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Topic: Kings (1st)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-04-08
Naboth & Jezebel: Did Naboth fall away from God like Jezebel? What did they have in common? [1 Kings 21:19].



2024-04-02
Extrabiblical Book: "Acts of Solomon": Is there a book called "The Acts of Solomon?" [1 Kings 11:41, 2 Chronicles 29:29].



2024-03-20
Prophet Gets Man of God Killed by Lions: Why did the prophet still speak highly of the man he had killed by lions, when that was what he directed? [1 Kings 13, Deuteronomy 13:1-3].



2024-03-08
Discrepancy in Years in Texts: Which number of years is correct in these verses? [1 Kings 6:1, 1 Kings 4:26-28, 2 Chronicles 9:25].
Latin Vulgate: Do you think that the Latin Vulgate is a better manuscript?


2024-02-14
Solomon an Apostate: Did Solomon go bad and become an apostate? [1 Kings 11:5-6, Ecclesiastes 9:5, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14].
Man Born Upright: Is "God made man upright" a good verse against the doctrine of original sin? [Ecclesistes 7:29]


2024-02-07
Horns of the Altar: What was the significance of the horns of the altar? [1 Kings 1:51, 1 Kings 2:28, Exodus 21:14].
The Resurrection of Christ: By whose power was Jesus raised from the dead? [Galatians 1:1, John 2:19, Romans 8:11, 1 Peter 3:18].


2024-01-10
God Sent an Evil Spirit: I am confused about the scripture that says "God sent an evil spirit." Can you help? [1 Samuel 16:14, Job 1-2, 1 Kings 22:22-23, 2 Corinthians 12:7].
Guardian Angels: Do you think that God puts spirit guides around us to protect us, but if we don't do good with God's laws, they abandon us? [Psalm 34:7, Psalm 91:11-12,


2023-12-21
God Killing the Prophet in the Old Testament: Why would God kill a prophet for not listening when he let David get away with what he did? [1 Kings 13, Exodus 4:24-26].



2023-11-21
The Promised Land of Israel: Could you help me understand the promise of "all the land" for Israel and how the British Balfour Declaration affected this? [Joshua 21:43-45, Deuteronomy 28:15, Deuteronomy 28:45-63, 1 Kings 4:11, Luke 19:44, Luke 21:5, Leviticus 18:24-28, Jeremiah 18:7-10].



2023-09-11
"Evil Spirit" from the Lord: Could you expound on the "evil (distressing) spirit" from the Lord on Saul and David's playing driving it away? [1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:23, 1 Kings 22:21-23, Judges 9:23].



2023-05-25
Tongues & Interpretation: Since the person who is speaking in tongues knows what he is saying, why doesn't he interpret it for the church?
Job's Story including scenes in Heaven: How can someone know what was happening behind the scenes in heaven in the book of Job? [Job 1-2, 1 Kings 22, Zechariah 3].


2022-12-08
Revival-After 3 Days of Darkness: As some are prophesying, do you think we will have revival after "3 days of darkness?"
"Major", "Minor" & "False" Prophets: Would you clarify "major", "minor" & "false" prophets? [I Kings 22, Jeremiah 23:16].


2022-10-20
Evil Spirit in Saul from God: Do you think it is disconcerting to find that God put an evil spirit in Saul [I Samuel16:14, Judges 9:23, I Kings 22:22-23].



2022-10-14
Precept Ministry-Kay Arthur: Have you heard about Kay Arthur's precepts studies? Is it OK?
Queen of Sheba: Where did the Queen of Sheba come from? [I Kings 10:1-12].


2022-10-11
Eucharist's Symbolims: Does this verse prove that the Eurcharist is symbolic, rather than symbolic? [John 6:57, John 4:10, 2 Samuel 23:15, I Chronicles 11:17, I Kings 22:27].
The King James Version: Is not the King James Version a special translation above all others in preserving God's word?


2022-10-07
Elijah's Ministry: Caller recommends that Michael, the Buddhist, study the story of Elijah, and the raising of the widow's son. [I Kings 17:17-24].
Giving Up Your Salvation for Another: What do you think about the idea of giving up one's own salvation for others to be saved? [Romans 9:3].


