Description
The book of Kings is a unique source for understanding the history of Israel from the last days of the united kingdom under David to the eventual fall of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Presenting Israel's national history from a divine viewpoint, these narratives measure the kings of Israel and Judah, not by the mark they leave on secular history, but by their 'doing what is right in the Lord's sight'. Embedded in this story are enduring lessons of the ways of God with his people in every age.
Table of Contents
General preface
Author's preface
Chief abbreviations
Introduction
The value of the books of Kings
Themes and theology
Chronology
Archaeological evidence
Sources
Literary Form
Composition and authorship
Text
Analysis
Commentary
Additional notes
High places
Wisdom
The man of God
Jehoshaphat's reforms
Hazael
Maps
Solomon's administrative districts
Campaign of Shishak (Sheshonq I) in Palestine, c.925 BC
Assyrian attack on Hezekiah, 701 BC
Josiah's kingdom
Product Details
Title: 1 and 2 Kings
Author: Donald J. Wiseman
Publisher: Intervarsity Press
Pages: 339
Binding: Paperback
Size: 20.6 x 14.6 x 2.0 cm
ISBN: 9781844742646