Guiding Questions: I Kings 16

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

Theologically, how might you explain why the kings and the people continue to sin even after they are repeatedly punished for their actions? God continually warns the kings yet they do not listen!
It is difficult to follow these narratives. They do not read well, for they are so fractured. In some ways the discontinuity of these narratives artistically manifests the discontinuity of the kingdoms of the Jewish people.
What is the difference between a “baal” and an “asheirah”?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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Exploring Judaism

Exploring Judaism is the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism, embracing the beauty and complexity of Judaism, and our personal search for meaning, learning, and connecting. Our goal is to create content based on three core framing: Meaning-Making (Why?), Practical Living (How?), and Explainers (What?).

Post categories: Kings I, Neviim (Prophets), Tanakh, Tanakh Yomi

Post tags: I Kings 16, Perek Yomi (USCJ)

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