2 kings chapter 17 commentary on the book

Hoshea reigns in israel in the twelfth year of ahaz king of judah, hoshea the son of elah became king of israel in samaria, and he reigned nine. For the ot only the kjv, and niv versions have voice available in real player. Josiahs good reign, his care for repairing the temple, the book of the law found. Remarks upon it, and the causes of it, for the justifying of god in it and for warning to others, 2 kings 17. This is the summary of 2 kings chapter 17, glory to the king of kings. Commentaries for 2 kings chapter 17 r eign of hoshea in israel, the israelites carried captives by the assyrians. Bob utley, retired professor of hermeneutics bible interpretation. Hoshea, who was ruler of israel in samaria, reigned for nine years.

And he called to her and said, please bring me a little water in a cup, that i may drink. There is no doubt that 2 kings 17 is composite, but there is very little. Abarbinel, in his commentary on these books, hath noticed one or more prophets in every kings reign, both in israel and judah, from the time of saul to zedekiah. During jehoiakims reign, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon invaded the land, and jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. A deeper look, however, reveals 2 kings 17 to be a commentary on gods sovereign will and mercy. Eighteen months of longdrawnout misery and daily increasing famine preceded the fall of the doomed city. It was two years before hoshea was acknowledged king of israel, that is, in the fourth of ahaz, and. Focusing on providing exegetical commentary on the books of kings, c. Thomas coke commentary on the holy bible 2 kings 1. It describes gods faithfulness to his people despite their sin.

That therefore god devoted him, and jerusalem for his sake, to ruin, 2 kings 21. Oral teaching was much better fitted for the superstitious people than instruction out of a written book. The assyrian form of captivity consisted primarily of population displacement. The effect is to place this scene, which is the central scene in the whole of 1 2 kings, outside of time. Division of the kingdom,1 kings 12 2 kings 16 see table on next page iv. The lord rejects all the seed of israel, 2 kings 17. In the twelfth year of ahaz king of judah began hoshea the son of elah to reign in samaria over. Read 2 kings 17 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. And jehoram reigned in his stead, in the second year of jehoram the son of jehoshaphat his brother jehoram reigned in his stead, because he had no son. The lord sent babylonian, aramean, moabite and ammonite raiders against him to destroy judah, in accordance with the word of the lord proclaimed by his servants the prophets. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries.

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. Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirtyone years in jerusalem. The chapter ended with the writer drumming into the mind of any reader of the fact that israel did not listen to the lord. A brief explanation the narrator gives his interpretation of these events. Since he had no son, his brother jehoram succeeded him, in the second year of jehoram son of jehoshaphat, king of judah. This disaster happened because the people of israel abandoned god, forgetting how he. 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.

Many of these strange people are destroyed by lions, 2 kings 17. 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 book of chronicles we have an account of his troubles, and his repentance. Departing radically from the ways of his dad and granddad, josiah becomes a great and righteous king, doing everything that david himself would have done.

And hilkiah gave the book to shaphan, and he read it. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in. Concerning amon we are only told that he lived in sin 2 kings 21. Decline and captivity of judah by babylon, 2 kings 18 25. Jun 10, 2016 verses 8 17 in chapter 25 of 2 kings recount the destruction. Shalmaneser comes up against him, makes him tributary, and then casts him into prison, 3, 4.

So sad was the character both of the princes and people of israel, as described in the foregoing chapter, that one might have expected god would cast off a people that had so cast him off. This is the commentary to which pastors should turn if they are seeking more exegetical detail than is found in the works of davis mentioned above. Josiah starts reigning as an eightyearold boy and rules for thirtyone years. And he did evil in the sight of the lord, but not as the kings of israel who were before him. Before burning the temple, the babylonians carry off everything of value. Commentary on 2 kings 2425 the fall of judah tough. In the twelfth year of ahaz king of judah, began hoshea. Notes on the hebrew text of the books of kings by c. Reign of hoshea in israel, the israelites carried captives by the assyrians. In the twelfth yeere of ahaz, king of iudah, began hoshea the sonne of elah to reigne in samaria. Kings 1 and 2 is a sequel to books of samuel and should be read as a continuation of the history of the hebrew nation contained in the previous books.

The babylonians burn the temple, the palace, and all the major buildings in jerusalem. And jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of jehoram the son of jehoshaphat king of judah. This he threw into the pot, and said, pour out, for the company to eat. But then he turned against nebuchadnezzar and rebelled. This is emphatically brought out in the first chapter of isaiah. Montgomery, a critical and exegetical commentary on the book of kin. Unlike david his father, he did not do what was right. When the measure of sin is filled up, the lord will forbear no longer. Also, select the version and then click the search the bible button. The capture of these two places was important as intercepting zedekiahs line of communication with. Burneys notes on the hebrew test of the books of kings offers textual criticism, hermeneutic and presuppositional interpretation, and semantic analysis of the text. Akin is the president of southeastern baptist theological seminary in wake forest, north carolina. This move completely backfires on hoshea and he is attacked by the assyrian king, shalmaneser.

Please click on the number of the chapter that you wish to study. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. King hosea of israel and rectification of the division from judah. Both houses, judah and israel, were rebellious and so much so they were forced out of the land by their lord and god. The king appointed the lord to have the charge of the gate to prevent tumults and disorders among the people, and to take care to have the gates shut, if need were, and if the syrians should happen to return upon them. They followed their own way like a rebellious teen and were thrown out of the house. A long time has passed since the prophet ahijah told the wife of jeroboam i that idolatry would lead to israels exile 1 kgs 14. The chapter concludes with a theological interpretation of the fall of israel that demonstrates israels thoroughgoing apostasy and intimates a similar fate for judah. In the top box type the book of the bible and the chapter e. The king of assyria brings different nations and places them in samaria, and the cities from which the israelites had been led away into captivity, 2 kings 17. So there was food every day for elijah and for the woman and her family. For the next 15 chapters 1 kings 17 2 kings 9, the prophets elijah. I have found the book of the law this is generally agreed to have been the archetype written by moses, and by him ordered to be deposited with the ark in the most holy place. The event answered the prediction both in the sudden plenty 2 kings 7.