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1 & 2 Kings: Rise & Fall of the Kingdom
PostedAugust 25, 2022
UpdatedAugust 25, 2022
ByDNW
United Kingdom 1 Kings 1:1-11:43 | Divided Kingdom 1 Kings 12 – 2 Kings 25 | |||
David appoints Solomon, 1:1-2:9 | Solomon’s greatness, 2:13-10:29 | History of the kings of Israel & Judah | ||
David’s death | Solomon’s downfall, 11 | Elijah’s Ministry 1 Kin 17 -2 Kin 2 | Elisha’s Ministry 2 Kin 2-8 | Captivity of Israel, 2 Kin 17 |
Captivity of Judah, 2 Kin 24-25 |
Major characters
- Solomon (“peaceable, peaceful”)
- 19 kings of Northern Kingdom (Israel) – none good
- 19 kings/1 queen of Southern Kingdom (Judah) – 8 good
- Elijah (“whose God is Jehovah”)
- Elisha (“salvation of my God”)
Major themes
- The sin and failure of Israel and Judah, particularly with regard to idolatry
- God’s covenant with Israel
Major words/phrases
- He reigned…
- He did what was right…
- He did what was evil…
- He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam… who made Israel sin
Christ in all the Scriptures
- Solomon (cp. Matt 12:42 – a greater than Solomon is here)
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