FLCBenton, Congregational Podcast

1 Kings 16:29–17: 24, a little bit about the history and character of the north and the south following the split, and we meet Ahab and Elijah. 2 Corinthians 9:1–15, we get a first-hand. look at Paul’s fundraising skills!

1 Kings 12:20–13:5, 33–34, Jeroboam, and the Israelites who rebelled against the house of David, set up a rival kingdom and a rival religion. 2 Corinthians 8:1–24, Paul encourages the Corinthians to contribute to his effort to provide financial relief to Christians in Jerusalem hard hit by a famine.

1 Kings 11:42–12:19, the people of God split! What was the issue? How long did it last? 2 Corinthians 7:1–16, grief, godly grief, and repentance. Paul’s relationship with the Corinthians was not an easy one!

1 Kings 11:1–26, Solomon begins to turn from the Lord, and things go south for Israel. 2 Corinthians 6:1–18, be reconciled to God! And now is the time to do it! And do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers!

1 Kings 9:1–9; 10:1–13, God renews the promise, and the threat, he first announced through Moses; in the queen of Sheba, we see how it was meant to work. 2 Corinthians 5:1–21, Our earthly tent is destined for heavenly glory. Knowing this, we walk by faith, and not by sight.

2 Samuel 12:1–25, Nathan convicts David of his great sin by means of a parable, announces the consequences to David of his sin, while at the same time announcing the Lord’s forgiveness; 1 Corinthians 12:1–13, Paul takes up spiritual gifts and shows how they work together for the common good of the church, and are not individual prizes for the benefit of individual Christians.

2 Samuel 11:1–27, in today’s famous, and unfortunate reading, David, a man after God’s own heart, reveals a very different side of his character; 1, Corinthians 11:17–34, Paul teaches us Christians about respect for the holiness of the body and blood of Christ, the cost of sacrilege, and urges us to judge ourselves, so that we will not need to be judged by the Lord, or condemned along with the world.

1 Samuel 28:3–25, while David hides among the philistines, a desperate Saul, seeks a word from the Lord through a medium; 1 Corinthians 6:1–20, armed with a “wisdom” of the world, the Corinthians are engaging in disputes, suing one another in the civil courts, and justifying immoral behavior on the ground that such behavior is natural!

1 Kings 7:51–8:21, the temple is completed, the glory, the Lord fills it, and the big pieces of old testament religion are now in place! 2 Corinthians 3:1–18, the letter kills; the spirit gives life! Paul compares what had become of the law of Moses, with the new testament of our Lord and Savior.