2 kings 23 17 commentary on the book

A critical and exegetical commentary on the books of kings. Note that 931bc marks the division of the kingdom into southern tribes judah and benjamin and ten. We may suppose, agreeably to the text, that the king espied a stone or a pillar more eminent than the rest, with an inscription upon it, not legible. The author of ii kings records, israel was carried away from their own land to assyria, as it is to this day ii kings 17. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 23 describes how the covenant is. The happy continuance of the goodness of josiahs reign, and the progress of the reformation he began, reading the law 2 kings 23. The first book of kings cambridge bible commentaries on the old testament paperback december 29, 1972 by j.

This is the part of the story where all the pieces should come together, but instead, and quite literally, its where everything falls apart. But jeroboam drew israel away from following the lord and made them commit a great sin. This chapter reports on the behavior of the people placed in israel after israels conquest and deportation by assyria between 722720 bc. What title is that there was either a stone, an image, or an inscription here.

Study resources text commentaries chuck smith 2 kings. The reading of the book of the covenant was similar to readings by. Listen to pastor robert furrow as he continues his commentary on 2 kings picking up today in chapter 22, verse 1. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in jerusalem. These people, who became known as the samaritans, feared the lord but worshipped their own gods. This is one of a series of elisha miracles in chapters 45. Instead of making a speech to this convention, he ordered the book of the law to. A critical and exegetical commentary on the books of chronicles. The prophet amos is a divisive figure, his book is largely ignored in church circles while. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and. King ahabs son ahaziah took the throne of the kingdom after the death of ahab in 1 kings. Read all of 2 kings 23 verse 2 2 and the king went up into the house of the lord, and all the men of judah and all the inhabitants of jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great. Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey.

By the end of this book, both kingdoms will have been conquered and destroyed. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Elisha 2 kings 1 history of the divided kingdom 2 kings 14 17 history of the southern kingdom 2 kings 1825 summary of 2 kings. The prophet that came out of samaria see the note on 1 kings xiii.

Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio. It concludes the deuteronomistic history, a history of israel also comprising the books of joshua and judges and the book of samuel, which biblical commentators believe was written to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the kingdom of judah by babylon in. However, it takes on the name the book of the covenant hebrew root berit because he and all the people of judah the priests, the prophets, and the people, joined in the covenant to obey the commandments of the lord 2 kings 23. The prophecy of amos is concerning israel, but he was born at tekoah in judah.

A deeper look, however, reveals 2 kings 17 to be a commentary on gods sovereign will and mercy. In these four books the history of the nation is traced from the time of its greatest extent, influence, and prosperity under david and solomon to the division and finally the captivity and exile of both kingdoms. And the men of the city told him, it is the sepulcher of the man of god, which came from judah, and proclaimed these. The first book of kings cambridge bible commentaries on. The jews have some ridiculous fables concerning this matter. One would not have believed it possible, that in judah, where god was known, in israel, where his name was great, in salem, in zion, where his dwellingplace was, such abominations should be found. According to the narrative in 2 kings 23, josiah attempted to assert monotheism and a centralized shrine by removing all the heterodox cultic paraphernalia and structures in jerusalem and its vicinity vv. Yet, despite his efforts, the fateful words of the prophet huldah, to whom the king sent his trusted. Meaning a drum and identifying the area in the valley of hinnom. That is, israel was still in assyria at the time this passage was written. The multiplication of the widows oil so that she could sell it and pay her debt 4. And he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which had been. Until the lord removed israel out of his sight suffered them to be carried captive into the land of assyria.