|
Serving the Community since 1998
A donation of just $5.00 or $10 will help maintain and update this site.
You can donate via PayPal - it really is easy!
Your Support
will Help us Continue Serving
My current study
resources - Free sign up allows access to all classes to degree level.
Melachim A. Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS, Kaplan texts of
1 Kings from the Jewish Publication Society Bible
Melachim B. Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS, Kaplan texts of
2 Kings from the Jewish Publication Society Bible
Torah Class
Old Testament Bible Study for a New Testament Understanding
Torah is the Hebrew word for
the first 5 books of the Bible and it is the foundation of the Old
Testament just as the Old Testament is the foundation of the New. The
Old Testament (Tanach) is the Holy Scripture that Jesus (Yeshua, in
Hebrew) taught from, and His Disciples referred to, since there was no
New Testament until well after the time of the Apostles that succeeded
Him. The Old and New Testaments are inseparable and only when used
together do we have a complete, unified, divinely-inspired Bible. Torah
Class cross-references the Torah and Old Testament passages with New
Testament passages to reveal their seamless continuity.
Some excellent
teaching from a Hebrew perspective
Video Messages
Kings
- Jewish Encyclopedia
Melachim 1 -
Kings 1 and
Melachim 2 - Kings
2 text
with Rashi's commentary - Complete Jewish Bible
Kings 1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary
Kings 2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary
Notes on 1st Kings
Thomas L. Constable.
Explains how the Septuagint in about 250BC was the first to separate Kings
into two books.
Notes on 2nd Kings
Thomas L. Constable.
A sequel to 1st Kings covering about three centuries. Revelation of the
failure of man and the victory of God.
New International Version (Book of
Kings) On-Line
New English Translation (NET) (Book of
Kings) On-Line
Kings 1
and
Kings 2
- at Luther Seminary's
Enter the Bible.
Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places.
Kings
Wikipedia
Kings
Walk Thru the Bible
Kings 1 and
Kings 2 - Geneva Study Bible
Kings 1 and
Kings 2 - Matthew Henry's Commentary
Kings 1 and
Kings 2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Kings 1 and
Kings 2 - Robert Jamieson's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the
whole Bible
Kings 1 and
Kings 2 - Scofield Reference Notes
Kings - Dr Bob Utley
Kings 1 and
Kings 2 - World Wide
Study Bible
Kings 1
and Kings 2
- Bible Notes
Introduction
to 1& 2 Kings
David Malick
An Argument of 1& 2 Kings
David Malick
Introduction to the Book of Kings
Roger Hahn
The Historical
Books
J. Hampton
Keathley III
The Early Kings of Israel - A Kingdom Divided
Mario Seiglie
The Later Kings of Israel - A Kingdom's Downfall
Mario Seiglie
The Early Kings of Judah - Miraculous Deliverance
Mario Seiglie
Sacral Kingship--The Old Testament Background
Arthur C. Cundall
A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Kings
James A. Montgomery
The Book of Kings in
Recent Research Part 1 Michael
Avioz
The Book of
Kings in Recent Research Part 2
Michael Avioz
The
Conquest of Power: Analysis of David and Solomon's Accession Histories
Caetano Minette de Tillesse
Israelite
Prophets Date Chart
Dennis Bratcher
provides a chart of the ministry dates of the major prophets of the
Old Testament.
Israelite Kings Date Chart
Dennis Bratcher
provides a chart of the reigns of kings of the United Monarchy
and the Divided Kingdoms of Israel and Judah to the fall of Jerusalem
(1050 - 586 BC), color coded to show good and bad kings, as well as
those deposed or assassinated.
Kings and
Prophets in the Northern and Southern Kingdoms
a listing of the
Kings and their characters
The United Monarchy Under David and Solomon
Gary A. Byers
1 Kings
1:1-2:12
Roger Hahn Solomon is the major character of 1
Kings 1-12.
