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PTW 1 Kings: Power, Politics, and the Hope of the World

John Woodhouse; R. Kent Hughes (Series Editor) | Crossway

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PTW 1 Kings: Power, Politics, and the Hope of the World

John Woodhouse; R. Kent Hughes (Series Editor) | Crossway

  • $61.99

  • The book of 1 Kings tells the stories of 14 different kings and the power at play throughout the monarchies of ancient Israel and Judah. Designed to help modern readers—especially pastors and Bible teachers—understand and apply the message of 1 Kings to their own lives, this commentary by experienced Bible expositor John Woodhouse walks through the text verse by verse. Part of Crossway's award-winning Preaching the Word commentary series, this volume offers insightful observations, powerful illustrations, and practical applications to equip readers to see how these stories of power and politics bear witness to the coming King of kings, the hope of the world.

    800 pages

    “John Woodhouse’s commentary on 1 Kings is scintillating. It is characteristically full of sharp and original insight, searching application, and a refreshing, insistent focus on Jesus and his gospel as foreshadowed in the book of Kings. I am confident it will inspire many teachers and preachers to engage God’s people with the gospel treasure of this neglected part of Scripture.”

    Kanishka Raffel, Anglican Dean of Sydney

    Part of the Preaching the Word series.

    Table of Contents:

    A Word to Those Who Preach the Word
    Preface
    Abbreviations
    Introduction: Fourteen Kings of Israel and “The King of the Jews”

    Part 1: Politics or Promise? How the Kingdom Was Established (1–2)
    1. A Frail and Fading King: What Hope Can There Be? (1:1–4)
    2. An Up and Coming King: “But It Shall Not Be So Among You” (1:5–10)
    3.The Right Side of History (1:11–40)
    4. Sooner or Later . . . (1:41–53)
    5. Good Government—What Would It Be Like? (2:1–12)
    6. The Bible’s Disturbing News (2:12–46)

    Part 2: The Wisdom of God: How Things Were Put Right (3–4)

    7. It’s Complicated (3:1–3)
    8. What a Complicated World Needs (3:4–15)
    9. The Wisdom of God to Do Justice (3:16–28)
    10. What a Kingdom! (4)

    Part 3: The Goal of History (5–8)

    The Most Important Building in the History of the World (5–7)
    11. A Chosen and Precious Stone (5)
    12. A True Perspective on the History of the Whole World (6)
    13. The King Who Will Build (7:1–12)
    14. The Truth about Everything (7:13–51)

    The Church of the Living God (8)
    15. King Solomon’s “Church” (8:1–11)
    16. Excited about Church? (8:12–21)
    17. “Whatever You Ask in My Name” (8:22–53)
    18. The Joy of God’s Blessing (8:54–66)

    Part 4: Not Yet (9–12)

    19. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (9:1–9)
    20. Are We There Yet? (9:10–28)
    21. “All the Treasures of Wisdom” (10)
    22. The Failure of King Solomon (11:1–8)
    23. There Are Consequences (11:9–25)
    24. What Hope Can There Possibly Be? (11:26–43)
    25. Power in Unworthy Hands (12:1–24)
    26. The Terrifying Prospect of Actually Trusting God (12:25–33) 

    Part 5: The Power behind Everything: The Word of the Lord (13)

    27. The Word of the Lord versus Human Religion (13:1–10)
    28. The Word of the Lord versus Human Lies (13:11–24)
    29. The Word of the Lord and Human Hope (13:25–34)

    Part 6: Power Politics Played Out  (14–16)

    30. Deceiving God (14:1–20)
    31. Do You Dare to Hope? (14:21–31)
    32. Where Is the Promise? (15:1–24)
    33. Power Politics in Perspective (15:25–16:34)

    Part 7: The Ultimate Question: Who Is God? (17–19)

    How The Drought Began (17)
    34. Does Your God Rule the Rain? (17:1–7)
    35. Is Your God Too Small? (17:8–16)
    36. Can Your God Beat Death? (17:17–24)

    How The Drought Ended (18)
    37. The Troubler (18:1–19)
    38. Religion for Dummies (18:20–29)
    39. Decision Time (18:30–40)
    40. The God Who Answers (18:41–46)

    Not Quite What We Had Hoped (19)
    41. There is No Plan B (19)

    Part 8: The Failure of Political Power (20–22)
    42. King Ahab Did Not Destroy the Enemy (20)
    43. King Ahab Did Not Put Things Right (21)
    44. King Ahab Hated the Truth (22:1–14)
    45. King Ahab Did Not Have a Listening Heart (22:15–28)
    46. King Ahab Died (22:29–40)
    47. The Hope of the World and the Legacy of King Ahab (22:41–53)

    Notes
    Scripture Index
    General Index
    Index of Sermon Illustrations

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