BX OT4 St Peters

This afternoon I was at St Peters for the fourth Bible Explorer lesson of the Old Testament.  It was the time of the first kings of Israel.  The stories started with Samuel and on to cover Saul, David and Solomon.  I talked about the highs and some of the lows of each of the kings reigns before the big low of the kingdom dividing after the death of Solomon.  Next week we look at the exile of both kingdoms Israel first and Judah second, then the return of Judah.  We'll also cover the story of Queen Esther.