Book of first kings overview insight for living ministries. We have here the conclusion of solomons story, and in it, 1. Oct 31, 2017 the second book of kings chapter 18 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. Reference is had to another history then extant, but not being divinely inspired since lost, the book of the acts of solomon, 1 kings 11. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. Oct 23, 2017 the second book of kings chapter 1 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. Probably this book was written by a chronologer or historiographer, whom solomon employed to write his annals, out of which the sacred writer extracted what god saw fit to.
The taking of foreign wives, whether in the making of alliances or in order to increase his harem, was not only a violation of the law of moses exodus 34. When athaliah the mother of ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs. It has subdivisions of athaliah, ahabs daughter, destroys the royal seed, joash is saved, jehoiada, the priest, overthrows athaliah. The second book of kings chapter 11 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. They will lead the people into idol worship and apostasy from yahwehs covenant. And the prophet isaiah the son of amoz came to him, and said unto him, thus saith the lord, set thine house in order. But king solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of pharaoh, women of the moabites, ammonites, edomites, zidonians, and hittites. Solomons defection, though it was much his reproach and a great blemish to his personal character, yet did not so far break in upon the character of his reign but that it was afterwards made the pattern of a good reign, 2 chr. Voice bible studies, the books of kings, 2 kings 8. It has subdivisions of hezekiah reigns over judah, sennache. Athaliah usurps the government of judah, jehoash made king. The first book of the kings, chapter 11 sacred name king. But the israelitish army was still encamped there, under the command of jehu. Of the nations concerning which yhvh said unto the children of israel, ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto.
This chapter begins with as melancholy a but as almost any we find in all the bible. The people of the land were the second part, and the young king was the third. He is living in captivity in babylon, and there is the faint hope that gods promise of an eternal covenant with the house of david and that a davidic king will rule forever will still be fulfilled 2 sam 7. Sin is first alluring and deceitful, and then demands utter control in order to overcome and subdue its victims. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. And elisha said unto him, as the lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, i will not leave thee. I call it a soap opera because the stories in these chapters do truly read like a daytime soap opera. It just covers about a thirtyyear period of time when a final group of kings reigns over what was called the kingdom of judah. We now return to judah in the south centered on jerusalem and the temple.
Probably this book was written by a chronologer or. The book was divided into the two books of first kings and second kings in the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, and continues as such in the latin vulgate and our christian old testament of the bible. But naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, behold. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. Wherefore yhvh said unto solomon, forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which i have commanded thee, i will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.
The story of elijahs ministry begins in the last pages of 1 kings and concludes in 2 kings with elishas succession. Solomons power, prestige and wealth became his undoing. The boys are told that fairies cannot stand iron, so as long as they hold small iron knives, they can walk into the castle and retrieve the captives, walking out again, as long as they dont eat any of the fairies enchanted food. And when athaliah the mother of ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. Jehoiada, giving order to the captains, in the seventh year anointeth him king, 2 kings 11. Notes on book 1, chapter 11 from the once and future king. The books of kings were originally one book in the hebrew text and formed a two volume corpus with the present books of samuel. At the same time, an underlying reason for these stories do show demonic. Athaliah destroys the royal seed, joash is saved, joash becomes king over judah. So he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, to see if i will recover from this injury. As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba prevents adonijah from stealing the throne from solomon, the rightful king.
Moabite, ammonite, edomite, sidonian, and hittite women. The second book of kings chapter 1 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from athaliah. The second book of the kings, chapter 5 sacred name king.
Solomon built the millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father david. Verses 1517 turn to a description of the assassination of all the inhabitants of samaria who retained loyalty to. In kings we see the gloomy picture of the decline of both the northern and southern kingdoms israel and judah, during their final days of independence. This book contains such a fund of wisdom, applied to the regulation of life, and all referred to the proper end. Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. Solomon had been one of the wisest men that had ever lived, one of the wisest men of god that had ever lived because solomons wisdom was a gift from god behold, i give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you 1 kings 3. Now naaman, captain of the host of the king of syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him yhvh had given deliverance unto syria. A disciple on 1 kings 11 this very sad chapter points to a very serious danger that lurks seeking to ambush the simple by unrestrained appetites and propensity toward pleasures. Then jehoiada brought out joash, the kings son, placed the crown on his head, and. The second book of kings chapter 18 is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. Their sins will result in conquest by the kingdom of assyria in 722 bc, to exile from their homeland, and to captivity in. It has subdivisions of the sickness of ahaziah, ahaziahs death. When he did, it was easy for him to rationalize it after all, the greatest king of israel, his father david, had. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniels final vision, describing a series.
My title for this weeks lesson is soap opera and understanding satans power. The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. Joash anointed king, athaliah is slain, and revival under jehoiada. And the seventh year jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the lord, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the lord, and shewed them the kings son. Read 1 kings 11 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. In the books of 1 and 2 kings, nineteen evil kings from nine different dynasties rule the northern kingdom of israel. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. Next chapter of 1 kings the book of 1 kings, chapter 16 we hope that you find the content of the book of 1 kings, chapter 16 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Up until now we have reading the history of the northern kingdom of israel of the ten tribes. Therefore, 2 kings is actually the fourth book in the series on the history of the hebrew kings as presently arranged. Second book of kings chapter 111 bible illustrations by sweet. In this lesson we are going to read about the end of selfrule by the israelites for what turns to be the next 2,500 years.
He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events. Verses 1214 then portray the killing of ahaziahs relatives. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. Ramothgileada city of great importance to the hebrew people, east of jordan, as a fortress of defense against the syrians. This summary of the book of 2 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 kings. In the final chapters, god brings the neobabylonian empire of king nebuchadnezzar. Probably this book was written by a chronologer or historiographer, whom solomon employed to write his annals, out of which the sacred writer extracted what god saw fit to transmit to the church.
We now return to judah in the south centered on jerusalem and. And jehu wrote letters, and sent to samaria, unto the rulers of jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up ahabs children, saying, 2. Along with his wisdom, his united kingdom see israelite monarchy the. Two kings, hezekiah and josiah of judah, were especially pleasing to the lord. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the. One is between the lord as one party and the people, headed by the king, as the other. Unbelief is a sin by which men greatly dishonour and displease god, and deprive themselves of. The first part of this book records solomons reign of forty years as king.
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