1 Kings /Walter A. Maier III.

[volume 1. 1 Kings 1-11

12:1-24: The end of the united kingdom and the start of the divided monarchy -- 12:25-14:20: The reign of Jeroboam I over the Northern Kingdom -- 12:25-32a: Jeroboam begins to rule -- 12:32b-13:10: The encounter of Jeroboam and the man of God at Bethel -- 13:11-34: An old prophet and the man of God from Judah -- 14:1-20: Ahijah's pronouncement of judgment and the death of Jeroboam -- 14:21-15:24: The first three kings of the Southern Kingdom -- 14:21-31: The rest of the history of Rehoboam's reign excursus: Asherah -- 15:1-8: The reign of King Abijah of Judah -- 15:9-24: The reign of King Asa of Judah -- 15:25-16:28: Five kings of the Northern Kingdom after Jeroboam I -- 15:25-32: The reign of King Nadab of the Northern Kingdom -- 15:33-16:7: The reign of King Baasha of the Northern Kingdom -- 16:8-14: The reign of King Elah of the Northern Kingdom -- 16:15-20: The reign of King Zimri of the Northern Kingdom -- 16:21-28: The reign of King Omri of the Northern Kingdom -- 16:29-22:40: King Ahab of the Northern Kingdom and the Prophet Elijah -- 16:29-34: Ahab the son of Omri becomes King and a description of his wicked reign -- 16:29-34: Introduction to the reign of King Ahab of the Northern Kingdom excursus: Baal and Canaanite religion -- 17:1-19:21: Events in the ministry of Elijah -- 17:1-6: The emergence of Elijah as prophet in the Northern Kingdom -- 17:7-24: Elijah stays in the home of a Phoenician widow -- 18:1-15: Elijah arranges through Obadiah for a meeting with Ahab -- 18:16-46: The contest on Mount Carmel and the end of the drought -- 19:1-8: Elijah flees Jezebel and travels to Mount Horeb -- 19:9-18: Elijah's meeting with Yahweh on Mount Horeb excursus: Elijah and Paul -- 19:19-21: Elijah throws his mantle on Elisha excursus: Luther and 1 Kings 17-19 excursus: the Old Testament and the efficaciousness of the Word of God -- 20:1-43: Conflicts between Ahab of the Northern Kingdom and Ben-Hadad of Syria -- 20:1-12: Ahab and Samaria and the Aramean crisis -- 20:13-30: Yahweh gives Israel two great victories over the Arameans -- 20:31-34: Ahab lets Ben-Hadad go -- 20:35-43: Yahweh's reaction to Ahab releasing Ben-Hadad -- 21:1-29: The incident involving Naboth's vineyard -- 21:1-16: Ahab, Jezebel, and the murder of Naboth -- 21:17-29: Yahweh's condemnation of the House of Ahab excursus: Luther and civil/civic righteousness -- 22:1-40: The end of Ahab's reign -- 22:1-28: Ahab, Jehoshaphat, and a genuine prophet of Yahweh excursus: Ahab, the Four Hundred, and Micaiah excursus: 'And lead us not into temptation': the Old Testament background for the sixth petition -- 22:29-40: The death of Ahab -- 22:41-51: The reign of Jehoshaphat over the Southern Kingdom (ET 22:41-50) -- 22:52-54: The beginning of the reign of Ahaziah the son of Ahab over the Northern Kingdom (ET 22:51-53).

This volume continues Dr. Maier's exposition of the text of 1-2 Kings, which is a history, written in a selective manner, for the sake of theology. This history of Israel covers over three hundred and eighty years by focusing primarily on one aspect: that of the monarchy, from the last part of David's rule to the end of the kingship in Judah with an added note concerning the exiled Judean king. 1 Kings 12-22 covers the period from the division of the monarchy after the death of Solomon up to the reign of Ahaziah. Along with its attention to the kings of Israel, this history also emphasizes prophets, who were contemporaries of these rulers and who interacted with them. The purpose of 1-2 Kings is not only to record for posterity certain events which actually took place, but also to convey theology. In particular, this history presents God--the holy, righteous, just, merciful, compassionate, gracious, omnipotent, and omniscient Deity--in relationship with Israel (from the tenth to the sixth centuries BC). --

The Book of 1 Kings is a portion of the true history of Israel's monarchy composed for the sake of theology. The focus on the kingship is supplemented by mention of prophets who interacted with the monarchs, but the main subject of this elegant literature is God. This history presents God--the holy, righteous, just, merciful, compassionate, gracious, omnipotent, and omniscient Deity--in relationship with Israel, from the tenth to the sixth centuries BC, anticipating the Son of David and Solomon, Jesus Christ. This record of Israel's kingship always returns to the basis of that history--that God's people depend on Him for life and salvation --

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