heard the Bible referred to as literature. That’s a big mistake. That notion actually started before the Enlightenment in the 1700’s. What was the Enlightenment? It was a movement that sought to remove all spirituality and divine mystery from the Scriptures. Which, if you ask me, is the exact opposite of being […]

Alrighty, we’re nearing the end of our review of the key events leading up to the books of the Kings. As 2nd Samuel closes, David is about to pass on to the next world and hand the throne to his son, Solomon. But if there’s one thing we’ve learned about David’s life, it’s this. Nothing […]

We continue our review of the key events that’ll lead us right into the books of the Kings. When we last left off, the rebel Absalom had been killed. However, soon after, another rebel named Sheva and his men rose from the northern tribal territories. Joab sprang into action to quell this rebellion and trapped […]