2022-06-16
Does God Allow "Chance": Does God allow for chance? [Ecclesiastes 9:11, I Kings 11, Matthew 10:29, Psalm 34:7, Job 1:12].



2022-05-10
Decrees, Court of Heaven & Divine Council: Could you comment on the "Court of Heaven" and "Divine Councils" and the Christian being able to make "decrees"? [Psalm 82:1, Psalm 82:6, I Kings 22:19, Luke 17:6, Romans 4:17].



2022-02-28
The Land of Israel: Was all the land promised to Israel ever possessed as promised? [Genesis 13:15, I Kings 4, Joshua 21:43-45, Romans 4:13].



2022-01-05
God Picks Winners in War: Does God dictate the winners and losers of wars generally? [Daniel 2:21, i Kings 22:34-39].
Forest Devours Many: When Samuel says that the forest devours more than war, is there something supernatural being referred to? [2 Samuel 18:8].


2021-12-20
Satan Does God's Will: How does God use Satan to do His will, specifically relative to when Satan tempted David to number the people? [Job 1-2, 2 Samuel 24:1, I Chronicles 21:5, I Kings 22:23, I Kings 4:26, 2 Chronicles 9:25, James 1:13].



2021-11-08
Forgiven Sins without a Temple How were people able to be forgiven for their sins when there was no temple? [Psalm 32:1, Romans 4:3, Romans 4:7-8, Genesis 15:6, Ephesians 2:10].
God's Glory in the Temple: Did God's glory ever refill the temple? [Exodus 40, Haggai 2:9, Ezekiel 11, Matthew 23:38, I Kings 8:10-11].


2021-10-14
Solomon's Children: Could you explain how the children of Solomon all fit into the timeline? [I Chronicles 3:15, 2 Samuel 12:18, 2 Samuel 12:24, I Kings 2:16].



2021-08-02
Chronicles of the Kings of Israel: What do you know about what happened to the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? [I Chronicles 29:29, I Corinthians 5:9].



2021-07-30
Israelites Believed the Afterlife: Caller states that the Israelites always believed in the afterlife by way of the story of Saul calling up Samuel. [1 Samuel 28:3-25, I kings 17:22].



2021-07-01
Micaiah Has Duplicate Stories in Old Testament: Why is there duplicate stories about Micaiah in I Kings and 2 Chronicles? [I Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 18:1-27].



2021-06-22
Necessary Posture for Prayer: Is there anything in the Bible that indicates we need to close our eyes and bow our heads to pray? [I Kings 8:22, I Kings 8:54].



2021-06-01
Contradiction in Scripture-David's Sins: Is it a contradiction in scripture when it indicates that David kept God's commandments, except for Uriah, and yet he also sinned when he took a census? [I Kings 15:5, I Chronicles 21, Matthew 12:4].
David's Sin in Taking the Census: Why was it a sin for David to take the census? [I Chronicles 21].


2021-04-28
Revelation's 7-Year Tribulation: Do Dispensationalists add up the 3.5 year references to get the 7 years? [Revelation 11-13].
Joab and the Horns of the Altar: Why did Joab hang on to the horns of the altar in the time of Solomon? [I Kings 2:28].
Living as a Christian Today: Is it harder to be a Christian in today's world than it was in former times? [John 15:18-20].

2021-04-27
Solomon's Choice for Steve Gregg: What would you have chosen if you were given the same choice as Solomon was given? [I Kings 3:1-15. Matthew 6:10].



2021-01-26
How to Pray: What does the Bible say about a protocol or posture for praying? [I Kings 8:22, I Timothy 2:8, Luke 11:2, Matthew 6:9, John 8:44].



2020-12-17
Not One Righteous: What is the context of and thoughts surrounding David's quoting Psalm 14 in Romans 3, "There is none righteous, no not one." [Romans 3:10-19, Romans 11, Psalms 14, Psalm 53, I Kings 19:10].



2020-12-03
David Not Forgiving Shimei: So why did David eventually hold Shimei accountable, when earlier he seemed to forgive him? [2 Samuel 16, 2 Samuel 19, I Kings 2].



2020-10-19
David saying "Ma-Up" Is David saying, "man-up" to Solomon? [I Kings 2:2, I Corinthians 16].
Boldness in Evangelism: How can I be more bold in witnessing for Christ? [I Peter 3:15].


