1 & 2 Kings: God’s Imperfect Servants: 10 Studies for Individuals or Groups

by Carolyn Nystrom

Publisher:

IVP Bible Studies

, 2018

Overview

Some chose to follow God. Others followed only fame and fortune. They lived through times of difficulty and times of triumph, through political and emotional turmoil, through popularity and through discontent. This ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study focuses on the character of the kings of the Old Testament and what we can learn from them.

For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions—making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 120 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies.

Contents

Getting the Most Out of 1 and 2 Kings
1. Solomon: Praying with God’s Values (1 Kings 3)
2. Solomon: Faithless in Love (1 Kings 11)
3. Jeroboam/Rehoboam: Internal Conflict (1 Kings 12)
4. Ahab: Deaf to God (1 Kings 22:1-40)
5. Ahaz: Faithless in Trouble (2 Kings 16)
6. Hoshea: Idolatry’s Reward (2 Kings 17)
7. Hezekiah: King in Crisis (2 Kings 18:1–20:21)
8. Manasseh: One Giant Step Backward (2 Kings 20:1–21:18)
9. Josiah: Following God’s Law (2 Kings 22:1–23:30)
10. Zedekiah: End of the Line (2 Kings 24:1–25:21)
Leader’s Notes

Product Details

• Title: 1 & 2 Kings: God’s Imperfect Servants: 10 Studies for Individuals or Groups
• Author: Carolyn Nystrom
• Series: LifeGuide Bible Studies
• Publisher: IVP Bible Studies
• Print Publication Date: 2018
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Pages: 64
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. 1 Kings › Study and teaching; Bible. O.T. 2 Kings › Study and teaching
• ISBNs: 9780830863013, 083086301X, 9780830831128, 0830831126
• Resource ID: LLS:LFGD11KI1
• Resource Type: text.monograph.bible-study
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-05-20T06:46:55Z

About Carolyn Nystrom

<p>Carolyn Nystrom (MA, Wheaton College) has written more than eighty books, Bible study guides and children's titles. She served as general editor for the Christian Classics series and she co-authored Guard Us, Guide Us and Praying with theologian J. I. Packer, and Before I Was Born (God's Design for Sex) with Sandra Speidel. In addition to actively serving in her church and community, she has been a foster parent, an elementary schoolteacher and a book editor. Carolyn lives in the Chicago area with her husband and they have four grown children.