Mobile Ed: OT325 Book Study: 1 & 2 Kings (8 hour course - audio)
Overview
Learn how various literary, historical, and theological issues shape 1 & 2 Kings with Dr. David Lamb. Uncover the key themes of spiritual truth, obedience, idolatry, God’s promises, and prayer. David Lamb examines the structure of 1 & 2 Kings in its literary setting, explaining how the book was written and organized into the annals of the kings and the narratives of specific prophets. He discusses and helps unravel challenging historical issues that confront readers along with difficult questions of chronology in relation to other nation. He provides an analysis of the essential theological themes that are repeated throughout 1 & 2 Kings and provides a general overview of their contents.
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Course Outline
Unit 1: Introductory Issues
- Why Study Kings?
- Kings and the Canon
- Confusion about Kings and Kingdoms
Unit 2: Literary Issues
- Composition of Kings
- The Royal Annals
- How Were the Royal Annals Used?
- Other Possible Sources
- Deuteronomistic Redaction
- Kings and Regnal Formulas: Israelite Regnal Formulas
- Kings and Regnal Formulas: Judaean Regnal Formulas
- Kings and Regnal Formulas: The Purpose of Regnal Formulas
- Prophets and Prophetic Narratives: Prophetic Terms
- Prophets and Prophetic Narratives: Prophetic Figures
- Prophets and Prophetic Narratives: Prophetic Speech
- Prophets and Prophetic Narratives: Prophetic Deeds
- Prophets and Prophetic Narratives: Prophetic Narratives
- Prophets and Prophetic Narratives: Prophetic Sources
Unit 3: Historical Issues
- Historiography and the Book of Kings
- Relationships with the Three Surrounding Empires: Egypt
- Relationships with the Three Surrounding Empires: Assyria
- Relationships with the Three Surrounding Empires: Babylon
- Relationships with the Six Neighboring Nations: The First Five
- Relationships with the Six Neighboring Nations: Aram
- Rulers of Israel and Judah in External Sources
- Rulers in Seals and Seal Impressions
- Chronology Problems and Responses
- Chronology Solutions and Dating Conventions
- Chronology Solutions and Co-Regencies
- Israel’s Early Story: Genesis and Exodus
- Israel’s Early Story: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Samuel
Unit 4: Theological Issues
- Disobedience and Judgments: Greed and Prophetic Disrespect
- Disobedience and Judgments: Lions and Intermarriage
- Worship and Idolatry
- Dynastic Oracles
- Prophets, Priests, and Kings in Spiritual Leadership
- Women in Spiritual Leadership
Unit 5: The United Monarchy under Solomon (1 Kings 1–11)
- Solomon’s Rise
- Solomon’s Wisdom
- Solomon’s Wisdom: The Two Prostitutes
- Solomon’s Temple
- Solomons’ Temple and Dynastic Promises
- Solomon’s Fall
- Few Finish Well
Unit 6: The Divided Monarchy: The Early Years (1 Kings 12–16:28)
- Jeroboam I and Prophets Getting Eaten by Lions
- Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa in Judah; and Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, and Omri in Israel
Unit 7: The Divided Monarchy: Elijah and Northern Israel (1 Kings 16:29–2 Kings 2:12)
- Ahab, Jezebel, Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
- Elijah’s Victory on Mount Carmel
- Elijah the Suicidal Prophet
- Ahab’s Battles with Aram
- Elijah’s Final Days
Unit 8: The Divided Monarchy: Elisha and the Northern Kings (2 Kings 2:13–8:29)
- Elisha’s Early Ministry: Elisha, the Boys, and the Bears
- Mesha, Moab, and Miracles
- Elisha and Aram
- The Lost Ax Head and Elisha, the Kings, and the Horses
- Lepers Sharing the Good News, a Bad Marriage, and Elisha the Kingmaker
Unit 9: The Divided Monarchy: The Final Years (2 Kings 9–17)
- Israel: Righteous Jehu’s Bloody Revolution
- Judah: Righteous Jehoash’s Temple Reparations
- Israel: Jehu’s heirs (Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, and Zechariah)
- Judah: Amaziah, Azariah, Jotham, and Ahaz
- Israel: Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, Hoshea; Conquered and Exiled by Assyria
Unit 10: The Kingdom of Judah Alone (2 Kings 18–25)
- Hezekiah and Sons Manasseh and Amon
- Hezekiah’s Prayer
- Hezekiah’s Healing
- Josiah’s Reformation
- Josiah’s Sons
Product Details
- Title: OT325 Book Study: 1 & 2 Kings (audio)
- Instructor: David T. Lamb
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2016
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: Audio
- Length: 8 hours
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Dr. David T. Lamb loves to teach the Bible. This passion was developed during twenty years of ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, first as a student at Stanford (BA, MS), and then on IV staff in LA and Philadelphia. Studies at Fuller (MDiv) and Oxford (MPhil, DPhil) deepened his love for the Old Testament. He has been teaching OT at Missio Seminary (formerly Biblical) since 2006. His dissertation, Righteous Jehu and his Evil Heirs was published in 2007 (Oxford). He wrote three popular books, The Emotions of God: Making Sense of a God Who Hates, Weeps, and Loves (IVP, 2022), God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist (IVP, 2011, 2022), and Prostitutes and Polygamists: A Look at Love, Old Testament Style (Zondervan, 2015). He also wrote a textbook, The Historical Writings (with Mark Leuchter, Fortress, 2016) and a commentary, 1-2 Kings (Zondervan, 2021). He is currently working on commentaries on Chronicles for Baker, and on Genesis for Lexham. He became the Allan A. MacRae Professor of Old Testament in 2016 and the Dean of the Faculty in 2017. For more information, see www.DavidTLamb.com.