2 kings 23 17 commentary on the book

King ahabs son ahaziah took the throne of the kingdom after the death of ahab in 1 kings. 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. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. A deeper look, however, reveals 2 kings 17 to be a commentary on gods sovereign will and mercy. And the men of the city told him, it is the sepulcher of the man of god, which came from judah, and proclaimed these. Yet, despite his efforts, the fateful words of the prophet huldah, to whom the king sent his trusted.

Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey. The reading of the book of the covenant was similar to readings by. 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. These people, who became known as the samaritans, feared the lord but worshipped their own gods. 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.

This is one of a series of elisha miracles in chapters 45. Note that 931bc marks the division of the kingdom into southern tribes judah and benjamin and ten. The prophet amos is a divisive figure, his book is largely ignored in church circles while. 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. They did not turn from these sins 23 until the lord finally swept them away from. This chapter reports on the behavior of the people placed in israel after israels conquest and deportation by assyria between 722720 bc. And he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which had been. A critical and exegetical commentary on the books of chronicles. 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. 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. 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 kings. The life application bible commentary series provides versebyverse explanation, background, and application for every verse in the new testament.

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. David guzik commentary on 2 kings 23 describes how the covenant is. Listen to pastor robert furrow as he continues his commentary on 2 kings picking up today in chapter 22, verse 1. That is, israel was still in assyria at the time this passage was written. It was the custom then, as it is now, to set up little pillars or stones by or upon the graves of the higher sort of men, upon which the names of the deceased persons, and some remarkable passages relating to them, were engraven.

By the end of this book, both kingdoms will have been conquered and destroyed. F2 on the contrary, as stigers truthfully stated it, 2 kings 14. The multiplication of the widows oil so that she could sell it and pay her debt 4. In addition, it gives personal help, teaching notes, and sermon ideas that will address needs, answer questions. The book of kings is the ninth book of the hebrew bible or the eleventh and twelfth books of the christian old testament. Until the lord removed israel out of his sight suffered them to be carried captive into the land of assyria. Book 15 of 47 in the cambridge bible commentary series. Study resources text commentaries chuck smith 2 kings. What title is that there was either a stone, an image, or an inscription here. The ceremony compares with the basic mizpah covenant 1 samuel 8. 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 happy continuance of the goodness of josiahs reign, and the progress of the reformation he began, reading the law 2 kings 23. The prophecy of amos is concerning israel, but he was born at tekoah in judah. Meaning a drum and identifying the area in the valley of hinnom. The first book of kings cambridge bible commentaries on. 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 first book of kings cambridge bible commentaries on the old testament paperback december 29, 1972 by j. The holy bible book 12 2 kings kjv dramatized audio.