Prophets and Kings [1]
Introduction-The Vineyard of the Lord .............................. 15
Section I -- From Strength to Weakness
1. Solomon ........................................................ 25 2. The Temple and Its Dedication .................................. 35 3. Pride of Prosperity ............................................ 51 4. Results of Transgression ....................................... 61 5. Solomon's Repentance ........................................... 75 6. The Rending of the Kingdom ..................................... 87 7. Jeroboam ....................................................... 99 8. National Apostasy .............................................. 109
Section II -- Prophets of the Northern Kingdom
9. Elijah the Tishbite ............................................ 119 10. The Voice of Stern Rebuke ...................................... 129 11. Carmel ......................................................... 143 12. From Jezreel to Horeb .......................................... 155 13. "What Doest Thou Here?" ........................................ 167 14. "In the Spirit and Power of Elias".............................. 177 15. Jehoshaphat .................................................... 190 16. The Fall of the House of Ahab .................................. 204 17. The Call of Elisha ............................................. 217 18. The Healing of the Waters ...................................... 229 19. A Prophet of Peace ............................................. 235 20. Naaman ......................................................... 244 21. Elisha's Closing Ministry ...................................... 254 22. "Nineveh, That Great City" ..................................... 265 23. The Assyrian Captivity ......................................... 279 24. "Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge" .............................. 293 12
Section III -- A Preacher of Righteousness
25. The Call of Isaiah ............................................. 303 26. "Behold Your God!" ............................................. 311 27. Ahaz ........................................................... 322 28. Hezekiah ....................................................... 331 29. The Ambassadors From Babylon ................................... 340 30. Deliverance From Assyria ....................................... 349 31. Hope for the Heathen ........................................... 367
Section IV -- National Retribution
32. Manasseh and Josiah ............................................ 381 33. The Book of the Law ............................................ 392 34. Jeremiah ....................................................... 407 35. Approaching Doom ............................................... 422 36. The Last King of Judah ......................................... 440 37. Carried Captive Into Babylon ................................... 452 38. Light Through Darkness ......................................... 464
Section V -- In the Lands of the Heathen
39. In the Court of Babylon ........................................ 479 40. Nebuchadnezzar's Dream ......................................... 491 41. The Fiery Furnace .............................................. 503 42. True Greatness ................................................. 514 43. The Unseen Watcher ............................................. 522 44. In the Lions' Den .............................................. 539
Section VI -- After the Exile
45. The Return of the Exiles ....................................... 551 46. "The Prophets of God Helping Them" ............................. 567 47. Joshua