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.
“Jeroboam’s altars were such a grave error, condemned literally dozens of times throughout the book of Kings, four of their aspects were problematic. I’m going to work through four of these problematic aspects.” (source)
“We need to talk about Chronicles, because the biblical book that overlaps the most significantly with Kings is Chronicles. There’s a lot of parallel passages. But most scholars agree that the book of Kings and Samuel were used as a source by the Chronicler—the person that wrote Chronicles—and not the other way around.” (source)
“Surprisingly, only Jonah and Isaiah are mentioned explicitly in the book.” (source)
“The book of Kings, however, makes God the focus of its history.” (source)
“However, during the period of the divided monarchy, as recorded in Kings, there is a shocking absence of prophetic activity in the south. Between the reigns of Rehoboam and Hezekiah—this is in Judah, now—no prophets are described as ministering in Judah. The only southern ruler who associates with prophets during this period of approximately 200 years is Jehoshaphat, and he only does so in conjunction with northern rulers.” (source)