Gary Millar on 1 Kings part 1

In this two-part episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, I talk to Gary Millar, principal of Queensland Theological College in Brisbane, Australia, and author of Saving Eutychus. Millar is currently working on a commentary on 1 and 2 Kings, which will be published by Crossway. The Book of 1 Kings opens with a weakened King David who can’t seem to keep warm in bed, and subsequently works its way through:

the glorious and yet ultimately failed kingship of Solomon
the building and dedication of the temple
the division of the kingdom with its good and bad kings
the prophetic ministry of Elijah

Here are some additional audio resources you may find helpful in preparing to teach 1 Kings:

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Chapel messages on 1 and 2 Kings by Gary Millar
Sermons on 1 Kings by Sinclair Ferguson

For further study, here are some books you may find helpful, including titles from Crossway, sponsor of Help Me Teach the Bible:

1 and 2 Kings (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible) by Peter J. Leithart
1 Kings: The Wisdom and the Folly by Dale Ralph Davis
King Solomon: The Temptations of Money, Sex, and Power by Philip Graham Ryken

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Nancy Guthrie (MATS, Reformed Theological Seminary) teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including through her Biblical Theology Workshop for Women. She is the author of numerous books and the host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast from The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband founded Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child, and they’re cohosts of the GriefShare video series.

Gary Millar (PhD, Oxford) is principal of Queensland Theological College. He previously served as a pastor for 17 years. His dissertation was published as Now Choose Life in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series. He has written many other books, including a commentary on Deuteronomy in the Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary series.