1 & 2 Kings

I spoke recently at Calvary Church on "Lowly Servants, Holy Saints" from Philippians 1:1-2. Check it out here (about 30 minutes), or here: I've also spoken on a… — June 4, 2024

On Sunday, May 21, I preached at Franconia Mennonite Church on "God is the Same, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow." If you've read God Behaving Badly, you may be wondering,… — May 28, 2023

Stephen Russell's new book, The King and the Land: A Geography of Royal Power in the Biblical World (Oxford, 2016), discusses the various ways the rulers of Israel and Judah used… — October 25, 2016

I need your help. Help figuring out how to apply the book of Kings. I've been working hard this summer on a commentary on 1, 2 Kings for… — August 10, 2016

"It sets the standard for a new generation of introductions to the Bible." This endorsement comes from Mark Boda (McMaster Divinity College) about The Historical Writings: Introducing Israel's Historical… — July 11, 2016

The newest addition to IVP's Reformation Commentary on Scripture (vol. 5) just came out, on the books of 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, 1-2 Chronicles, edited by my BTS… — April 12, 2016

I’m currently teaching a course at BTS on the books of Samuel and Kings. One of the assignments is to write a blog about a controversial passage in… — May 22, 2015

I'm currently teaching a course at BTS on the books of Samuel and Kings. One of the assignments is to write a blog about a controversial passage in… — May 15, 2015

I received an email from a friend a few days ago.  She asked about the duplication and repetition in Scripture, specifically why there were two versions of the… — August 24, 2014

If you are into trash talking, you may want to check out my recently published article, " 'I Will Strike You down and Cut off Your Head' (1… — July 9, 2014

On Sunday, I fly to Seattle, then drive up to Bellingham, where I'll tape two courses for Logos Bible Software. When I was invited to write a commentary… — January 10, 2014

This post is only for people who read the Old Testament and are confused sometimes.  If the OT always makes sense to you, skip it. In a recent… — August 19, 2013

The books of Joshua, Judges, 1, 2 Samuel and 1, 2 Kings are known by three titles: 1) The Historical Books (along with a few other books). 2)… — August 13, 2013

Obama's recent decision to snub Putin over Russia's decision to grant NSA leaker Edward Snowden asylum for a year, prompts me to ask the question: What if marital… — August 8, 2013

I love charts and tables.  I'm working right now on the book of Kings for a textbook for the Historical Books of the OT, so I've been revising… — May 30, 2013

In Part 1 of this series we referred to an article that mentioned that God "kiled" (see comments) a lot more people than Satan in the Bible.  Thanks for… — June 1, 2012

In a few hours, after coaching my younger son's basketball team (leaving at half-time; fortunately, I have great co-coaches, one of whom is my older son), I drive back to… — February 25, 2012