Although the writer is unknown, it was written while the first temple was still standing 1 kings 8. Campbells and obriens redaction theory from unfolding the deuteronimistic history 2000. The one points to a common residencethe other to a common place of meeting. An ambitious and restless prince always finds a sufficiency of reasons to colour his enterprises. What was the real or pretended cause of this war we cannot tell. But elisha said, as surely as the lord lives and as you live, i will not leave you. This must be rated as one of the most inspiring texts in the o. When he showed him the place, elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float. Reflect, journal, or create art next to your favorite verses. About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate.
I realized that this man of god, writing over a century ago, had put his finger on a major problem facing evangelical christianity in our day. Modern scholarship assigns the authorship to the prophets. Account of the sojourning of the shunammite in the land of the philistines, during the seven years famine, 2 kings 8. The place was either bethel or jericho, probably the latter. The king of syria warred against israel this was probably the same benhadad who is mentioned 2 kings 6. And the rest of the acts of joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of judah. The tenor of the narrative shows the humble condition of elishas pupils. Introduction this section calls our attention to the hostilities that israel was experiencing with the king of aram syria. The book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow and deportation of the people of israel and judah to assyria and babylon, respectively. Elishas servant is scared, but elisha prays, and his servants eyes are opened to see the army of angels ready to protect them. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less.
I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. Originally one book, they were divided by the septuagint translators. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habakkuk. Coregent with predecessor or successor the years in brackets give alternative calculations. And the sons of the prophets said to elisha, see now, the place where we dwell with you is too small for us. Verse 17 tells us, and elisha prayed, and said, lord, i pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. The principle source of these hostilities continued in the form of invading bands or plundering parties who would make border raids against the jews cf. They apparently mixed with the remaining israelites and. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to. After conferring with his officers, he said, i will set up my camp in such and such a place.
May 02, 2020 the book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow and deportation of the people of israel and judah to assyria and babylon, respectively. This is the same woman from 2nd kings chapter 4, god done so much for her then and he still continues to never forsake here. He had prayed for her to have a son who subsequently died, but elisha had restored the son to life. We read before of a shunammite woman that was a kind benefactor to elisha. Voice bible studies, the books of kings, 2 kings 8. This place where we live with you is too cramped for us. All this took place because the israelites had sinned against the lord their god, who had brought them up out of egypt from under the power of pharaoh king of egypt. Oh it looks real to those who dont know the truth and that bow is as fake as he is the false messiah so look the crown and bow up and find out in the strongs concordance. Beware of passing that place, because the arameans are going down there.
Elishas servants sees an army of angels bible story lifekids. Apr 02, 2016 watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah. It is well to foresee an evil, and wisdom, when we foresee it, to hide ourselves if we lawfully may do so. And that devine presence envelopes the entire universe at any given point in time and space. Joram is wounded by the syrians, and goes to jezreel to be healed, 2 kings 8. The final chapter, christ is all, is a wonderful exposition of the allsufficiency of jesus christ. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth 1 samuel 2 samuel 1 kings 2 kings 1 chronicles 2 chronicles ezra nehemiah tobias judith esther job psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of songs wisdom sirach ecclesiasticus isaiah jeremiah lamentations baruch ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habbakuk. The passages of story recorded in this chapter oblige us to look back. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings.
This is not a reference to a whole army but to a band of syrians somewhat larger than usual. Besides that the record of the life of hezekiah or isaiah 36. The first six verses of 2 kings 8 deal with the shunammite woman who had built the guest room for elisha described in 2 kings 4. My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 6. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. Reference is made for example to the book of the acts of solomon 1 kings 11. Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. That was agreat wonderful chapter on the power of faith, trust,holy spirit in all trusting in the lord. 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. Complete text, index, search, bible verse, bible story, scripture, book, prophesy, christian. In verse 15, elishas attendant went out seemingly oblivious to both the fact of the enemy and of gods provision. So the bands from aram stopped raiding israels territory. And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate.
He had prayed for her to have a son who subsequently died, but elisha had restored the. Then the king of syria warred against israel, and took counsel with his. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of israel and judah by a deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century bce, with a supplement added in the sixth century bce. She returns, and solicits the king to let her have back her land. The first seal and verse 2 that man, supernatural man has a fake crown. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. Once when the king of syria was warring against israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, at such and such a. Sep, 2012 this is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book of the kings.
But the book of the chronicles of the kings of judah was a work on a larger scale than the extant book of. Leah michelle on 2 kings 8 the first 6 verses here are a must read for a woman looking for hope. Like for a lot of christians, the new day simply meant business as usual. This is the holy book of 1 kings, known as the second book of the kings, otherwise called the fourth book of the kings. For elisha, the prophet in israel, tells the king of israel the very words you speak in your bedroom. Watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.