Examine Elijah's burnout in 1 Kings 19 — prophetic collapse after Carmel, divine provision of food and rest, the still small voice at Horeb, and pastoral implications for ministry burnout and recovery.
Explore the Mount Carmel contest in 1 Kings 18 — Elijah's confrontation with Baal worship, the theology of exclusive allegiance, and its historical reception.
Examine Elijah's prophetic ministry in 1 Kings — the drought as theological polemic against Baal, the Carmel contest, and Elijah's typological significance in
Examine the Elijah-Elisha succession narrative in 2 Kings 2—the call of Elisha, the double portion request, Elijah's translation, and Elisha's pastoral miracles as the continuation of prophetic ministry in ancient Israel.
Explore Elisha's prophetic ministry in 2 Kings 2–13: the double portion, compassionate miracles, Naaman's healing, prophetic guilds, and the theology of grace extended to outsiders. Includes Hebrew word study of ruach (spirit).
Comprehensive analysis of the Deuteronomistic theology of judgment in 2 Kings 17—examining covenant violation, prophetic warning, Samaritan syncretism, and the Hebrew concept of ḥērem in the fall of Samaria.
Examine Hezekiah's covenant faithfulness in 2 Kings 18-20 — religious reforms, the Sennacherib crisis of 701 BC, prayer during illness, and the Babylonian embassy failure. A model of pastoral leadership.
Examine Israel and Judah's international relations in Kings — the ancient Near Eastern context, the theology of political alliances, and Hezekiah's embassy to
Examine the historical context of the divided monarchy, the Deuteronomistic evaluative framework, and the reception of the Kings narrative in Christian
Explore Jehu's revolution in 2 Kings 9-10 — the prophetic commission, the destruction of Ahab's house, and the theological ambiguity of divinely mandated.