Study 2 kings 17 using wesleys explanatory notes to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Burneys notes on the hebrew test of the books of kings offers textual criticism, hermeneutic and presuppositional interpretation, and semantic analysis of the text. Considering the events in samaria described in 2 kings 17, it is likely that the. Those who were carried captives to a great distance, were mostly lost among the nations.
The book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow and deportation of the people of israel and judah to assyria and babylon, respectively. The jews were carried as far east as susa, where the book of esther later. It was two years before hoshea was acknowledged king of. Found conspiracy to hoshea he had endeavoured to shake off the assyrian yoke, by entering into a treaty with so, king of egypt. Hoshea conspired against pekah in the twentieth year of the latter, which was the eighteenth of jothams reign. Summary of the book of 2 kings this is the second part of the book of kings. This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author. Therefore the lord sent lions among them for their gross neglect and contempt of god, which was contrary to the principles and practices of the heathen, who used to worship the gods of the nations where they lived, and gave that honour to their false gods which here. Honor means to give high regard, respect, and esteem to. Studies in the book of kings, 48 messages covering 1 and 2 kings. The books of kings were originally one book in the hebrew text and formed a two volume corpus with the present books of samuel. Bible track is an online bible commentary and study site plus a bible reading plan. King manasseh of judah gave his son to molech 2 kings 21. Since he had no son, his brother jehoram succeeded him, in the second year of jehoram son of jehoshaphat, king of judah.
Aug 15, 2008 these commentaries should be on the shelf of every bible student and pastor. Read 2 kings 17 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. But there are other indications from history and scripture that the bulk of. The book was divided into the two books of first kings and second kings in the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, and continues as such in the latin vulgate and our christian old testament of the bible. And he did evil in the sight of the lord, but not as the kings of israel who were before him.
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. This is a great way to read andrews notes on a mobile device or computer. In the twelfth year of ahaz king of judah, began hoshea. Blue letter bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on christ and the gospel of his peace and righteousness. He just wiped them all out of the land of canaan and sent them into the cities of the medes and into assyriaexiled. Commentary on 2 kings 17 by matthew henry blue letter bible. The author also refers to the official records about israel s kings and judah s kings. Study the bible on the go with andrews free online bible commentary.
Study 2 kings 17 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Read 2 kings 17 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the. In kings, davids son solomon leads israel to greatness, only to. We have provided this method as a convenience to our users. They sacrificed their children for the pleasures of evil idolatry and fornication then and now today they sacrifice their children in clinics for the pleasures of fornication whoring after the gods of pleasure. All this took place because the israelites had sinned against the lord their god, who had brought them up out of egypt from under the power of pharaoh king of egypt.
Kings, or in greek, was originally a book of the former prophets in hebrew scripture. The books of chronicles in the bible are also about israel s and judah s kings. As the lord, the god of israel, lives, whom i serve, during these years there shall be no dew or rain except at my word. Known as kings 1 and 2 in english bibles, the book of kings is originally a single book that recounts the rule of israels kings from davids son solomon up until the time of israels exile, the final result of israels disobedience. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the word of god. This is the commentary to which pastors should turn if they are seeking. Unto this day that is, till the time when this book was written, above three hundred years in all, till the time of. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 kings 17 and more.
Watch our overview video on the books of 12 kings, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. If you will not accept, please let me, your servant, have two muleloads of earth, for your servant will no longer make burnt offerings or sacrifices to any other god except the lord. The same thing happened with the books of samuel and chronicles immediately before and after the books of kings. Commentary on 16 new testament books, from matthew to 2 timothy. Respect means to have deferential regard for, to treat with propriety and consideration. Tremper longman iii gives this commentary 5 stars highest rating in his 5th edition of the old testament commentary survey. Epic is a ninemonth series exploring the bible through a chronological journey. 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 up of jeroboam the son of nebat. Up to the days of king josiah of judah, molech worship continued, because he destroyed a place of worship to that idol 2 kings 23. However, we do not feel this is the best method for using the blue letter bible. The author refers to some other books too, which are unknown today. The context the first 16 chapters of 1 kings deal primarily with the activity of kings.
And so it was that they feared not the lord they did not acknowledge nor worship the true god in any sort. Daily verse and comment, and have biblical truth delivered to your inbox. Naaman is a gentilean arameanthe commander of an army often hostile to israel. Originally this book and the preceding book were combined into one longer book in the hebrew bible. Jan 02, 2020 the book of 2 kings concludes with the final overthrow and deportation of the people of israel and judah to assyria and babylon, respectively. The first 11 chapters deal with king solomon, who ruled over the united kingdom, and chapters 1216 deal with the kings of israel and judah. One of the great crimes of the northern tribes of israel was their worship of molech, leading to the assyrian captivity 2 kings 17. Commentary on 2 kings 17 fall of israel tough questions. Previous postwas the book of isaiah written by the prophet isaiah. Focusing on providing exegetical commentary on the books of kings, c. 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.
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