"OVERVIEW OF 2 KINGS"

How many of you were confused last week?

Davidic Covenant in 2 Sam 7:13-17

Kingdom shall be forever God will remain true to his promise

The covenant that God has made will certainly come to pass b/c we know that God cannot lie -

David falls into sin – he dies off Solomon reigns in his place 2 kings Does for quite some time Falls into sin 1 kings 11 As a result of sin the kingdom is divided 1 kings Israel in the Northern Judah in the South

Background info –

Author – Unknown (speculation Jeremiah)

Date –

Theme – “Kingdom Destroyed”

Let us walk through all of the kings and throughout 1 kings and 2 kings –

Use the charts to go through the kings – reference logos -

UNITED KINGDOM –

ü Saul 1 Sam 9:1–31:13

ü David 1 Sam 16:1–1 Kgs 2:11

ü Solomon 1 Kgs 1:1–11:43

DIVIDED KINGDOM –

SOUTHERN KINGDOM - Judah

Rehoboam – 1 Kings 11:42 – 14:31 Abijam – 1 Kings 14:31 – 15:8 Asa – right 1 Kings 15:8-24 Jehoshaphat – right 1 Kings 22:41-50 Jehoram – 2 Kings 8:16-24 Ahaziah – 2 Kings 8:24-9:29 Athaliah – 2 Kings 11:1-20 Joash – right 2 Kings 11:1 – 12:21 Amaziah – 2 Kings 14:1-20 Uzziah – right (Uzziah) 2 Kings 14:21; 15:1-7 Jotham 2 Kings 15:32-38 Ahaz (Jehoahaz) 2 Kings 16:1-20 Hezekiah – right 2 Kings 18:1 – 20:21

NORTHERN KINGDOM – Israel

Jeroboam – 1 Kings 11:26 – 14:20 Nadab – 1 Kings 15:25-28 Baasha – 1 Kings 15:27 – 16:1 Elah – 1 Kings 16:6-14 Zimri – 1 Kings 16:9-20 Omeri – 1 Kings 16:15-28 Ahab – 1 Kings 16:26 – 22:40 Ahaziah – 1 Kings 22:40 – 2 Kings 1:18 Jehoram – 2 Kings 1:17 – 9:26 Jehu – 2 Kings 8:1 – 10:36 Jehoahaz – 2 Kings 13:1-9 Jehoash – 2 Kings 13:10 – 14:16 Jeroboam – 2 Kings 14:23-29 Zechariah – 2 Kings 14:29 – 15:12 Shallum – 2 Kings 15:10-15 Menahem – 2 Kings 15:14-22 Pekahiah – 2 Kings 15:22-26 Pekah – 2 Kings 15:25-31 Hoshea – 2 Kings 15:30 – 17:6

Remember the covenant back in 2 Sam?

As a result of Solomon’s sin there was severe consequences however, God allowed Judah and one other tribe to remain. The reason that this happened is because God will remain true to His promise.

The northern Kingdom went through a ton of kings. The tragic thing is that none of the kings who ruled did what right in the eyes of the Lord.

The southern kingdom on the other hand a majority of kings who did what was evil in the eyes of God. However, they had 7 kings who did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. (Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Uzziah, Jotham, Hezekiah, and Josiah)

Hezekiah who did what was right in the eyes of the Lord dies. And his son Manassah rules in his place and he is said to be one of the worst kings.

In 2 Kings 17 the northern kingdom Israel is captured and dispersed in

722 BC. The theme of 2 kings is “Kingdom Destroyed” -

The Assyrians come in and Israel is then deported off to Assyria for 131 years.

The following chapters of 2 kings deals with the single kingdom –

Hezekiah – does what is right 2 Kings 21:1 – 20:21 Manasseh – 2 Kings 21:1-18 Amon – 2 Kings 21:19-26 Josiah – does what is right 2 Kings 21:26 – 23:30 Jehoahaz – 2 Kings 23:30-33 Jehoiakim – 2 Kings 23:34 – 24:5 Jehoiachin - 2 Kings 24:6-16; 25:27-30 Zedekiah – 2 Kings 24:17 – 25:7

2 Kings 24 the southern kingdom is led into exile in 586 BC by the Babylonians for 155 years -

So, what how does this change my life?

The majority of kings did not follow God. –

Are you following God? How?

What king of example are you setting for your friends?

Can they trust you b/c they know that you are committed to following God?

The kings set a bad example for the nation of Israel