1 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Psalms (Solomon Rises to Power)
David Colburn
Ecclesiastes, 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Proverbs (Solomon Reflects)
David Colburn
Regal/Messianic Hope in Deuteronomy, 1, 2 Samuel, and 1, 2 Kings
Dr. Greg Herrick
1 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Psalms, Proverbs (Solomon Builds Temple
and Palace and Gathers Great Wealth)
David Colburn
David - Elijah - Gedaliah - Galilee - Jerusalem - Samaria -
People and Places
featuring summaries of important people and places of the Bible, the Holy
Land and ancient times.
Standard Formula for Kings
Stephen Wiggins
Fact
and Fiction in the Ancient Near East: The Assyrian Royal Inscriptions,
the Babylonian Chronicles, and the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible
Jens Bruun Kofoed, SEE-J Hiphil,
'Trust in the Lord': Hezekiah, Kings and Isaiah
J.W. Olley
Prolegomena to the Study of Kings
James E. Smith
Serving the Community since 1998
A donation of just $5.00 or $10 will help maintain and update this site.
You can donate via PayPal - it really is easy!
Your Support
will Help us Continue Serving
If you re concerned for your loved ones that
you feel are lost please visit
prayingtheprodigalshome.com
Kings and Prophets:
The Early Monarchy
Barry
L. Bandstra
Kings and
Prophets 1: The Early Monarchy
Barry
L. Bandstra
explains how
Kings is a continuation of the Deuteronomistic History, which traces its
pedigree back to Deuteronomy. It shares a basic theological perspective
with the other books of the Deuteronomistic History.
Kings and
Prophets 2: The Assyrian Crisis
Barry
L. Bandstra
Israelite prophecy tends to coagulate around
periods of political insecurity and crisis. The
eighth century BCE was just that for the Israelites and Judeans, largely
because of the expansion of the neo-Assyrian empire
Kings and
Prophets 3: The Babylonian Crisis
Barry
L. Bandstra
The Babylonian period, technically referred to by historians as the
neo-Babylonian period, extended from around 630 to 539 BCE (see Table
11.1). The Babylonians of this period are also referred to as Chaldeans.
The Bible and Archaeology: The Early Kings of Israel - A Kingdom
Divided.
Mario Seiglie examines the break up of Israel and looks at evidence
in support of the 10 tribes and goes on to look at the nation of Judah.
The Book of Kings: Religion Meets Geo-Politics, Ancient Style
Shawn Aster
The Kings of
Israel
from the Jewish Virtual Library collection.
The Kings of
Judah
from the Jewish Virtual Library collection.
King Jewish Encyclopedia
Kings
and Chronicles: Interpreting Historical Interpretation
Allen R. Guenther The church and its
scholars have also struggled with the presence of two roughly parallel
histories of Israel's monarchy.
Issues in Text and Translation Technique in the Gamma-Gamma Section of 3
Reigns (1 Kings) Andrzej Szymon Turkanik,
Scholoss Mittersill
Studies in the Syntax of the Peshitta of 1 Kings
P. J. Williams
The Reign of Solomon (1
Kings 1-11)
Bob
Deffinbaugh
1 Kings A 1:1
- 11:43
1 Kings B
12:1-2, 9:10
2
Kings Kings was
compiled to provide an assessment of the reigns of various kings based on
their faithfulness to God's covenants. The standard of excellence to which
worthy rulers were compared was David while Jeroboam I became the standard
for evil. The national welfare was integrally related to the obedience and
disobedience of the kings and their people to the covenants God had made
with his people. Division of Student Ministry Baptist General
Convention of Texas
1 Kings
2:13-3:28
Roger Hahn
he first two chapters of 1 Kings are devoted to the transition from the
rule of King David to that of King Solomon. Chapters 3-11 are devoted to
describing the reign of Solomon.
1 Kings
4:1-6:22
Roger Hahn
Dealing with Solomon the Administrator while his building activities are
described in 1 Kings 5:1-9:25.
