Description
Book Synopsis60 chapters expressing the heart of these two books: a new kind of devotional commentary.
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 9
Introduction: The Story Behind the Story 11
1 KINGS 1–11: FATHER AND SON
Yesterday’s Man (1 Kings 1:1–2:12) 16
Truth Will Out (1 Kings 2:13–46) 20
The Currency of Kings (1 Kings 3:1–28) 24
Cracks (1 Kings 4:1–34) 28
Second Home (1 Kings 5:1–8:66) 32
Bodybuilder (1 Kings 6:1–7:51) 36
The Hope of Israel (1 Kings 8:1–66) 40
Fork in the Road (1 Kings 9:1–28) 44
What They Could Have Won (1 Kings 10:1–29) 48
Kerplunk (1 Kings 11:1–13) 52
Son of David (1 Kings 11:14–43) 56
1 KINGS 12–16: NORTH AND SOUTH
The Pampered Prince (1 Kings 12:1–24) 62
Antichrist (1 Kings 12:25–33) 66
The Prophet (1 Kings 13:1–34) 70
Final Warning (1 Kings 14:1–20) 74
Dumb and Dumber (1 Kings 14:21–15:24) 78
Game of Thrones (1 Kings 15:25–16:34) 82
1 KINGS 17 – 2 KINGS 8: REBELS AND REVIVAL
Israel’s True King (1 Kings 17:1–6) 88
Resurrection (1 Kings 17:7–24) 92
Showdown (1 Kings 18:1–40) 97
Middleman (1 Kings 18:41–46) 101
Discouragement (1 Kings 19:1–21) 105
What Winning Looks Like (1 Kings 19:9–18) 109
Right Here, Right Now (1 Kings 20:1–28) 113
One Swift Cut (1 Kings 20:29–43) 117
Second Chance (1 Kings 21:1–29) 121
Sin Spreads (1 Kings 22:1–40) 125
Now-But-Not-Yet (1 Kings 22:41–53) 129
Second Time Around (2 Kings 1:1–18) 133
Double Portion (2 Kings 2:1–25) 137
Hollow Victory (2 Kings 3:1–27) 142
Multiply (2 Kings 4:1–44) 146
Little Things (2 Kings 5:1–27) 150
Next Generation (2 Kings 5:19–27) 154
Do You See? (2 Kings 6:1–7:20) 158
The Back-Up Plan (2 Kings 7:3–20) 162
School’s Out (2 Kings 8:1–29) 166
2 KINGS 9–17: NORTHERN LIGHTS
Lights Out (2 Kings 9:1–37) 172
Botched Messiah (2 Kings 10:1–36) 176
Trojan Horse (2 Kings 11:1–3) 180
Counter-attack (2 Kings 11:4–21) 184
False Hope (2 Kings 12:1–21) 189
The Way Back (2 Kings 13:1–25) 193
What Might Have Been (2 Kings 14:1–22) 197
Have It Your Way (2 Kings 14:23–15:7) 201
Dynasty (2 Kings 15:8–31) 205
The Next Player (2 Kings 15:32– 6:20) 209
Behind the Scenes (2 Kings 17:1–23) 213
King of the Nations (2 Kings 17:24–41) 218
2 KINGS 18–25: SOUTHERN COMFORT
Graceland (2 Kings 18:1–8) 224
Daily Battle (2 Kings 18:9–37) 228
The Real King of Judah (2 Kings 19:1–37) 232
Half-Time Substitution (2 Kings 20:1–21) 236
Forgetfulness (2 Kings 21:1–26) 240
Jewish Idol (2 Kings 22:1–20) 244
Inside Out (2 Kings 23:1–30) 248
Avalanche (2 Kings 23:31–24:20) 253
The End of the Road (2 Kings 25:1–30) 258
Conclusion: The Story Behind the Story 264
