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In 2 Kings 1–2, Elijah ascends to heaven on a chariot of fire and Elisha curses 42 scoffers just before two she-bears rip them apart. What!? Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss.

First Kings concludes with the death of a wicked king and the scattering of a nation that’s beginning to look a lot like . . . Egypt.

Listen in as Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss 1 Kings 21–22.

In 1 Kings 20, we get the story of Ahab vs. Ben-hadad, of a battle between Israel vs. Syria. But is that it? Does this chapter give us anything more than military history?

Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.

At this point in 1 Kings, we’re faced with a question: how will the Lord work through a beaten-down prophet in a disobedient nation? Through his Word.

Listen to this episode of Bible Talk as Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss 1 Kings 19.

It doesn’t take long for Elijah to be hurried into a battle with the prophets of Baal. But it’s not Elijah who is fighting — it’s Yahweh.

Listen as Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton discuss 1 Kings 18.

In 1 Kings 17, a new main character comes onto the scene. And he reminds us of someone we’ve seen before. 

Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.

At first, 1 Kings 15 looks like a mostly chronologically organized list of mostly bad kings. But there’s more going on.

Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.

As the prophet looks at the future of Jeroboam's dynasty, he doesn't see excitement; he sees excrement.

In this episode of Bible Talk, Alex Duke chats with Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi about 1 Kings 14.

In 1 Kings 12, King Jeroboam sets up his bootleg religion at his satellite campus. It's blasphemous. And then, in 1 Kings 13, a liar gets a prophet mauled by a lion. It's bloody.

Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.

In 1 Kings 12, the new King of Israel sure looks a lot like the old Pharaoh of Egypt. Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss.