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    10 1-2 Kings

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    1 & 2 Kings were written after the fall of Judah in 586 BC to demonstrate how the kings of Israel and Judah failed to uphold God's law and the Davidic covenant, leading to their destruction and exile. The book was compiled using multiple sources and court records to tell the story of the divided kingdom from Solomon to the fall of Judah. A key verse warns that if the kings turn to other gods, God will cut off Israel from the land as punishment. The book follows Israel's history from its peak under Solomon to its decline and fall, highlighting themes of idolatry, the importance of prophets and God's judgment.

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    1 & 2 Kings were written after the fall of Judah in 586 BC to demonstrate how the kings of Israel and Judah failed to uphold God's law and the Davidic covenant, leading to their destruction and exile. The book was compiled using multiple sources and court records to tell the story of the divided kingdom from Solomon to the fall of Judah. A key verse warns that if the kings turn to other gods, God will cut off Israel from the land as punishment. The book follows Israel's history from its peak under Solomon to its decline and fall, highlighting themes of idolatry, the importance of prophets and God's judgment.

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    1 & 2 Kings were written after the fall of Judah in 586 BC to demonstrate how the kings of Israel and Judah failed to uphold God's law and the Davidic covenant, leading to their destruction and exile. The book was compiled using multiple sources and court records to tell the story of the divided kingdom from Solomon to the fall of Judah. A key verse warns that if the kings turn to other gods, God will cut off Israel from the land as punishment. The book follows Israel's history from its peak under Solomon to its decline and fall, highlighting themes of idolatry, the importance of prophets and God's judgment.

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    10 1-2 Kings

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    1 & 2 Kings were written after the fall of Judah in 586 BC to demonstrate how the kings of Israel and Judah failed to uphold God's law and the Davidic covenant, leading to their destruction and exile. The book was compiled using multiple sources and court records to tell the story of the divided kingdom from Solomon to the fall of Judah. A key verse warns that if the kings turn to other gods, God will cut off Israel from the land as punishment. The book follows Israel's history from its peak under Solomon to its decline and fall, highlighting themes of idolatry, the importance of prophets and God's judgment.

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    & 2 Kings
    Purpose
    1 and 2 Kings demonstrate the failure of Davids successors to live up to the ideals of the Davidic Covenant and uphold the law of God, resulting in destruction and exile.

    Authorship & Genre


    1 and 2 Kings together form a single book that was completed after the fall of Judah in 586 BC. The author pulled together narrative accounts and historiographical court records from throughout the history of the monarchy. Several of these sources are mentioned by name, such as The Book of the Acts of Solomon (1 Kings 11:41, see also 14:19 & 15:23).

    Key Verse

    1 Kings 9:6-7: But if you or your sons indeed turn away from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will cast out of My sight. So Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples. (NASB)

    Structure
    1 11 12 16 1K17 2K8 8 17 18 25 Israels Golden Age The Kingdom Divides
    Rehoboam to Asa Jeroboam to Ahab

    Elijah and Elisha Decline and Fall Decline and Fall Call for of Israel of Judah Repentance
    Jehoshophat Ahab to Jehoram Jehoram to Ahaz Jehu to Hoshea Hezekiah to Zedekiah

    Solomon

    1 Kings

    2 Kings

    Theological Themes
    Temple: The Temple is built in the beginning of 1 Kings and destroyed at the end of 2 Kings. This turn in events highlights the peoples rejection of their relationship with God and their removal from His presence as promised in Deuteronomy. Prophetic Word: When the kings failed, the prophets called them to repent. The prophets messages did not usually predict the future, but rather summoned the people to return to the Lord. Idolatry: Jeroboam introduced idolatry to Israel on a wide scale. Future kings response to this demonstrated their effectiveness. A bad king did evil in the sight of the LORD; he not depart from the sins of Jeroboam (2 Kings 15:28). David: David provided the model for an ideal king. A good king did right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done (2 Kings 18:3).

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