Audio Series by Rabbi Spolter
Navi Melachim with Rabbi Spolter
The Navi shiur continues with the book of Melachim. Our story resumes with the death of King David, the coronation of Shlomo and the beginning of his reign, as well as the construction of the Beit Hamikdash. We will also learn about the mistakes Shlomo makes, and the tragic split of the kingdom and the chaos that ensues.
Note that all audio is in mp3 format and downloads directly, and all source material is in pdf format. You will need a pdf reader (available here) to read the source sheets.
Chapter 1: Successful Succession
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Chapter 1 Continued
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Chapter 2: David's Final Message
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Chapter 2 Continued
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Chapter 3: The Wisdom of Shlomo
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Chapter 4-5: Building a Monarchy
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Chapter 5-6: Building the Beit Hamikdash
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Chapter 7: The Construction of the Beit Hamikash
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Chapter 7 - Part 2: More Construction of the Beit Hamikash
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For these two shiurim, we viewed a number of pictures that appear in the wonderful pictoral work, "The Carta Atlas of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem". I strongly recommend this beautiful book, as it greatly aids visualizing some of the descriptions in the Navi.
Chapter 8 Part 1: The Dedication of the Beit Hamikdash
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Chapter 8 Part 2: Challenges in Dedicating the Beit Hamikdash
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Chapter 9: What is the Beit Hamikdash
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Chapter 10 Part 1: The Visit of the Queen of Sheva
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Chapter 10 Part 2: The Excess of Shlomo
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Chapter 11 Part 1: Shlomo's Sins, and Respect for Biblical Figures
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Chapter 11 Part 2: The Split of the Monarchy
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Chapter 12 - Splitting the Kingdom
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Chapter 13 - Ignoring the Warnings
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Chapter 14 - Rechavam's Reign
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Chapter 14 Part 2 and Chapter 15 Part 1 - Aviyam, Asa and Others
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Chapter 15 Part 2 and Chapter 16 Part 1 - Monarchy Mayhem
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Chapter 16 Part 2 - The Evil of Achav
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Chapter 17 - The Enigma of Eliyahu
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Chapter 18 Part 1 - Eliyahu's Personality, Eliyahu's Challenge
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Chapter 18 Part 2 - The Mount Carmel Conundrum
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