Free teaching materials · Narrative

Teacher guide

Prepare a complete 45-minute session for every passage unit.

Use this page with the passage open. Follow the references, test each conclusion, and return to the whole book for context.

A complete 45-minute teaching path

The lesson is free, printable, and usable without an account. Adjust vocabulary for your group, but keep the passage boundaries and evidence visible.

A complete 45-minute teaching path

5 min

Orient the group

Name the book, passage boundary, setting, and the question this unit will explore. Allow learners to pass on personal sharing.

10 min

Read the text

Read the assigned passage aloud or silently. Mark speakers, repeated words, commands, contrasts, promises, and changes.

10 min

Explain from the evidence

Walk through the observations on this page. Connect every conclusion to a verse and label interpretive judgments honestly.

15 min

Discuss and apply

Use the discussion questions. Move from what the passage says to responsible application without forcing disclosure.

5 min

Summarize and pray

Ask for one sentence that captures the passage. Close with a prayer shaped by its words and concerns.

All study units

Use this page with the passage open. Follow the references, test each conclusion, and return to the whole book for context.

Passage study 01 · 1 Kings 1:1–2:46

Solomon placed on David’s mule and anointed while Adonijah’s rival feast breaks apart

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Passage study 02 · 1 Kings 3:1–28

Solomon asking for an understanding heart and judging between the two women and the living child

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Passage study 03 · 1 Kings 4:1–5:18

The kingdom’s administration and cedar, stone, craftsmen, and labor prepared for the temple

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Passage study 04 · 1 Kings 6:1–7:51

The temple and palace under construction, with historically restrained materials and tools

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Passage study 05 · 1 Kings 8:1–66

The ark brought into the temple, cloud filling the house, Solomon praying, and the people celebrating the dedication

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Passage study 06 · 1 Kings 9:1–10:29

The queen of Sheba testing Solomon’s wisdom and viewing the order and abundance of his court

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Passage study 07 · 1 Kings 11:1–43

Solomon’s divided devotion as foreign shrines rise and adversaries emerge

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Passage study 08 · 1 Kings 12:1–33

Rehoboam rejecting the elders’ counsel, the kingdom dividing, and Jeroboam establishing the calves at Bethel and Dan

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Passage study 09 · 1 Kings 13:1–14:31

The man of God confronting the altar at Bethel and the consequences of disobeying the word he received

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Passage study 10 · 1 Kings 15:1–16:34

Asa removing idols while later kings deepen conflict and Ahab establishes Baal worship

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Passage study 11 · 1 Kings 17:1–24

Elijah by the brook with ravens, the widow sharing her last meal, and the child restored

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Passage study 12 · 1 Kings 18:1–46

Elijah before the people on Carmel, the drenched altar, fire consuming the offering, and the small cloud announcing rain

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Passage study 13 · 1 Kings 19:1–21

Elijah beneath the juniper tree, at the cave hearing the still small voice, and casting his mantle upon Elisha

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Passage study 14 · 1 Kings 20:1–43

Samaria under threat and Ahab repeatedly receiving victories he fails to understand faithfully

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Passage study 15 · 1 Kings 21:1–29

Naboth refusing to surrender his inheritance, false witnesses at the public hearing, and Elijah confronting Ahab in the vineyard

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Passage study 16 · 1 Kings 22:1–53

Micaiah standing alone before the kings and Ahab entering battle in disguise before his death

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