Westminster Bible Companion: First and Second Kings

by Terence E. Fretheim

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 1999

Overview

Old Testament scholar Terence Fretheim identifies the theology in the dramatic accounts of the books of Kings, which chronicles the reigns of more than forty kings over a period of nearly four hundred years. Interspersing theological reflections throughout, Fretheim trace's God's words of judgment and promise for Israel—and for us—across the entirety of Kings.

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Key Features

• Identifies the theology in the dramatic accounts of the books of Kings
• Intersperses theological reflections throughout the commentary
• Trace's God's words of judgment and promise across the entirety of Kings

Contents

• The Reign of Solomon
• The Division of the Kingdom
• Prophets and Kings I
• Prophets and Kings II
• The Endangered Promise
• Kings Come and Go
• Judah: Reform and Fall

Top Highlights

“God is concerned about all aspects of the life of the people of God, not just the spiritual and religious dimensions” (Page 35)

“God’s gift of wisdom does not function in independence from Solomon’s own use, misuse, or non-use of that gift.” (Page 33)

“Solomon embodies wisdom’s claim: ‘By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just’ (Prov. 8:15).” (Page 33)

“In view of this request, God not only grants him unparalleled wisdom (illustrated immediately in vv. 16–28)” (Page 32)

“the seventh petition—grounded in God’s exodus deliverance” (Page 49)

Product Details

• Title: First and Second Kings
• Author: Terence E. Fretheim
• Series: Westminster Bible Companion
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 1999
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 240
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. O.T. 1 Kings › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. 2 Kings › Commentaries
• Resource ID: LLS:WBCS11KI
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-08T01:14:04Z

About Terence E. Fretheim

Terence E. Fretheim is Elva B. Lovell Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he has taught for more than 50 years. He is the author of more than 20 books, including Creation Untamed: The Bible, God, and Natural Disasters and Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching Exodus.