1 Kings, 2
Chronicles, Psalms, Proverbs (Solomon Builds Temple and Palace and Gathers
Great Wealth)
Solomon Jewish Encyclopedia
Solomon Wikepedia
Pharaoh's Daughter, Solomon's Palace, and the Temple: Another Look at the
Structure of 1 Kings 1-11 J. W.
Olley
Solomon in All His Glory Alan
Millard
The Characterization of Solomon
in Solomon's Prayer (1 Kings 8)
Michael Avioz
1 Kings
8:12-9:14
Roger Hahn
First Kings 8 is the centerpiece of the books of 1 and 2 Kings.
Literarily it represents the climax of the picture of Solomon's
wisdom that has been presented since 1 Kings 3. Theologically, the
prayer of dedication, though prayed by Solomon, represents the
central teaching of the author of 1 Kings.
|
Regal
Messianic Hope in Deuteronomy, 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings
Gregg Herrick
studies regal and messianic hope in the
Old Testament because Jesus linked so much of his identity and ministry to
messianic and regal hopes.
Counterfeit Davids: Davidic Restoration and the Architecture of 1-2 Kings
Peter J. Leithart
Why Barzillai Of Gilead (1 Kings 2:7)?: Narrative Art and the Hermeneutics
of Suspicion in 1 Kings 1-2 Iain W. Provan
The
Conquest of Power: Analysis of David and Solomon's Accession Histories Caetano Minette de Tillesse explains how the final
form of this account must have been written in the 10th century BC.
1 Kings, 2 Chronicles (Various Kings
Rise and Fall)
David Colburn
1 Kings, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Obadiah, Psalms (Jehosophat, Ahab,
and the Prophet Elijah)
David Colburn
Elijah Jewish Encyclopedia
Elijah
Wikipedia
Elijah David Mandel
Elijah Robert I.
Bradshaw
Elijah & Elisha
Anne-Marie Belinfante
Elijah's Plea No. 1832
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
The Life and Times of Elijah the Prophet - The Prophet and the
Pagans (1 Kings 16:29-17:24)
Bob Deffinbaugh
The Life and Times of Elijah the Prophet - Showdown at the Mount
Carmel Corral (1 Kings 18:1-46)
Bob Deffinbaugh
The Life and Times of Elisha the Prophet - What It Takes to Make a
Prophet Weep (1 Kings 19:15-18;
2 Kings 8:7-15)
Bob Deffinbaugh
The Life and Times of Elijah the Prophet - Israel's Deliverance (1
Kings 20:1-43)
Bob Deffinbaugh
The Life and Times of Elijah the Prophet - Ahab "Buys the Farm" or
"Payday Someday"(1 Kings
21:1-22:40)
Bob Deffinbaugh
Studies in
the Life of Elijah
J. Hampton Keathley
III, provides practical insight into the doctrinal and spiritual
significance and meaning of the life of Elijah over 19 studies.
Studies
in the Life of Elisha J. Hampton Keathley
III,, examines the life of Elisha over 17
studies.
Elijah Compared to Moses
Stephen Wiggins
The Prophet Elijah in Jewish Liturgy
Nello Pavoncello
Gleanings - The Prophet Elijah
Elijah in Kabbalah and Mysticism M. J.
Stlassny
Elijah's Sleeping Baal H. Jacobson
Elijah - A Victorious, Persecuted, Discouraged Prophet - First of a Long
Line (1 Judgs 17-19) Michel De Goedt
Elijah the Peacemaker - Jewish and Early Christian Interpretations
of Malachi 3_23-24 Lawrence
Frizzell
Notes for Teachers: Elijah Mary
Travers
A Note on Ellijah's "Fire from Yahweh"
Jon Ruthven
1 Kings
6:23-8:11
Roger Hahn First
Kings 6 and 7 describe the temple that was built by orders of King
Solomon. When combined with the description of 2 Chronicles 3:1-5:1 the
Old Testament provides the most detailed text describing any ancient
building.
