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The First King (The Anointed Book 1)

Jacob Weldon

The First King, book I of The Anointed series, is an engaging and immersive historical novel, detailing the life, wars, loves, and struggles of Israel’s first divinely anointed king, Saul, son of Kish, the Benjaminite. The First King provides a deeper look into the stories contained within I Samuel...

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Bible in a Year with Jack Graham

The podcast referenced the book while discussing the reigns of several kings from 1 Kings, using its commentary to illustrate the Israelites' turn to idolatry and Asa’s righteousness. The hosts cited specific passages from the title to support their points, but did not explicitly endorse it as a recommendation.

Episode: Abijah and His Son Asa - The Book of 1 Kings

The podcast spoke about the kings mentioned in the book of First Kings, namely Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Abijah, Asa, and Baasha. The podcast discussed the downward spiral of the Israelites, who followed their kings into idolatry and wickedness. It was mentioned that the Kings Rehoboam and Abijah reigned with harshness and cruelty, as opposed to the legacy of David, who ruled with a humble heart and sought after God.

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And he took away the sawdomites out of the land and removed all the idols that his father said made, first King's 1512.

First king's 1511 says this, And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as David his father had done.

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