This Bible study devotional covers 2 Kings 6:1-23. In this passage, Elisha’s miracles are both good news to the hurting but indictments against the evil. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Kings 6:1-23, we see that Jesus’ miracles are both prophecies of good news, and at the same time, indictments against those who have rejected God.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Kings 5. In this passage, a Syrian general is healed from leprosy by the prophet Elisha. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Kings 5, we see that by Jesus’ words and the waters of his baptism, we are healed and saved like Naaman.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Kings 4. In this passage, Elisha brings life to a dying Israel. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Kings 4, we see that Jesus is better than Elisha. He, too, brings life wherever he goes, even when he goes to the grave.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Kings 3. In this passage, God traps and judges the ambitions of Jehoram, Ahab’s son. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Kings 3, we see that God upsets our expectations, traps evil, and surprises those loyal to him.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Kings 1-2. In this passage, Elisha succeeds Elijah as Israel’s prophet. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Kings 1-2, we see that when Jesus, like Elijah, ascended to heaven, the mantle of his authority was passed on to his disciples–us!

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Kings 20. In this passage, King Ahab is shown mercy by God. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Kings 20, we see what’s more unexpected than mercy towards a wicked king is that Jesus died for his enemies.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Kings 17-19. In this passage, King Ahab tries to kill and discredit the prophet, Elijah. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Kings 17-19, we see that Jesus is a new Elijah bringing life and vitality to spiritually dead and dying people.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Kings 15-16. In this passage, Israel’s history repeats itself over and over and over again. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Kings 12-14, we see that Jesus breaks the pattern of Israel’s history and saves us to a life free from the monotony of idolatry.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Kings 12-14. In this passage, Israel’s history repeats itself, except Israel is the oppressor and a man from Egypt is the liberator. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Kings 12-14, we see that Jesus undoes Israel’s upside-down Exodus and saves his people once and for all.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Kings 11. In this passage, Solomon turns away from God and his wisdom. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Kings 11, we see that even though this son of David failed to establish an eternal kingdom for Israel, Jesus does not.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Kings 9-10. In this passage, Solomon’s kingdom begins its slow downfall. But a queen visits Solomon and worships the God of Israel. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Kings 9-10, we see that Jesus is a better king than Solomon.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Kings 6-8. In this passage, Solomon builds Israel’s first temple as a mini-model of the universe and a callback to the garden of Eden. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Kings 6-8, we see that Jesus is the final temple and the ultimate model for how the universe is meant to be. When we stretch out our hands to him, all the blessings of Eden and God’s temple are given to us.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Kings 3-5. In this passage, Solomon asks God for wisdom, and Israel flourishes as a result. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Kings 3-5, we see that in a world after Eden, only a wise King can bring us the blessing God promised Abraham and the peace and provision Adam and Eve knew. That wise King is Jesus.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Kings 2. In this passage, as David dies, he gives advice to his son Solomon. He encourages him to tie up loose ends from his reign so he can start his own kingship with a clean slate. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Kings 2, we see that what Solomon is in part, what Jesus is in full. Jesus is the new Adam who destroys the old and makes us into new creations. Jesus is our new Moses who interprets and applies God’s law to our hearts, and Jesus is the final courageous Joshua who conquers our enemies.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Kings 1. In this passage, David is on his deathbed, and his kingdom is in crisis. God’s promise to David of an eternal throne is at risk. Will God continue to be a God of life, even in death? As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Kings 1, we see that David’s last days as king and Solomon’s first are less about a transition from one regime to another but about the coronation of David’s final son, Jesus.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Samuel 21-24. In this passage, we see that while David isn’t perfect, he is the ideal king for Israel. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Kings 21-24, we see a portrait in David of Jesus the perfect, humble, and final King.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Samuel 15-20. In this passage, Absalom rebels against his father’s rule only to be killed in battle. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Samuel 15-20, we see Absalom as a kind of Judas and Jesus as the truest and final King David. Like David, Jesus is God’s anointed king, betrayed by those closest to him.

This Bible study devotional covers Psalm 13-4. In this passage, we see David’s sins reflected in his sons. Like his father, Amnon gives in to his lust and rapes his half-sister. David, hearing his own son is just like him, does nothing. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Samuel 13-14, we see that God is a decisive ruler, unlike David in his later years. He will not tolerate the rape of his daughters. He will not allow his sons’ lust for power to go unpunished. Jesus’ death proves that God will by no means clear the guilty.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Samuel 10-12. In this passage, David abuses his power, sleeps with Bathsheba, and murderers her husband. From this point on, David’s rule will be poisoned by these events. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Samuel 10-12, we see that Jesus is a better King than David. He did not use his power to abuse or kill but to heal and raise the dead.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Samuel 7-9. In this passage, David talks about the difference between those who love God’s word and those who don’t. Anyone who loves God’s word is like a tree planted by streams of water, anyone who doesn’t is blown away like dust. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Samuel 7-9, we see that Jesus is the son God promised David, who even now rules over all things.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Samuel 5-6. In this passage, David unites Israel into one kingdom and centralizes power in one city—Jerusalem. He brings God’s ark into Israel’s new capital, setting up a kingdom where God’s presence and word are central. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Samuel 5-6, we see a picture of what God’s kingdom will look like when he returns. Like Israel, we will finally have a permanent home with God living among us.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Samuel 2:8-4:12. In this passage, Saul’s son and general set up a rival kingdom to David’s. It’s marked by political cunning, force, and spy craft. But this is the wrong way to set up a kingdom. David overcomes Saul’s dynasty not with politics but with prayerful waiting. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Samuel 2:8-4:12, we see that David’s rise to power is a picture of how God brings his Kingdom in a complex and competitive world like ours. Just as David rose to his throne and Jesus rose from the dead, the humble will one day rule the world. What we must do is wait.

This Bible study devotional covers 2 Samuel 1:1-2:7. In this passage, David learns that Saul and Jonathan have died. David grieves publicly but ultimately takes the throne and establishes his kingdom. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 2 Samuel 1:1-2:7, we see why Jesus is a worthy King. He would rather die as God’s anointed than celebrate the death of his enemies. And Jesus rises to power not to end a vendetta against us but to invite those loyal to the powers of darkness into a new covenant with him.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Samuel 27-31. In this passage, While David continues to act like a king, Saul devolves into an even more pitiful ruler. God refuses to speak to him. Desperate, he seeks help from an outlawed witch and asks her to summon the dead prophet Samuel for help. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Samuel 27-31, we see that while we are desperate for answers from anywhere other than God, God’s word comes to us in Jesus. Divine life and guidance aren’t found in tea leaves or divination but in hearing God’s words and keeping them.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Samuel 24-26. In this passage, David has three opportunities to take revenge on his enemies through stealth or force, but in each case, he doesn’t. David doesn’t need to resort to the tactics Saul used against him. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Samuel 24-26, we see that when Jesus waited on God’s justice and timing, he ascended to his throne and made a place for us at his right hand, forever.