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Holy War, Just War
What are we to do with biblical passages in which God orders the destruction of entire peoples? In juxtaposing the judgment of the Lord with our assumptions about His loving and gracious nature, the holy war passages challenge us as Christians to think more deeply about the fact that God is not some cosmic force,…
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On the Feast of the Nativity, III
The first clear observance of the Feast of the Nativity–what we would now call Christmas–was held in Constantinople in 380 AD, presided over by Gregory of Nazianzus. Observance of the Feast of the Nativity, however, did not become regular within the Christian Church for some decades. During his pontificate, Leo the Great delivered a series of sermons…
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Descent into Ungodliness (Lesson 7)
After the death of Rehoboam of Judah and Jeroboam of Israel, the two nations continued their infighting and their descent downward. Asa of Judah began good but his long reign ended badly. Jeroboam’s successors, however, had a series of short reigns ending in violence. Idolatry bred instability.
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Descent into Ungodliness (Lesson 6)
Despite God’s promises to Jeroboam, Jeroboam felt that he needed to control the worship of his people in order to secure his own political power. So, he introduced idolatry into Israel, setting up new religious centers, building idols, making priests of anyone who paid for it, and making a false feast.
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Descent into Ungodliness (Lesson 5)
This lesson was taught by Kyle Simmons Rehoboam’s Folly and the Division of the Kingdom (1 Kings 12:1-24, 14:21-31) Review and Introduction In the previous lesson, we walked through the end of Solomon’s reign. We saw the extraordinary wealth generated through kings, trading expeditions, and peacetime international commerce. We also saw how Solomon violated the…
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