Big
Dreams and Broken Promises: Solomon's Treaty with Hiram in Its
International Context Michael S. Moore
The 'Molten Sea', or Is It? Seung
Il Kang
The Dimensions and
Capacity of the 'Molten Sea' in 1 Kings 7:23-26
The Book of Jashar
1 Kings
9:15-11:25
Roger Hahn
Following God's response to the dedication of the temple in 1 Kings 9:1-9,
the author turns in verses 10-25 to describe other building projects under
Solomon's reign.
Essential Points In Prayer No. 2064
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Developing A Giving Heart
Sid Litke
1 Kings
11:26-13:32
Roger Hahn After portraying Solomon's rise to
power, his prayer for discernment and understanding, and the unrivaled
successes that Solomon enjoyed, the author of 1 Kings concludes his
treatment of Solomon by revealing Solomon the sinner in chapter 11
The Great Divorce: The Kingdom Divided (1
Kings 12;
2 Chronicles 10)
Bob Deffinbaugh
Queen of Sheba Jewish Encyclopedia
Queen of Sheba
Wikipedia
Samaritan
Hospitality (I KINGS 13) Stuart R.
Jones
1 Kings
13:33-16:14
Roger Hahn
The reign of Jeroboam is portrayed as a negative image of Solomon's reign.
Solomon's great achievements and the spiritual promise of his life are
laid out in great detail in 1 Kings 3-10 with only a few hints that
spiritual disaster was lurking.
Jeroboam Jewish Encyclopedia
Jeroboam Wikipedia
Jeroboam David Mandel
A Case for Domestic Abuse in 1 Kings 14? A Look at the Marriage of
Jeroboam I Robin Gallaher
Rehoboam Jewish Encyclopedia
Rehoboam Wikipedia
1 Kings
16:15-18:16 Roger
Hahn The pace shifts in chapters 15 and 16.
In the space of those two chapters the author present the reigns of Abijam
and Asa in the Southern Kingdom and Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, and
Ahab in the Northern Kingdom.
The Composition of the Elijah-Elisha Stories and the Deuteronomistic
History S. Otto
Connecting to God through Giving
Sid Litke
The Man Who Prayed About the Weather (1
Kings 17-19 and
James 5:16b-18)
Steven J. Cole
Jezebel
Jewish Encyclopedia
Jezebel
Wikipedia
The
"Jezebel Spirit": A Scholarly Inquiry
Trudie Stark and Hans J.M. van Deventer
1 Kings
18:17-20:21
Roger Hahn Chapter 18
of 1 Kings brings to a conclusion the battle between Yahweh and Baal over
rain.
Omri Jewish Encyclopedia
Omri
Wikipedia
Omri King of Israel Bryant G. Wood
Jezebel's Oath (1 Kgs 19,2) Robert
J. Merecz
Elijah's Sleeping Baal
H Jacobson explains how Elijah's words may
recall some cultic awakening of the deity in morning rites.
The
Famous 'Showdown' Between Eliyahu and the Prophets of Ba'al on Har Carmel
Menachem Leibtag
God in the Quietness
1 Kings 19:1-8 Dennis
Bratcher
1 Kings 19:1-18
as a story of discernment in Works of Art
Ann-Marie Bos
1 Kings
20:22-22:28
Roger Hahn The closing chapters of
1 Kings and the opening chapters of 2 Kings are a confusing collection of
stories about Elijah, Elisha, Ahab, Ahab's successors, the interaction of
Aram (Syria) and Israel, and Jehoshaphat. The literary purpose of the
section appears to be to show the circumstances leading to the fulfillment
of God's commission to Elijah in 1 Kings 19:15-18.
1
Kings 22:29-2 Kings 2:25
Roger Hahn First Kings
22 brings to a close the reign of King Ahab in the Northern Kingdom.
Chapters 20 and 21 had anticipated his death by giving specific reasons
that the judgment of God would fall upon Ahab.
The Primary History (Genesis - 2 Kings), an Exilic Composition of 562 -
561 BCE
Walter Mattfeld
focuses on Deuteronomy 30:1-10 and explores the theory the
idea that the Primary History was written by one author in the exile and
notes that some sites appearing in Joshua did not come into existence
until late in the 7th century BCE.
