Accelerate Your Bible Study

 2015 will be a great year as we learn to 

value the message of Scripture and work it into our daily lives. 

Keeping up to date with the new and different ways to study the Bible is a challenging task as there are so many wide and divergent ways that people study God's word. 

Are you content to read a paper Bible or do you prefer to 

work and study online?

 For instance, if your Bible study is restricted to one Bible, then the choice of that Bible is crucial. When Paul said to Timothy to study to show yourselves approved, it benefits not only the believer, but also God's Church! 

Hover over this reference, 2 Timothy 2: 15 and consider the value of study for the believer as well as the purpose of God.

King James Version. (KJV)

This version has worked well for over 400 years! 2011 marked the 400 year anniversary of this great text. Many of us have a King James memory, as we studied only this version while we were being discipled. The problem is that language usage has changed in 400 years and there are some passages that are difficult to negotiate.

New King James Version (NKJV)

If you want the classic rhythm and style of the KJV without all the "Thees" and "Thous" this should be your choice.  At Mardel, Lifeway, and CBD, you can find the NKJV 

New International Version. (NIV)

This is the most popular and widely used version in the last 30 years. It has found its place into our teaching/preaching and discipleship materials. The NIV illustrates the perpetual challenge that translators face in trying to bring the original text of Hebrew and Greek into modern day language usage. As such, they rely on a method of translation that focuses on the "concept" of Scripture rather than the actual words. The translators in 1979 did a fantastic job of staying faithful to the original text, (KJV only detractors notwithstanding) and this translation has been a blessing to the Church. The problem? The NIV is changing. Several years ago, Zondervan produced the TNIV (today's New International Version) one if its "features" was the removal of gender specific language for God.  It is not the 1984 version that most are accustomed to, so hold on to that old NIV!  When looking for the old NIV look for the designator (1984) beside it and you'll have the right one.

New American Standard. (NASB)

This is a fantastic version that rather than use the "dynamic equivalence" approach of the NIV translators, focused on word for word translation. The faithful work of these scholars has stood the test of time and the NASB still exists as the gold standard of translation work. The problem of course is the readability of the text. This is why it never took hold in church use. It's available in alot of formats.

English Standard Version  (ESV)

The ESV is a triumph of biblical scholarship. Focusing on a word for word translation and using the latest in textual analysis tools, the scholars of the ESV have produced an amazing translation that is not only readable but focuses on conveying the word for word standard of the King James and NASB. This is the version that I use in the pulpit as well as the classroom.  Consider this from the preface to the ESV to help illustrate my enthusiasm for this version:

We know that no Bible translation is perfect or final; but we also know that God uses imperfect and inadequate things to his honor and praise. So to our triune God and to his people we offer what we have done, with our prayers that it may prove useful, with gratitude for much help given, and with ongoing wonder that our God should ever have entrusted to us so momentous a task.

Soli Deo Gloria!—To God alone be the glory!

New Living Translation  (NLT)

If you remember the Living Bible, then you can appreciate what the New Living Translation has done. This is a relevant translation that will span the test of time. Many churches have adopted its use rather than the ESV because of its readability. 

It follows, like the NIV, the dynamic equivalence approach of translation

I've been reading the NLT in my daily Bible reading and LOVE it.  Recently I discovered  The Chronological Life Application Study Bible.  From Tyndale, the text of Scripture is arranged in epochs chronologically, rather than traditional book order. From my perspective, this is the absolute best study Bible out there.  I recommend it to all my Old Testament, New Testament and Bible study students @ SAGU  It has many timeline/chronological references and lists that immerse you into Bible study.  

 The timeline is consistent at the top of each page of the Bible.  This helps to reinforce the knowledge of the significant events of biblical history with the text  This volume also comes with the Life Application Bible study notes.  

Holman Christan Standard Bible  (HCSB)

This Bible is a direct translation from Broadman and Holman publishers. The HCSB is a faithful word for word translation on the lines of the KJV, ESV, and NASB. It has shown up mostly in theme oriented Bibles for children, youth, and professions.

If you study the word of God in a paper format only, you might consider adding a study Bible to your library.   My recommendation is the ESV Study Bible or the Chronological Life Application Study Bible.  You can find it at Mardel ; sometimes cheaper at www.christianbook.com or the publisher's site itself: www.crossway.com The ESV Study Bible has 20000 notes and resources that are a wonderful introduction to all that is good in Christian Theology. With the purchase of any ESV Bible, they also give you a code where you can search online and find many other resources for FREE.

If you prefer to use online and/or phone Bibles, convenience and 

Bible study go hand in hand.

