Jezebel
Jezebel is such a successful bad-girl that her name has literally become synonymous with all things seductive, immoral, and deadly. Despite the fact that the text of 1st Kings says nothing about he...
The Temple And The Mountains
Solomon's temple is more than just a fancy-pants house of worship. It's meant to be the house of God, "a place [where he can] dwell forever" (8:13). In fact, God promises that he'll "dwell among th...
Earthly Riches, Heavenly Riches
Solomon doesn't ask for riches, but he gets them in spades (3:13). Part of the reason for this could be that all that rich stuff is an unmistakable signal that the Lord is the real deity up in here...
God's Power (Nature)
God's power is manifest in a lot of ways throughout 1st Kings, but it's never more in-yo'-face than through natural phenomena. Whether it's a drought (18:2, 5), ravens (17:4), or spectacular sudden...