The Bible Story Handbook: A Resource for Teaching 175 Stories From the Bible by John H. Walton & Kim E. Walton

Author:John H. Walton & Kim E. Walton
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Christian
ISBN: 9781433506482
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2010-09-03T00:00:00+00:00

Biblical Context

First and 2 Kings are about the failures of kingship. The books of Samuel relate how God set up kingship in such a way that kings were designed to be extensions of his kingship and would thus reveal what his kingship was like. With few exceptions, however, the kings of Israel and Judah failed to approach this ideal. The books of 1 and 2 Kings portray this road of failure in the stories of one king after another. Solomon had demonstrated wisdom and justice as God had blessed him, but his failures led to the split of the kingdom. The books then begin the litany of failures, particularly evident in the Northern Kingdom, Israel, primarily shown by the golden calves. As kings became worse, God began to display his kingship through the prophets instead of through the kings. This was particularly true in the ministry of Elisha, who here became involved in international politics as he became the instrument by which Yahweh led the armies of Israel and defeated the enemy.

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