Gilbert House Fellowship #150: Jonah; 2 Kings 15; 2 Chr 26
2017-03-12
PRIDE AND repentance are the themes of this week’s Old Testament study.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #148: 2 Kings 10-14; 2 Chr 24-25
2017-03-05
IRON AGE history is a bloody business, and the history of the kings of Israel and Judah is no different. This week’s Old Testament study looks at transfers of power — somewhat less than peaceful — in the generation following Ahab and Jehoshaphat.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #146: 2 Kings 4-9
2017-02-26
THE CONCEPTS of holy ground and cosmic geography are behind most of the stories in today’s Old Testament study. As we saw in the life of Elijah, God often did things to teach a lesson and/or send a message. In this case, it was the clear message that Israel belongs to Him.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #144: Obadiah; Psalms 82, 83; 2 Kings 1-3
2017-02-19
THE DIVINE COUNCIL in action and prophecy is the focus of this week’s Old Testament study. Psalm 82 depicts a courtroom scene in the divine council with Yahweh declaring judgment on the lesser gods who “judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked.” Incredibly, the psalm prophesies a day when the small-G gods die “like men,” which may have something to do with their bad attitude.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #142: 1 Kings 22; 2 Chr 18-23
2017-02-12
GOD HAS a council that carries out His commands, and this week we get one of the few glimpses into its workings recorded in the Bible. It’s the story of Ahab’s demise in battle against the Syrians at Ramoth-Gilead, where the king of Israel is enticed by lying spirits to go to his doom.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #140: 1 Kings 17-21
2017-02-05
THE MOST famous confrontation between a prophet of the Lord and prophets of a fallen lesser elohim is at the center of today’s study. Of course we’re referring to the showdown between Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel.Continue Reading