The Book of 1 and 2 Kings

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The Kingdom: Glorious…and divided The Book of 1 and 2 Kings

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The Book of 1 and 2 Kings. The Kingdom: Glorious…and divided. INTRODUCTION . Historical setting Timeline Good and Bad kings North? All kings are BAD! South? 12 kings are BAD; 8 are GOOD. Which kings get the most ink? (See charts below) South: Rehoboam , Joash , Hezekiah, Josiah - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Book of 1 and 2 Kings

The Kingdom: Gloriousand dividedThe Book of 1 and 2 KingsHistorical settingTimeline Good and Bad kingsNorth? All kings are BAD!South?12 kings are BAD; 8 are GOOD.Which kings get the most ink? (See charts below)

South: Rehoboam, Joash, Hezekiah, Josiah

North: Jeroboam, Ahab, Jehu

INTRODUCTION Chronological scopeThe historical span of the book(s):

from the death of David to the release of king Jehoiachin in Babylon (2 Kings 25:27-30)

The time span of the books(s): --from 971 BC (death of David and ascension of Solomon) --to 586 BC (the final exile of Judah to Babylon)--over 400 years.

INTRODUCTION Genre 1 and 2 Kings is not just History but Theological History or Preached History.Political and economic success of the kings are irrelevant if their commitment to YHWH was lackingOmriAhabJeroboam II

INTRODUCTION Purpose of 1 and 2 Kings

To prove to the exilic generation of Israelites that their exile was Gods righteous judgment for their covenant disobedience

INTRODUCTION Overarching Theological Themes of 1 and 2 Kings

The Failure of the Monarchy

David and the Davidic Covenant

Monotheism and the Sovereignty of God

Prophecy and the Prophetic Word

INTRODUCTION Solomon: His Early YearsSolomons Ascension to the Throne1 Kings 1-2Davids declineZadokSolomons syncretism? (1 Kings 3:1-4)

1 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaohs daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem. 2 The people were sacrificing at the high places, however, because no house had yet been built for the name of the LORD.3Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father, only he sacrificed and made offerings at the high places. 4And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon used to offer a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.

Solomon (1 Kings 1-11) Solomons Rule Over Israel1 Kings 4

20Judah and Israel were as many as the sand by the sea. They ate and drank and were happy. 21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.24For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the Euphrates. And he had peace on all sides around him. 25And Judah and Israel lived in safety, from Dan even to Beersheba, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, all the days of Solomon.

Solomon (1 Kings 1-11)

Solomons Building ProjectsMany different building projectsHis Palace (1 Kings 7:1-8)Fortified cities: Hazor, Megiddo, Gezer, etc. (1 Kings 9:15-18)Main building project: the TempleSolomons Apostasy1 Kings 11Throughout his reign, Solomon multiplied:horses (1 Kings 4:26)gold (2 Kings 10:14)wives (1 Kings 11:3)

Solomon (1 Kings 1-11) Deut 17:14-17 "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,' 15you may indeed set a king over you whom the LORD your God will chooseOnly he must not acquire many horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the LORD has said to you, 'You shall never return that way again. And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.

The Kingdom Divides

Jeroboam King of Israel (the north)Rehoboam King Of Judah (the south)

Jeroboams false worship

Rehoboam in the south

II.Divided Kingdom: The Early Years (1 Kings 12-16)

III.The Ministries of Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings 172 Kings 10)

III.The Ministries of Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings 172 Kings 10)

Elijah Battles against Ahab and BaalThe miracles of Elijah and ElishaMany miracles performed Some miracles seem trivial and quite oddpoisoned stew (2 Kings 4:38-41)floating axe head (2 Kings 6:1-7)Characteristics of the miraclesOften have to do with life and deathOften benefit the outsider or underdogOften highlight the authority of the prophetic office

Elijah, Elisha, and the New TestamentElijah is mentioned many times in the NT, but Elisha is only mentioned once Elijah John the BaptistJesus Elisha (Luke 4:27)Elishas ministry corresponds closely with Jesus.Transformation of water (2:19-22 // water to wine, Cana)Restoring the Shunammite womens son to life (2 Kings 4:29-37 // cf. Luke 7:11-17)Feeding large group of people with small amount of foodCleanses the leper NaamanExplicitly in Luke 4

III.The Ministries of Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings 172 Kings 10)The remaining kings in the northThe exile of Israel (northern kingdom)

IV.The Last Years of Israel (2 Kings 11-17)

Hezekiah and Sennacherib

Hezekiah is the first to received unqualified praise from our narrator (18:1-8).

Tries to buy off Assyria by stripping the temple of its gold

Assyrias invasion of Judah (701 B.C.)

V. The Last Years of Judah (2 Kings 18-25)

Josiahs ReformsJosiah

Josiahs Reforms

Did it last?

NO!!

V. The Last Years of Judah (2 Kings 18-25)The Exile of Judah3 stages

606/5Cream of the crop takenDaniel597many taken; puppet king installedEzekiel taken586many more killed and taken to exileJerusalem and temple destroyedJeremiah witnesses the destruction; left in the land

V. The Last Years of Judah (2 Kings 18-25)

Excursus: Lamentations