2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Habakkuk, Jeremiah, Lamentations
(Consequences of Rebellion)
David Colburn
1 Kings, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Obadiah, Psalms (Jehosophat, Ahab,
and the Prophet Elijah)
David Colburn
Beware the Angry Prophet: 2 Kings 2:23-25
Jim West A
Response to West J. Edward Wright
Elisha the Prophet
Dennis Bratcher Elisha,
whose name means "El [God] is salvation"), was a prophet of the Northern
Kingdom of Israel. He who was active for a period of some fifty years (c.
850-800 BC) during the reigns of Joram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, and Jehoash
(Joash). Elisha was the successor and disciple of Elijah.
Elisha Jewish Encyclopedia
Elisha
Wikipedia
Elisha Robert
I. Bradshaw
The Elisha Narratives and Coherence of 2 Kings 2-8
Philip E. Satterthwaite
The Elisha Stories as Saint's Legends
Yael Shemesh
Beware the Angry Prophet: 2 Kings 2:23-25 Jim
West
2 Kings 3: History or Historical
Fiction?
Joe M. Sprinkle
2 Kings
3:1-4:44 Roger Hahn
Second Kings 3 and 4 continue the stories in
the Elisha cycle of material. Chapter 2 had described the way in which
Elisha became the successor of Elijah and the verification of his
authority from God through several miracles of authentication.
A Forgotten Cultic Reform? 2 Kings 3:2b
Andre Lemaire
Learning and Teaching Stewardship
Sid Litke
Elisha
and the Miraculous Jug of Oil (2 Kgs 4:1-7)
Yael Shemesh
God's Giving Promises
Sid Litke
Naaman and the Wild God of Israel Michael A.
King
2 Kings
5:1-7:20
Roger Hahn
Elisha's death is narrated in 2 Kings 13:14-21. Within that span of
chapters, Elisha is the major figure in 2 Kings 2-8. The ministry of
Elisha is generally dated from approximately 850 BC to 800 BC.
A
Brief Moment for a One-Person Remnant (2 Kings 5:2-3) Walter
Brueggemann,
The
Embarrassing Footnote Walter Brueggmann The books of Kings
embody the tension between the canon of certitude and footnotes of hurt
and amazement. A tale of transformation in which the enemy is transformed
into a festival partner who goes peaceably away.
The
Man Who Saw the Unseen (2
Kings 6:8-23)
Steven J. Cole
2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Jonah, Isaiah, Amos, (Elisha, Jonah,
Isaiah, Amos)
David Colburn
2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah, Micah, Psalm, Hosea (Isaiah
Prophesies Judgment and the Messiah, also, Micah and Hosea Prophesy and
Hezekiah is Faithful)
David Colburn
2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Psalms, Isaiah (Isaiah Prophesies Hope)
David Colburn
Nahum, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Psalms (Josiah
Repents, Other Kings Choose Poorly)
David Colburn
2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Habakkuk, Jeremiah, Lamentations
(Consequences of Rebellion)
David Colburn
Serving the Community since 1998
A donation of just $5.00 or $10 will help maintain and update this site.
You can donate via PayPal - it really is easy!
Your Support
will Help us Continue Serving
2 Kings
8:1-10:17 Roger Hahn
he focus of 1 and 2 Kings has been on the prophets Elijah and Elisha from
1 Kings 17 through 2 Kings 8. Though there have been sections that
recounted battles and the summaries of kings, most of the material has
dealt with the two prophets.
The Life and Times of Elisha the
Prophet— Three “Birds” with One Stone (1
Kings 19:15-18;
2 Kings 8:16-9:37)
Bob Deffinbaugh
2 Kings
10:18-13:9 Roger Hahn
The writer trying to make sense of the devastating loss of the temple, the
Davidic kingship, and the land of Israel. The first eleven chapters depict
Solomon in great splendor, they also reveal the seeds of disobedience that
would yield the devastating harvest of exile.