If you are interested in indepth study of Scripture using your computer, There are basically 5 good options. As you look at these, think of them the way you think of automobiles. You don't need them all, you only need 1. 

E-Sword. This is free. If you want to save the most money and get the most value, stop here. www.e-sword.com

The next bang for your buck with a simple interface and many conservative resources is BibleSoft

The next resource is Wordsearch. It has many features with the ability to expand your library as well as a great interface. It has recently been purchased by Lifeway. If you've used Bible Explorer or Quickverse in the past, it's now a part of Wordsearch

The most innovative and most expensive is Logos. Logos focuses on individual tools of convenience for Bible study.  This can slow the system down, but they have quite a loyal fan base.   As you add resources, however, it becomes more powerful and more expensive.  It is slow on many older computers so don't buy it unless you are the kind of person that regularly updates your operating system/ram/computer.   Logos is available for the PC, MAC, the iPhone, Android phones and tablets as well. 

Accordance is a fast and efficient system for Bible study.  It has many of the high quality resources that are offered by Logos, but focus on the primacy of Scripture.  The maps and timeline are integrated with the text.  It is available for the Mac and the PC.

2015 Update

The two kings of the Bible software world are  Logos and Accordance.  Accordance is by far the fastest loading and searching software available anywhere. It is the easiest and most functional to use.  Last year they came out with a PC version that works quite well  When you buy either Logos, Wordsearch, or Accordance you can have the software on each of your devices.  If you are new to Bible software  and you're trying to decide whether to spend money on Accordance or Logos, the answer is Accordance hands down.

Accordance has version 11 and Logos has come up with Version 6.  They are BOTH  tremendous enhancements. Version 11 of Accordance is more intuitive and functional while maintaining its speed advantage. Their Infopane has revolutionized Bible study.

 Logos 6 is feature rich with many tools such as sermon starter, factbook, and Bible event navigator.  Logos also has a presence with biblia.com, proclaim presentation software, Vyrso Christion books, and the innovative Faithlife site which encourages churches and small groups to share Bible study, notes, and viewpoints with the respective privacy settings they choose.

The best online is the Faithlife Study Bible.  This is a free study Bible that has contributions from todays  top conservative scholars.  As of 1/1/15 it is still free.  Click Faithlife and go there to download it. It's available for Pcs, Macs and tablets.  Once you have a username and password you can access it on your tablet and/or smartphone.

Bible Study on Your Phone

If you have a smartphone. You have the ability to read the Bible, your devotions, do word studies and have a Bible reading plan. For either android or iphones go to:

www.olivetree.com
www.accordancebible.com
www.logos.com

My favorite is the updated version of the Logos mobile app.  Both Logos and Accordance have free mobile apps and more resources if you buy one of their collections. 

for a nice dramatic Bible:

www.bible.is

There are MANY others. I've just listed a sampling. The amazing thing to me is the ability to customize Bible reading plans. This can be done with the top three Bible software programs and some of the phone apps.

Tablets/E-Readers

If you use an e-reader like Kindle or Nook you used to have to purchase individual Bibles. Not anymore. These digital books make it possible to mark up text, attach notes, and keep your place as well as recommend what you read through facebook, and twitter.   As mentioned above, both Olive Tree and Logos have Bibles for devices running on the Android platform. Accordance works on iPads. 

Tablets are changing everything. Currently Android and IOS are winning in making it possible for you to have a Kindle app, a Nook app, and a Vyrso app (with Vyrso, if you are  Logos user, you can view all your logos books within that space and vice versa)

What kind of Bible Reading Plan?

I prefer to set up a 2 year Bible reading plan so that I can take my time thinking about the text. There are also plans that place the text chronologically.   With Logos/Faithlife you can customize it any way you wish.  You can also customize on Bible Gateway

Acts 10:17-29

Finally, there is the question of Bible searching

The hands down most popular online searching interface is Bible Gateway. Another good one is Blue Letter Bible.  Using "the cloud" keeps you from having to have the Bible on a device like a desktop, laptop, or smartphone, and meets the needs of most people for Bible searching. My preference is being able to search across several versions, which I'm not sure you can do. Bible Gateway has many features.

biblia.com  has the future in view

If all you want is a verse reference, then as one of my students pointed out:  "Just google it"

That will work and quickly, but let me encourage you that with Accordance or Logos, you can customize Bible reading plans, enjoy the speed and usefulness of hyper-linked cross references just to name a few.

reftagger

If you do blogs/emails or webpages. Check out this link to embed Bible references you type in your text to make them active hyperlinks

Technology has obviously made it easier for all of us, the question remains whether or not we will? 


Consider this great encouragement from a writer of Scripture himself.

Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word

¹⁶ For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. ¹⁷ For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased," ¹⁸ we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. ¹⁹ And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, ²⁰ knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. ²¹ For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:16–21 (ESV)

May the Lord bless you as you study His word.

Asking for the Impossible

Asking for the Impossible

Christianity is Unique.  Our God is Real.  He is as alive and active as on the day of creation.  

As Job 38:7 “when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?”

As such, Christianity presents real opportunities 

God IS real

So….what that means is… When we pray we connect.  He hears us.  

In  studying the Bible…one will find…there are  two recurring principles…..

We are more selfish than we realize.  

God  answers prayer more than we realize.

In fact it was Augustine who said:  

“So even when our wills resist, he persuades us and brings us to faith.”

This morning we’re going to look at Matthew. Matthew had seen the risen Christ and in His writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit demonstrated throughout the book that Jesus had fulfilled prophecy. Consider chapter 1,

“1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,

6 and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.”

Matt 1:1–18 The Holy Bible, English Standard Version

Since Matthew knew for a fact that Jesus had risen from the dead, he wrote to help us understand that God’s power is available right now for us.

 For example, and by way of introduction….Jesus did not halfway, or half-heartedly talk about praying and believing….he ASSERTED THE POWER OF PRAYING AND BELIEVING.

Matt 8:10

When Jesus heard this,  he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with  no one in Israel  have I found such faith.

Matt 9:2

 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus  saw their faith, he said to the paralytic,  “Take heart, my son;  your sins are forgiven.”

Matt 9:22

Jesus turned, and seeing her he said,  “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.”  And instantly  the woman was made well. 

Matt 9:29

 Then he touched their eyes, saying,  “According to your faith be it done to you.”

Matt 15:28

Then Jesus answered her, “O woman,  great is your faith!  Be it done for you as you desire.”  And her daughter was  healed instantly. 

The Teaching  Matthew 7:7-11

“7   “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!”

Matt 7:7–11 The Holy Bible, English Standard Version

The Demons   Matthew 17:14-20

“14   And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him, 15 said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. 16 And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.” 17 And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” 18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly. 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20 He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.””

The Tree  Matthew 21:18-21

“18   In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry. 19 And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once.

20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?” 21 And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.”

Matt 21:18–21 The Holy Bible, English Standard Version

Whatever you need, God is able to provide.  Look up and ask!  Call on His name! 

496 Years Later, Faith Alone! Grace Alone!

Reformation Sunday is celebrated as close to October 31 as possible.  Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses on the Church Door at Wittenburg on October 31, 1517.

Our Wonderful Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement and the Assemblies of God are a product of the Protestant Reformation.

Instead of providing the full outline, I've chosen 3 venues to alert you to the value of the Reformation.

AUDIO, listen on the Internet a radio program done by www.apologetics.com   This is for thinkers!

2 Hour Teaching Radio Program on the Reformation, done in 2008.

95 Theses of Martin Luther

Watch The Luther Trailer from 2003, then Watch the Movie 

Ephesians 2:8-9 clearly illustrate the principle of faith alone and grace alone.  Enjoy your faith today and be thankful for the Reformation.

The Testimony, the Treasure and the Triumph

Introduction

The Church @ Colossae was placed in a culture of confusion.  People were quick to run to the latest mystical teacher or performer to try to discover the newest experience or religious expression. They had mixed the pagan practices of their culture with Jewish law and Christian practice. As a result they had no joy, they were slipping into immorality and dysfunction and they were dependent on the false teachers that created and unrealistic and depressing worldview.

They were confused.

America resembles the Church at Colossae

Today, we are in a culture that has devalued the Bible as irrelevant and discounted Christ as anything more than a necessary religious option in case of difficulty or problems.  Our rich heritage of Christianity in America is eroding before our very eyes. 

While churches are closing and suffering low attendance, the restaurants, malls and entertainment venues of sports and recreation have replaced Jesus with idols of pleasure and personal satisfaction.

We do not have to settle for a Baal worshipping, narcissitic culture.  It does NOT have to be inevitable. 

 Paul wrote to the Colossians to encourage and build them up about what they already had in Christ.  

What He referenced 2000 years ago now applies to us. 

In Christ You have a Testimony, a Treasure and a Triumph.  Turn to Colossians 1:3

Colossians 1:3–2:15 (ESV)

The Testimony  1:3-14

³ We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, ⁴ since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, ⁵ because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, ⁶ which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, ⁷ just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf ⁸ and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. ⁹ And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, ¹⁰ so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. ¹¹ May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, ¹² giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. ¹³ He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. 

