June 2026

 1 Kings 16:34 – 17:18

Daily Reflections

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During his reign Hiel from Bethel rebuilt Jericho. As the Lord had foretold through Joshua son of Nun, Hiel lost his oldest son Abiram when he laid the foundation of Jericho, and his youngest son Segub when he built the gates.

Indicative of the decadence of that time – much like the summary judgement in Judges 21:25.

A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”

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 1 Kings 16:34 – 17:18 Read More »

 1 Kings 15:25 – 16:33

Daily Reflections

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Baasha… plotted against Nadab and killed him… And so Baasha succeeded Nadab as king of Israel. At once he began killing all the members of Jeroboam’s family.

Ugly. Barbaric. How far they have descended from David’s time in power!

The Lord spoke to the prophet Jehu son of Hanani and gave him this message for Baasha: “You were a nobody, but I made you the leader of my people Israel. 

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 1 Kings 15:25 – 16:33 Read More »

 1 Kings 15:1 – 24

Daily Reflections

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…David had done what pleased him and had never disobeyed any of his commands, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.

May the same be said of me, Lord – but without the caveat.

He removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother, because she had made an obscene idol of the fertility goddess Asherah. Asa cut down the idol and burned it in Kidron Valley.

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 1 Kings 15:1 – 24 Read More »

 1 Kings 13:25 – 14:11

Daily Reflections

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…the old prophet… rode off and found the prophet’s body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion still standing by it. The lion had not eaten the body or attacked the donkey.

You truly hold everything within your hands, Father (Psalm 91:7; Job 1:12). Thank you.

King Jeroboam of Israel still did not turn from his evil ways but continued to choose priests from ordinary families to serve at the altars he had built.

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 1 Kings 13:25 – 14:11 Read More »

 1 Kings 13:3 – 24

Daily Reflections

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At the Lord’s command a prophet from Judah went to Bethel and arrived there as Jeroboam stood at the altar to offer the sacrifice. Following the Lord’s command, the prophet denounced the altar…

When King Jeroboam heard this, he pointed at him and ordered, “Seize that man!” At once the king’s arm became paralyzed so that he couldn’t pull it back. 

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 1 Kings 13:3 – 24 Read More »

 1 Kings 12:26 – 13:2

Daily Reflections

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King Jeroboam…said to himself, “As things are now, if my people go to Jerusalem and offer sacrifices to the Lord in the Temple there, they will transfer their allegiance to King Rehoboam of Judah and will kill me.”

After thinking it over, he made two bull-calves of gold and said to his people, “You have been going long enough to Jerusalem to worship.

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 1 Kings 12:26 – 13:2 Read More »

 1 Kings 12:12 – 25

Daily Reflections

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Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to King Rehoboam, as he had instructed them. The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people, as the younger men had advised. He said, “My father placed heavy burdens on you; I will make them even heavier. He beat you with whips; I’ll flog you with bullwhips!”

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 1 Kings 12:12 – 25 Read More »

 1 Kings 11:40b – 12:11

Daily Reflections

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And so Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but he escaped to King Shishak of Egypt and stayed there until Solomon’s death.

Solomon trying to kill Jeroboam led to the plundering of the temple, the contents of which he spent a lifetime collecting (1 Kings 14:25-26).

Solomon… was king in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years. He died and was buried in David’s City, and his son Rehoboam succeeded him as king.

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 1 Kings 11:40b – 12:11 Read More »

 1 Kings 11:9 – 40a

Daily Reflections

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 Even though the Lord, the God of Israel, had appeared to Solomon twice and had commanded him not to worship foreign gods, Solomon did not obey the Lord but turned away from him. So the Lord was angry with Solomon…

We are accountable for what we have heard, seen and received (Luc 19:12-26).

So the Lord… said to him, “Because you have deliberately broken your covenant with me and disobeyed my commands, I promise that I will take the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your officials. 

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 1 Kings 11:9 – 40a Read More »

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