The tenor of the narrative shows the humble condition of elishas pupils. The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. Last weeks lesson in 2nd kings 5 revolved around the gentile syrian army. That thou mightest fear the lord thy god, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which i command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy sons son. Adam clarkes bible commentary 2 kings 6 2 kings 5 2 kings 7 help fb twitter gr videos gr forums gr youtube. Library commentaries concordances dictionaries encyclopedias bible stories apocrypha books lexicons. Read 2 kings 6 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. 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. Notwithstanding the general profligacy of israel, the schools of the prophets increased. Chapters 6 through 8 continue the story of the ministry of elisha in the. The purpose of the new testament is not to develop the gospel but rather to tell us. Book of 2 kings bible survey who were the kings of israel and judah.
He was passing by upon the wall to give orders for the mounting of the guard, the posting of the archers, the repair of the breaches, and the like, when a woman of the city cried to him, help, my lord, o king. Books of the bible 2 kings questions about 2 kings. The removal of elijah was a type and figure of the ascension of christ, and the opening of the kingdom of heaven to all believers. They desired for elisha the prophet hangout with them, and he concurred. The one points to a common residencethe other to a common place of meeting. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of 2 kings in easy english. Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the lord your go d commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it 6. What are the most commonly asked questions about the book of 2 kings. Thus the new testament can be rightly classified as primarily inspired commentary hebrews would call it midrash on the old testament in. Those whose hearts are attuned to realize and appreciate spiritual realities may find infinite encouragement and confidence in the omnipotence of god and his ultimate victory that will be achieved over all enemies of truth and righteousness. This must be rated as one of the most inspiring texts in the o. The history of rome brief overview of roman history from her dawn to the first punic war.
In these four books the history of the nation is traced from the time of its greatest extent, influence, and prosperity under david. He therefore went to the different schools of the prophets to give them his last exhortations and blessing. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to. Watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 6 describes how god protects elisha from the syrians and opens his servants eyes to see the spiritual protection. Coregent with predecessor or successor the years in brackets give alternative calculations. The sad complaint which a poor woman had to make to the king, in the extremity of the famine.
As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba prevents adonijah from stealing the throne from solomon, the rightful king. Read 2 kings 6 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. So be strong, act like a man, 3 and observe what the lord your god requires. Verse by verse commentaries by book precept austin. One of the great crimes of the northern tribes of israel was their worship of molech, leading to the assyrian captivity 2 kings 17. While gathering or hanging out, elisha performed some miracles for the young prophets. Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey. In this chapter are recorded other wonders of elisha, as causing iron to swim, 2 kings 6. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. The seventh chapter should have begun with 2 kings 6.
Though jehoram was a wicked king and most of his courtiers would resemble their master, many had been won over. Up to the days of king josiah of judah, molech worship continued, because he destroyed a place of worship to that idol 2 kings 23. An easyenglish bible version and commentary lee level b on the book of 2 kings. Bible roman empire map large map of the roman empire in the early first century click around on the places. For elisha, the prophet in israel, tells the king of israel the very words you speak in your bedroom. Campbells and obriens redaction theory from unfolding the deuteronimistic history 2000. When he showed him the place, elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float. 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. Genesis 3 commentary genesis 12 commentary genesis 15 commentary genesis 49 commentary. This was no doubt owing to the influence of elisha. God simply removes elijah from the scene in a chariot of fire, pulled by horses of fire. The place was either bethel or jericho, probably the latter.
And then elisha said,see the following chapter, where the removal of the calamity is foretold in the most explicit manner. In chapter 3 finally habakkuks faith triumphs when remembering the glory and. The tradition is that the prophet jeremiah was the author of both 1 and 2 kings. The books of kings were originally one book in the hebrew text and formed a two volume corpus with the present books of samuel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1 and 2 kings the niv application commentary.
King manasseh of judah gave his son to molech 2 kings 21. The rabbis go on to point out that while elisha did not shy away from violence, his career was characterized instead by healings and miracles for the people. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. Chapter 1 9 men, men of faith, men of prayer, men that will not dare to rely upon their own human wisdom, but will seek earnestly for light and. So 2 kings 2, according to the rabbinic tradition, offers a solution to prophetic zealotry.
This fact, and other small details, make it plain that 1 kings describes the habitation of god and the intimate. The book of 2 kings is a sequel to the book of 1 kings. The tabernacle of ancient israel brief overview of the tabernacle of moses in the wilderness and the ark of the covenant. The sons of the prophets wish to enlarge their dwelling place, and go. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 kings 6 and more. But elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with himthe latter clause of 2 kings 6. The word suffer or the concept of suffering occurs over 15 times in this book. The book of 2 kings, along with 1 kings, was likely written between 560 and 540 b. The sons of the prophets enlarge their habitations, iron made to swim. Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in. Introduction this section calls our attention to the hostilities that israel was experiencing with the king of aram syria. Every man a beam they made a sort of loghouses with their own hands. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.
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