2 kings chapter 17 commentary on the book

The chapter begins with a declaration of an absence of rain for an undisclosed number of years 1 kings 17. It would require an entire book of several hundred pages to explore in any exhaustive sense all of the problems and questions which scholars discuss concerning this chapter. This must be rated as one of the most inspiring texts in the o. Watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of 2 kings in easy english. Commentary on 2 kings 17 fall of israel tough questions. Reign of hoshea in israel, the israelites carried captives by the assyrians. He was ruling when the king of assyria invaded his land and forced taxes and servitude on hoshea. The great facts of the chapter are as clear as our solar orb on a cloudless day. This chapter is wholly taken up with the reign of ahaz. And he did evil in the sight of the lord, but not as the kings of israel who were before him. From benoth it is probable that the word venus came. In the twelfth year of ahaz king of judah began hoshea the son of elah to reign in samaria over israel nine years.

The jews were carried as far east as susa, where the book of esther later took. He desires the earth of this land, because he thought it more holy and acceptable to god, and proper for his service. And the kings in israel never stopped that sin 2 kings 17. The inhabitants of samaria must have endured great affliction. Shalmaneser comes up against him, makes him tributary, and then casts him into prison, 3, 4. Previous postwas the book of isaiah written by the prophet isaiah. Hoshea conspired against pekah in the twentieth year of the latter, which was the eighteenth of jothams reign.

Read 2 kings 17 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. His prediction of a famine in israel, through the want of rain, 1 kings 17. He had a good father, and a better son, and yet was himself one of the worst of the kings of judah. Whether he taught them out of the book of the law, or only by word of mouth, is uncertain. This chapter gives us an account of the captivity of the ten tribes, and so finishes the history of that kingdom, after it had continued about 265 years, from the setting up of jeroboam the son of nebat. Such a pronouncement comes as a punishment to king ahab because he did evil in the sight of the lord more than all who were before him 1 kings 16. It would require an entire book of several hundred pages to explore in any.

And elisha prayed, and said, lord, i pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see not the eyes of his body, which were not shut nor blinded, but the eyes of his mind. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. Read 2 kings 17 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. As king, ahab incorporated baal and asherah worship, provoking gods anger. Division of the kingdom,1 kings 12 2 kings 16 see table on next page iv.

Two mules burden of earth wherewith i may make an altar of earth, as was usual, exodus 20. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of second kings in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey. Those who were carried captives to a great distance, were mostly lost among the nations. Book of 2 kings bible survey who were the kings of israel and judah. This chapter relates the captivity of the ten tribes of israel, and how it came about, 2 kings 17. Shalmaneser comes up against him, makes him tributary, and then casts him into prison, 2 kings 17. What are the most commonly asked questions about the book of 2 kings. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 kings 17 and more. The context the first 16 chapters of 1 kings deal primarily with the activity of kings. So was israel carried away out of their own land to assyria unto this day. Relive the kingdom of israel in the book of kings 1 and 2. They sacrificed their children for the pleasures of evil idolatry and fornication then and now today they sacrifice their children in clinics for the pleasures of fornication whoring after the gods of pleasure.

Coregent with predecessor or successor the years in brackets give alternative calculations. Decline and captivity of judah by babylon,2 kings 18 25. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events. In the twelfth year of ahaz king of judah, hoshea the son of elah became king of israel in samaria, and he reigned nine years. In the twelfth year of ahaz king of judah, began hoshea. They apparently mixed with the remaining israelites and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1 and 2 kings the niv application commentary. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in jerusalem. Known as kings 1 and 2 in english bibles, the book of kings is originally a single book that recounts the rule of israels kings from davids son solomon up until the time of israels exile, the final result of israels disobedience. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 17 gives an account of the fall of the northern kingdom to the assyrians, and explains the reason for the fall. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to.

It was two years before hoshea was acknowledged king of. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the lord, but not as the kings of israel that were before him. This is not a reference to a whole army but to a band of syrians somewhat larger than usual. Just as all the other kings of israel, starting with jeroboam, hoshea disobeyed the commands of god recorded. The books of kings were originally one book in the hebrew text and formed a. But the shunammite needed not any good offices of this kind. Books of the bible 2 kings questions about 2 kings. 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. Oral teaching was much better fitted for the superstitious people than instruction out of a written book. The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history.