2020-09-04
Passing Through the Pieces of the Sacrificed Animal: Could you talk about the religious rites and symbolism of the Old Testament, such as passing through the pieces of the sacrificed animal? [Genesis 15, Deuteronomy 4:20, Jeremiah 11:4, I Kings 8:51, Isaiah 62:1].



2020-08-24
Uriah in Bible History: What kind of role do you think that Uriah played in the development of Biblical history? [2 Samuel, I Kings 15:5].



2020-08-14
The Promised Land: What was the size of the promised land for the Jews and did they receive all that they had been promised? [Joshua 21:43-45, I Kings 4:24].



2020-07-21
Ecclesiastes-Source, Intention, Application: Would you shed light on the source and intention of the book of Ecclesiastes and how one would make application? [Ecclesiastes 9:5, I Kings 11:1-13, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14].



2020-07-17
Death & Soul Sleep: How do you justify your view that people go to heaven upon death if scripture is inspired, and clearly doesn't teach that? [Acts 2:29, Ecclesiastes 9:5, 2 Timothy 3:16, I Kings 11].
Devil Impersonating Long Dead in End Times: How can one know who the devil is when he comes in the end times and impersonates long dead people?


2020-05-07
God Seems Evil in the Old Testament: Some Old Testament passages make God sound really evil, particularly when he has people massacred or annihilated. How come God just doesn't do it himself?
God Not Good All the Time: Is it legitimate to say that "God is good all the time" in light of all the terrible judgments in the Old Testament? [I Samuel 15].
God Sends Evil Spirit: When the Bible says that God sent an evil spirit, how do you understand that and harmonize that with a good God? [I Kings 22:22, Job 1, I Samuel 16, Judges 6-9, Judges 9:23].

2017-09-19
Pisseth against the Wall: What does this mean, "pisses against the wall"? And the King James Version is the only version of the Bible that has that phrase. [1 kings 14:10]



2015-08-12
Prophet Killed By Lion: What is the whole story about the Prophet of God being killed by a lion? He prophesied against the Golden Calf. The older prophet lies to the younger one, making him sin. The Lion kills the younger prophet, but was still honored. [1 Kings 13].



2013-07-15
666 in the Old Testament: Is there any significance of 666 in the Old Testament, as with the number in Revelation? [1 Kings 10:14, Revelation 13:18]
Propitiation: Can you talk about the word, "Propitiation"? [Romans 3:25, 1 John 2:2, 1 John 4:10]
God Hates the Sin, but Loves the Sinner: Caller's pastor thinks God's hates the sin and the sinner who's doing the sin? [Romans 5:6]

2013-07-09
666 in the Old Testament: Caller asks about the number "666" in the Old Testament. [1 Kings 10:14]



2013-05-08
The Unclean Widow: What made the widow unclean in Luke 4 paralleled to I Kings 17? [Luke 4:26-38, I Kings 17:7-16, Acts 10:9-16].
Binding Satan (the Strong Man): Can you help me sort our the binding of Satan, the taking of the strong man's house, and Satan being loosed? [Luke 11:21, Mark 3:28, Matthew 12:29, Revelation 20:7, I Peter 5:8].


2013-04-29
Many Mansions in Heaven: Is the word for "dwelling place" or "mansions" in John 14 talking about us, as believers? [John 14:2, John14:23, Psalm 139:8, I Corinthians 3:16, 2 Chronicles 2:6, I Kings 8:27, Ephesians 2:20-22, I Peter 2:5, I Timothy 3:15, Hebrews 3:6].



2013-04-11
David Acting Like a Crazy Man: Wasn't David lying when he pretended to be crazy to deceive? [1 Samuel 21-24].
Evil Spirit From God: Could you talk about the scripture that indicates the evil spirit came from God that troubled King Saul? [I Samuel 18:10,I Kings 22:21-23, Judges 9:23, Job 1:6-12].


2012-01-10
Power in Prayer: Can we change God's mind through the power of prayer? [James 4:3, Genesis 4:1-2, Genesis 4:7].
God Changes His Mind: Do you think that Moses' prayer actually changed God's mind? [Exodus 32:14, James 5:16, 1 Kings 17].
Systematic Theologies: What about the dangers of systematic theologies, such as "Dispensationalism" and "Calvinism?"
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