The name in the hebrew text is a derisive alteration of baalzebul. The same thing happened with the books of samuel and chronicles immediately before and after the books of kings. Ahaziah the new king of israel injures himself and sends a servant to inquire of baalzebub the false god of ekron whether he the king will recover from the injury. The book of kings in recent research part ii michael avioz, 2006. Second kings continues the history of the divided kingdom, picking up the story around 853 bc. One obviously inexperienced man finds a vegetable he does not recognize and put it in the large cookingpot for meal, but it turns out to. The waters of the jordan river rolled back twice 2 kings. Elisha assumes elijahs role as prophet, acting as a cryptic doomsayer to israels kings while performing miracles for the common folk. Then spake elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn. Beloved heavenly father, the miracles of your prophet elijah were surpassed by elisha, and the miracles of elisha. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the. The second book of kings continues the history of the two separated kingdoms, judah and israel. Oil the wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to elisha. But in the hebrew text of 2 kings it is used almost more frequently, especially for elisha.
Originally this book and the preceding book were combined into one longer book in the hebrew bible. The books of samuel and kings cover israels period as a nation under a king. An introduction to the books of first and second kings. The second book of kings continues the history of the two israelite kingdoms where 1 kings leaves off. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. When elisha returned to gilgal, there was a famine in the land. The main events in the book of second kings ii kings ii kings 1. Ahab is dead, and his house and his queen, jezebel, are awaiting their destructionwhich has been delayed for the present although ahabs son.
He said to his servant, put on the big pot and cook. Moses, joshua, the judges, and david are all leaders of the israelites. Second, elisha provides for this womans needs in a way that allows. The book chronicles the events that took place between the time of king ahaziahs death and king jehoiachin of judah being released from his prison in babylon elijah is taken up into heaven, and elisha. The second book of kings chapter is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. A woman who was the wife of one of the sons of the prophets was a widow and her sons were going to b.
Elijah is called man of god by others and by himself in in 1. In judah the dynasty of david continued to the end, while in israel there were. 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 tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings.
Elisha was a follower of elijah, whose ministry he succeeded see 2 kings 2. Elisha multiplies a widows oil 17 a shunammite womans hospitality 816 woman rewarded with a son. I was given the task of teaching through the gospel of john in three days. Second kings features many unique events and people. The book of 2 nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms.
And elijah said unto elisha, tarry here, i pray thee. Elijah was taken up in a chariot of fire to heaven 2. I am tempted to think that the campfires were burning, with breakfast still cooking on the fire. In the books of 1 and 2 kings, nineteen evil kings from nine different dynasties rule the northern kingdom of israel. Elisha advises the shunamitess to avoid the famine. Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. The second book of kings the prophet elisha ahaziah had fallen from the balcony of his upper room in samaria and he lay ill in bed when the moabites rebelled against israel. It was in the gift of elijah to grant his supernatural powers to his companion and protege, elisha.
The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. And ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in samaria, and was sick. There were those walked in the footsteps of david like. As the books religious protagonists, elijah and elisha illustrate that the nature of prophets has changed throughout the old testament. 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. Naaman healed of leprosy by elisha 119 greedy gehazi struck with leprosy 2027 6.
Chapter 8 page 321 the second book of the kings the. Elijah is initially presented in 1 kings 17 as the seer who foretold a threeyear drought in the land of israel. The books of kings were written between 560 and 538539 b. When this was translated into greek in the last few centuries bce, kings was joined with samuel in a fourpart work called the book of kingdoms. They are two of the most notable prophets from scripture helping to restore israel in a time of wicked rulers. A second observation is that when we come to verse 24, some time has.
The book of kings narrates the turbulent history of israel from the temples construction until its destruction and the national exile. The second book of kings elisha and the end of the house of ahab 11after ahabs death moab rebelled against israel. The second book of the kings the king james bible version. It records the reigns of fifteen kings in judah and of eleven kings in israel. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. Since he had no son, joram succeeded him as king, in the second year of joram, son of jehoshaphat, king of judah. It has subdivisions of jehoahaz reigns over israel, the death of jehoahaz. The second book of the kings is considered as an extension and a consummation of the first book of the kings. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. Chapter 4 page 317 the second book of the kings the. Contents continuing where 1 kings concluded with ahaziah, 2 kings. Then moab rebelled against israel after the death of ahab. The second book of kings spoke of the acts of elisha and his work for god.
The life and times elisha the prophet feast or famine 2 kings. 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. The life and times elisha the prophet feast or famine 2. The second book of the kings the second book of the kings, old testament seminary student study guide 2002, 11118 the book of 2 kings is the fourth and final book in the series of books that relates the history of the israelites during the time they had kings. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. As the brotherhood of prophets were sitting with him, he said to his servant, put the large pot on the fire and cook some soup for the brotherhood. After ahab king of israel died, a neighboring country moab rebelled against israel. The popular traditions about elisha 2 kings 2 sketch a charismatic, quasiecstatic figure, very similar to elijah. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings. The second book of kings is a continuation of the first. Like his mentor, elisha was a passionate exponent of the ancient religious and cultural. The main events in the book of second kings hubpages. Since 1 and 2 kings were originally on book, see the introduction to 1 kings for a discussion of these matters.
They will lead the people into idol worship and apostasy. In the hebrew bible the bible used by jews, first and second kings are a single book, as are the first and second books of samuel. In 722 bc, the powerful nation of assyria invaded the northern kingdom, scattering and taking captive the. And elisha came again to gilgal when there was a famine in the land. As elisha s servant, gehazi had little excuse to fail as badly as he did a jar of oil. The divided kingdoms of israel and judah the miracles of elisha previous kings 2 lessons list next. The bible story of elijah and elisha is found in both books of kings from the old testament.
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