The Treasure  Colossians 1:15-2:5

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. ¹⁶ For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. ¹⁷ And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. ¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. ¹⁹ For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, ²⁰ and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. ²¹ And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, ²² he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, ²³ if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. 

²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, ²⁵ of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, ²⁶ the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. ²⁷ To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. ²⁸ Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. ²⁹ For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. ¹ For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, ² that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, ³ in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 

Jesus used this same word for treasure θησαυρός

when He said:

“19   “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.”

Matthew 6:19–20 ESV

Paul continues....

⁴ I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. ⁵ For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. 

The Triumph  Colossians 2:6-15

⁶ Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, ⁷ rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. ⁸ See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. ⁹ For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, ¹⁰ and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. ¹¹ In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, ¹² having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. ¹³ And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, ¹⁴ by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. ¹⁵ He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in Him.

You have a testimony, you have a treasure and you can triumph.

List of Kings of Israel and Judah

This is for my students in Old Testament Literature and those who care.  There are 2 very important concepts in learning to value and appreciate the Old Testament.

The first is Geography.  You have to have a basic understanding of the land of the Bible.

There are 3 parts to the fertile Crescent represented by this map.  1. Egypt   2.Palestine/Israel   3. Mesopotamia

The Second is Chronology.  You have to understand when things happened behind the text of the Old Testament.

Today I discovered a nice tool in Accordance Bible Software where you could select a timeline area, and it would create a list with dates and Scripture references.  I'm posting it here so the Scriptures will be hyperlinked. (Thank you Reftagger)

ISRAEL from United Monarchy to Exile[1]

                        David -1012/1011 to -972/971 (2Sam. 2-1Kings 2)

                        Solomon -971 to -931 (1Kings 3-11)

Kings of Judah

                        

Rehoboam -931/930 to -913 (1Kings 14:21-31)

                        Abijah, Abijam -913 to -911/910 (1Kings 15:1-8)

                        Asa -911/910 to -870/869 (1Kings 15:9-24)

                        Jehoshaphat -872/871 to -848 (1Kings 22:2-50)

                        Jehoram -853 to -841 (2Kings 8:16-24)

                        Ahaziah (Judah) -841 (2Kings 8:25-29)

                        Joash -835 to -796 (2Kings 12)

                        Amaziah -796 to -767 (2Kings 14:1-22)

                        Uzziah, Azariah -792/791 to -740/739 (2Kings 15:1-7; 2Chr. 26)

                        Jotham -750 to -732/731 (2Kings 15:32-38)

                        Ahaz -735 to -716/715 (2Kings 16)

                        Hezekiah -729 to -687/686 (2Kings 18-20)

                        Manasseh -697/696 to -643/642 (2Kings 21:1-18)

                        Amon -643/642 to -641/640 (2Kings 21:19-26)

                        Josiah -641/640 to -609 (2Kings 22:1-23:30)

                        Jehoahaz (Judah) -609 (2Kings 23:31-35)

                        Jehoiakim -609 to -598 (2Kings 23:36-24:6)

                        Jehoiachin -598 to -597 (2Kings 24:8-17)

                        Zedekiah -597 to -586 (2Kings 24:18-25:7)

Kings of Israel

Jeroboam -931/930 to -910/909 (1Kings 11:26-14:20; 2Chr. 10:2-16; 13:1-20)

                        Nadab -910/909 to -909/908 (1Kings 15:25-32)

                        Baasha -909/908 to -886/885 (1Kings 15:33-16:7)

                        Elah -886/885 to -885/884 (1Kings 16:8-14)

                        Omri -885/884 to -874/873 (1Kings 16:15-28)

                        Ahab -874/873 to -853 (1Kings 16:20-22:40)

                        Ahaziah (Israel) -853 to -852 (1Kings 22:51-53; 2Kings 1)

                        Joram -852 to -841 (2Kings 3:1-3)

                        Jehu -841 to -814/813 (2Kings 9-10)

                        Jehoahaz (Israel) -814–813 to -798 (2Kings 13:1-9)

                        Jehoash, Joash (Israel) -798 to -782/781 (2Kings 13:10-13)

                        Jeroboam II -793/792 to -753 (2Kings 14:23-29)

                        Zechariah (Israel) -753 to -752 (2Kings 15:8-12)

                        Menahem -752 to -742/741 (2Kings 15:17-22)

                        Pekah -752 to -732/731 (2Kings 15:27-31)

                        Pekahiah -742/741 to -740/739 (2Kings 15:23-26)

                        Hoshea -732/731 to -723/722 (2Kings 17:1-6)

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[1] Dan Langston, Ph.D. SAGU, 9/14/13, developed for Old Testament Literature students from Accordance Bible Software timeline tool.