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- Originally, the Jewish nation had no kings. At Mount Sinai G‑d told Moses that if the Jews would follow in His ways, they would be “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” If they would serve the one true King, they would have no need for a mortal replacement. Of course, they needed a leader. But Moses was not a conventional king.
www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1935026/jewish/A-History-of-the-Hebrew-Monarchy.htmA History of the Hebrew Monarchy - The Kings of Israel, Judea ...
English Standard Version. 14 “When you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, ‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,’ 15 you may indeed set a king over you whom the Lord your God will choose.
Jul 29, 2024 · Know your Amaziah from your Ahaziah and your Jehoahaz from your... other Jehoahaz with this detailed chart and guide to every king and prophet of Israel and Judah mentioned in the books of 1 and 2 Kings.
- Jacob Edson
KINGSHIP IN THE HEBREW BIBLE. In many ways, the Hebrew Bible presents kings according to this ancient Near Eastern model. Saul is mighty warrior, Solomon a great builder. The king‟s role as judge, and as the advocate of the helpless, is described enthusiastically in Psalm 72.
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- The book of Kings was written during the exile to explain why Israel and Judah were in exile. In the Hebrew Bible, the book of Kings—understood as 1 and 2 Kings together—is the last book in the Former Prophets (Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings).
- Kings isn’t just about kings; it’s also about prophets. The rise of Israel’s monarchy brought in its wake the flowering of the prophetic office, and for good reason: rebellious kings needed to hear God’s words of warning, and faithful kings needed to hear God’s words of encouragement.
- Elijah wasn’t a fearful, self-pitying prophet in 1 Kings 19. Many commentators view Elijah in this chapter as a complaining coward, fearfully and faithlessly fleeing from Jezebel to pour out his egotistical “woe is me” tale to the Lord.
The Book of Judges is the second book in Nevi’im (Prophets), the second section of the Tanach (Hebrew Bible). It is considered part of the Deuteronomic history that begins in the last book of the Torah and ends with the second Book of Kings .
- Elana Roth
A History of the Hebrew Monarchy. The Kings of Israel, Judea and Onward. By Menachem Posner. © Ahuva Klein. Originally, the Jewish nation had no kings. At Mount Sinai G‑d told Moses that if the Jews would follow in His ways, they would be “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.”
When you hear the phrase, “God’s chosen nation,” what comes to mind? If you’ve read the story of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament), you know that it tells the story of God’s interaction with one particular nation, Israel.
