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Sep 19, 2024 · Brief Summary: Second Kings depicts the downfall of the divided kingdom. Prophets continue to warn the people that the judgment of God is at hand, but they will not repent. The kingdom of Israel is repeatedly ruled by wicked kings, and, even though a few of Judah’s kings are good, the majority of them lead the people away from worship of the ...
- Summary of The Book of 2 Chronicles
Date of Writing: The Book of 2 Chronicles was likely written...
- Summary of The Book of 2 Samuel
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- Summary of The Book of 2 Chronicles
19 Now, O Lord our God, I pray, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O Lord, are God.” (2 Kgs. 19:14-19; Is. 37:16-20). After learning from his mistake in trying to trust in his own wealth to appease Sennacherib (2 Kgs. 18:14-16), Hezekiah turned to God.
The two books of Kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of Kings in the Septuagint as well as the Vulgate. The author of the two books is not mentioned. According to Jewish tradition in the Talmud the author was the prophet Jeremiah. It is remarkable to see the text of 2 Kings 24:18-20 nearly repeated word by word in Jeremiah 52.
Feb 5, 2014 · 00:00. The Merciful God. 2 Kings 14:23-29. Ordinarily when we have studied a particular king the sermon title. Has bore his name, along with a description of what type of king he was. Since we are on a new king, one would expect that to be the case again. This morning we study the great-grandson of Jehu. His name is Jeroboam.
He is called Merodachbaladan, Isaiah 39:1, so here in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions; See Gill on Isaiah 39:1; and by Metasthenes (z) his father is called Merodach, and he Ben Merodach, who reigned twenty one years, and his father fifty two; from hence to the end of 2 Kings 20:12 the same account is given in the same words as in Isaiah 39:1 throughout, except in 2 Kings 20:13 ...
2 Kings Chapter 9 is a stark reminder of the consequences of straying from divine righteousness and the inevitable fulfillment of God's word. It speaks to the power of divine prophecy and the ultimate retribution that awaits those who promote and practice evil. Despite the seemingly harsh narrative, the chapter is a call to adhere to the ...
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Two people were raised from the dead (2 Kings 4:32–37; 13:20–21). The prophet Elijah left this earth without dying (2:1–18); Enoch was the only other man in the Bible to do so (Genesis 5:21–24). The waters of the Jordan River rolled back twice (2 Kings 2:8, 14). These and other miraculous events testify to God’s continuing work among ...
