![]() ![]() Prophets.” The author pits each new king against a prophet(s) to help you see that God’s prophetic word ultimately determines Israel’s history. ![]() ![]() Thus, 1 and 2 Kings might more accurately be called “1 and 2 Kings vs. For every king, there was an opposing prophet or group of prophets ready to stick the covenant back in the king’s face and call him to accountability to God’s word. This is why God raised up the prophetic office to counterbalance the office of kingship. Rather, God’s covenant word was the real authority. They’ve persisted in their rebellion leading all the way up to exile.Īlthough Israel had many kings, they were not the ultimate authority in Israel. This theological history explains why Israel and Judah are in exile- its kings and people have resisted the word of God. The books are written from the perspective of someone sitting long after the exile of the northern tribes (2 Kings 17) and the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile to Babylon (2 Kings 24-25). He’s writing a prophetic history of how the word of God in the Torah and the prophets was the true Lord of Israel’s story. The author of 1 and 2 Kings is as much a theologian as he is a historian. ![]()
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