Death Formulae and the Burial Place of the Kings of the House of David
Nadav Na'aman
A New Historical Reconstruction of the Fall of Samaria
Sung Jin Park
Why Did the Northern Kingdom Fall According to 2 Kings 15?
Peter Dubovsky
Hezekiah Jewish Encyclopedia
Hezekiah Wikipedia
Hezekiah David Mandel
New Light on Hezekiah's Second Prophetic Story 2 Kings 19: 9-35.
Nadav Na'aman suggests that the
Deuteronomist combined chronistic and narrative early texts and
integrated them into his composition of the history of Israel.
Hezekiah's surprising Answer to his Prayer
Did Sennacherib Campaign Once or Twice Against Hezekiah
Siegfriend H. Horn
The Openness of God: Does Prayer Change
God?
William D. Barrick
The Prayer of Manasseh
Amon Jewish Encyclopedia
Amon
Wikipedia
A Note on the Personal
Name Amon
Dominic Rudman examines some of the biographical
information on Amon - Manasseh's son.
Exploring the Garden of Uzza: Death, Burial and Ideologies of
Kingship Francesca Stavrakopoulou
Found
But Not Lost: A Skeptical Note on the Document Discovered in the Temple
Under Josiah David Henige
Assyrian Downfall through Isaiah's Eyes (2 Kings 15 - 23): The
Historiography of Representation Peter
Dubovsky
This Found Book'(2Kgs 22:13): Lessons in Biblical Renewal from Josiah
Chris Ciccarino
Josiah and the Torah Book: Comparison of 2 Kgs 22:1-23:28 and 2
Chr 34:1-35:19 Lyle Eslinger
The Book
of Josiah's Reform
David Malick
The Loss of Armageddon, or, 621 and All That: Biblical Fiction,
Biblical History, and the Rewritten Bible
Robert P. Carroll
The History of the Kingdoms
Gerald A. Larue
From Manasseh to the Deuteronomic
Reform
Gerald A. Larue
From the Fall of Ninevah to the Fall of Judah
Gerald A. Larue
The Temple of Solomon
Lambert Dolphin
The Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Jehoiakim Jewish
Encyclopedia
Jehoiakim Wikipedia
"Jehoiakim
Slept with his Fathers..." (II Kings 24:6) -Did He?Oded Lipschits, Journal of Hebrew
Scriptures - Volume 4: Article 1 (2002)
Gender, Class, and Androcentric
Compliance in the Rapes of Enslaved Women in the Hebrew Bible
Susanne Scholz
When Was the First Temple Destroyed, According to the Bible?
Michael Avioz
Synoptic
Comparison of Chronicles with its Sources in Samuel and Kings Ralph
W. Klein
Nebuchadnezzar Jewish Encyclopedia
Nebuchadnezzar
Wikipedia
Nebuchadnezzar David Mandel
2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Isaiah, Micah, Psalm, Hosea (Isaiah
Prophesies Judgment and the Messiah, also, Micah and Hosea Prophesy and
Hezekiah is Faithful) David
Colburn
An
Overlooked Message - The Critique of Kings and Affirmation of Equality
in the Primeval History Robert
K Gnuse
The Primeval History in Genesis 2-11 contains symbolic polyvalent
narratives with diverse levels of interpretive possibility. One
meaningful level of interpretation is to see how the accounts contain a
strident critique of kingship, especially the social economic abuses
perpetrated by kings. Kings who receive the strident barbs of the author
include not only Mesopotamian rulers, but also, by implication, the
rulers of Israel and Judah, who likewise abused their powers. This
exilic critique of kings is also, in turn, part of the great biblical
message affirming human equality and dignity, and it speaks a powerful
egalitarian word to any age.
Serving the Community since 1998
A donation of just $5.00 or $10 will help maintain and update this site.
You can donate via PayPal - it really is easy!
Your Support
will Help us Continue Serving
Could you please help by notifying us if you notice any broken links on
this site. |
