Thy Kingdom Come!
Verse of the week to live by:
“Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.” (John 20:31).
Bible Readings 2025, Week 18; April 28-May 4.
April 28; 1 Kgs 7-9; John 16
1. 1 Kings 7:1; “Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.”
How many years did Solomon spend in building the temple?
2. 1 Kings 8:11; “So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.”
Why could not the priests stand in the temple to serve?
3. John 16:12-14; “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”
What is the Spirit of Truth?
April 29; 1 Kgs 10-11; John 17
1. 1 Kings 10:1; “Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.
Who was the queen of Sheba?
2. 1 Kings 11:1-4; “Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, 2 from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. 3 He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart. 4 For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.
Why was wrong about the foreign women?
3. John 17;
What was Jesus’ prayer about in John 17?
April 30; 1 Kgs 12-14;
1. 1 Kings 12:1; “Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
Who was Rehoboam?
2. 1 Kings 13:1-2; “And behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the Lord to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make offerings. 2 And the man cried against the altar by the word of the Lord and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’”
Did this prophecy come to pass?
1 Kings 14:1; “At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
3. Who was Jeroboam?
May 1; 1 Kgs 15-16; John 18
1. 1 Kings 15:9; “In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign over Judah.”
Who was Asa?
2. 1 Kings 16:29; “In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.”
Who was Ahab?
3. John 18; 9; “This was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.”
How does this verse assure us of our salvation?
May 2; 1 Kgs 17-19; John 19
1. 1 Kings 17:1; “Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”
Who was Elijah?
2. 1 Kings 19:4; “But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
Why did Elijah ask God to let him die?
3. John 19:19-20; “Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” 20 Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek.”
Why did Pilate write “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews” in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek?
May 3; 1 Kgs 20-22
1. 1 Kings 20:28; “And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “The Lord is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys,” therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
“The Lord is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys.” what does this mean?
2. 1 Kings 21:1; “Now Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.”
Who was Naboth Jezreelite?
3. 1 Kings 22:1; “For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel
Where was Aram?
May 4; 2 Kgs 1-2; John 20
1. 2 Kings 1:1-2; “After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.
Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.?
What do you know about Baal-Zebub?
2. John 20:19-31; “On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews,[a] Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.” Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe.” Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Was Thomas’ faith not as good as the rest of the disciples?
3. John 20:31; “But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”
How do we receive life in His name?