In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 1, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In 1 Kings Chapter 1 we cover the remaining 38 kings, and 1 queen of the nations of Israel and Judah. Samuel focussed on the first three kings, but now we are going to cover the rest. Ultimately through it all we are going to see that no human king is perfect, and hardly any of them are good, only seven.

The book starts with David being elderly and Adonijah, his oldest remaining son, aspiring to be king. When someone says “I will be king” they are on dangerous ground. This is what Lucifer said and plunged all creation into chaos. Christ IS the king of kings and yet he came to serve. It is the Lord who exalts. Adonijah is David’s fourth son - and his name means “My Lord is God.”

For David this was true, but Adonijah doesn’t see ...