In Hebrew the first book
of Kings is “Mal-chim” which means “messengers” or “kings”. According to the
Jewish Talmud this book was written by the prophet Jeremiah. The major themes
are the death of David, the reign of Solomon, the building of the temple, the
death of Solomon, the division of the kingdom and the ministry of Elijah. 1st
Kings establishes the typology of Christ sitting on the Throne of Glory (2 kaph
words). See the graph below for the distribution of the word “throne” in the 12
Old Testament history books.
The Hebrew word for throne
appears 32 times!
Now let’s look at the
temple that King Solomon built.
