Kings of Judah Bible Study

Some of you may have noticed that I failed to post a Bible study last week. 

This week, you'll probably notice there also isn't a Bible study.

I've been sick for almost a month, with an upper respiratory infection. This has set me back a lot in the books I need to review, as well as editing the Bible studies that I need to post. 

As soon as I'm able to catch up and edit the Bible study, we'll resume the normal Bible study schedule. In the mean time, it's a great opportunity for you to catch up on any lessons you may have missed. 

I'm hoping we can get back to normal by next week.

Hope everyone has a super awesome Sunday.

God bless,

Holly Renee

The City of the Great King (Kings of Judah, 2.3)

Here we are once more. We've finally reached another Sunday, and another chance to study the kings of Judah. 

While I'll admit today's lesson probably doesn't display my writing at its best, the content pretty much drained me out. By the time I finished writing the lesson, my mind felt like too much mush to worry about copy-editing. Apologies on my part. 

With that said, I recommend you divide this lesson into four different days. This will help you fully absorb the material. Just be sure to go back over what you've covered the day before.

Don't forget you can print or download the scribd files provided in this lesson. 

The City of the Great King

Key Question: Explain the significance of moving the ark to Jerusalem

Kings of Judah 2.3

Enlarged Territory (Kings of Judah, 2.2)

Here's the next lesson in the Kings of Judah Bible study!

Today's lesson is going to look strictly at how King David expanded the Israelite territory and why that's so important in our understanding of what will take place with the rest of the kings we study. 

For today's study you'll need this map. I'm aware that it's from Wikipedia, but it seems to be the most accurate online map available. 



Key Question: What is the importance in David's expansion of the Israelite territory? 

Kings 2.2

The City Founded by Peace (Kings of Judah 2.1)

I hope everyone had an awesome week. I know that I have. I tuned in to some of the Passion 2012 conference via the livelink. Talk about awesome!

Last week, we didn't have a Bible study. Due to the various number of posts, I felt like one more post might seem a  bit excessive for one day.

Starting this week, we'll resume our normal Bible study routines on Sunday. 

If you didn't get the opportunity to read the last lesson in the study, or you need to catch up, I highly recommend that you do so before moving onto this lesson. In order to obtain the fullest picture that is painted of the kings of Judah, we have to study it in a building-block style. 

The theme of the last five lessons revolved around the idea of Beginnings of the monarchy that was established not just for Judah, but all of Israel, as well. We started with God being the first King of Israel, then moved to Saul, then we moved to the transition of the kingship to David. After that we studied the aspects of how King David managed to rule all of Israel, and finally we studied the covenant God established with him. To be honest, all of that is foundational to the weeks ahead. 

Throughout the next five weeks we will explore the idea of the "True King's Capital." The idea behind the next five lessons centers around King David's accomplishments and how he was able to establish worship for God that had a permanent place among his people. 

In addition, today you are going to want to use the map that you should have started four weeks ago. If you don't have one, please print this map out. I'll also ask that you use this map, as well. 

"The City Founded by Peace"

Key Question: What made Jerusalem an ideal location for the capital? 

Kings of Judah 2.1

Kings of Judah Bible Study

I want to thank everyone who is participating in the Kings of Judah Bible study. I hope you're enjoying it. 

Because of the holiday this week, and since I've already posted too many posts for one day, we'll resume the study next Sunday and continue with the regular Sunday schedule.

I look forward to seeing everyone there. 

A Lasting Dynasty (Kings of Judah 1.5)

After today's lesson we will have completed the first thematic week of our study on the kings. Yay!

To be honest, this lesson could not have come at a better time. As we begin to delve into Christmas, hopefully this lesson will offer fresh meaning to the promise we are celebrating on December 25th.

Today's lesson is packed with some awesome stuff! Believe me when I say the information I studied for this lesson absolutely blew my mind! Unless you have actually done a study on the topic we're discussing today, or have gone to seminary, chances are that almost everything in today's lesson will be new to you. 

I highly recommend you set aside about one hour of your time in order to get the most out of today's study. 

To be honest, it was the hardest lesson I had to write. It contained so much new and valuable information, as well as application, that I feel like I didn't begin to do the topic justice. Please let me know if you found this lesson hard to understand in any way. If you liked the lesson, please let me know that too!

Well, here it is, the last lesson for week one!

Enjoy!


Holly Renee

Kings of Judah Day 5

Promises Fulfilled (Kings of Judah Study 1.4)

I'm very excited about today's lesson. It's one that's close to my own heart. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.


Also, I'd love to hear how you're enjoying this study so far. Leave a comment. Let me know what your favorite lesson has been, or what you've learned, or if you're even getting any thing out of it. Truth is, without feedback, I don't how this study is doing.


So, drop a comment to let me know what you think. I'd love to hear back from you!


By the way, after this lesson and the next, we'll be hitting all new content. I'm so excited about it because over the last three weeks we've had to cover things that are either a lot to take in or way too basic. So, next week, get ready for some things that will be totally new. Things I never even heard of before. I can't wait. 


But, back to this lesson. There's a lot in this one, so I recommend that you break it into four different sections to last you through the week. Hope you enjoy it!

Day Four

A Man After God's Own Heart

I'm sorry for posting this so late. I've been sick. I normally compose the post the day before and then post it. Between having company over, going out of town, and then getting sick, I haven't had the chance to compose this post.


Sorry for the delay, but here it is! 

Kings Day Three

Trading Gold for Silver

Well, we're finally here. The second lesson in our Bible study on the kings of Judah. Last week's lesson may not have been as challenging. In fact, you may not have learned as much as you had hoped. Hopefully, today, that will change some.

Because there is so much reading involved in this lesson, I recommend dividing it into several days. We cover a lot in this one lesson alone!

Also, I'm providing a link to a map for you. At some point in the lesson, you'll be asked to use this map. Please hold onto it for future lessons. While this map is from Wikipedia, and I normally don't trust them for any information, it truly is the best map I could find.

Remember, the actual lesson is contained in this Scribd file. You can print out the file and even expand it to fit your entire screen on the your computer.

Key question: What play on words did Samuel use in his farewell speech?

Kings of Judah Day Two

Kings of Judah: Israel's True King

Sunday is finally here. . .and so is our Bible study! I've been looking forward to this all week long.

Rather than placing the study inside a post, I've chosen to use a Scribd file. I didn't want to see the formatting get lost once I converted it to a blog post. The Scribd file is below. From this file you'll be able to enlarge the screen as well as print from your computer (if you'd like to do so).

Before we get started, I'd like to ask you to read the introduction to this study if you haven't already done so.

Now, I do want to give you some warning. This week's lesson is pretty basic. The point is to build up to the intensity of the material. I didn't want to just rush into it. That might make it feel a bit daunting. So, if you feel like the material seems less in depth than what I advertised, don't worry. Today, it is. Next week, it won't be. By the time we reach the sixth lesson of this study, I think we'll all be delving in to new territory!

So, with that said, let's get started! Feel free to leave comments and discuss this with other readers. Don't forget to subscribe to all comments so you know when someone else contributes to the discussion! You can also discuss this on the forum, as well.

Kings of Judah One One