Books of Kings

Jason Murray Ms. Manning Scripture January 17th, 2017 Elisha Successor of Elijah Similar miracles as Elijah Elisha is the son of Shaphat, Elijah's successor, and he's is first seen in Kings 19. Elijah first finds Elisha plowing a field, and throws his cloak onto Elisha. Elisha recognizes this as a call to follow Elijah and serve the Lord. Elisha says goodbye to his family and then he becomes Elijah's servant. Elisha stays with Elijah until Elijah is brought up into Heaven by a flaming…

In 1 Kings 17:1-16, the reader is encountering the prophet Elijah, the Tishbite of Tishbe in Gilead, for the very first time. Ahab’s reign to King took place in 1 Kings 16, in which he is judged for provoking the anger of God more so than all of his predecessors had done. During 1 Kings 17, we see Elijah announcing to Ahab the coming of a drought that will end on his say-so only. The drama ultimately unfolds itself and runs through the end of chapter 18, which concerns itself with the…

The Reign of King Solomon: Diplomatic and Economic Perceptive written by Dr. Yosef Green, as a journal article that is easy to read and understand. This article is a summary of a man before his time, whose wisdom in economics and politics was often overlooked. Solomon’s parents were King David and Bathsheba and later he became the king of both Israel and Judah. The article by Dr. Green describes King Solomon’s vision and leadership in the trade, industry and the attitude of greed that seemed…

Book Report on A tale of Three Kings A tale of three kings is an in depth story about King David, King Absalom, and King Saul. G. Edwards has mastered the authorship of styles and techniques of leadership. He describes how the process they went through to become king, the brokenness they experienced and the familiar question was raised about what type of king you are or will become. At least once in everyone’s lifespan will experience a form or pain and brokenness. Whether from loss of family…

The author of King Leopold’s Ghost is Adam Hochfeld. In the book he describes being disappointed by the lack of interest by publishers to release his book. This was caused by the apparent lack of interest for African history among americans. This was until Mariner Books, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, published it because (according to Hochfield) they had “more faith in reader’s ability to see connections between Leopold’s Congo and today” (Hochfield,309). He wrote his book in hopes to…

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The Muslim historian and a theologian Al-Tabari relate some contradictory accounts of the first revelation. This author in his book, History of the Prophets and Kings, talks about the revelation that was given to Prophet Muhammad. Some of these accounts are believed to have come directly from the prophet yet they are contradictory. This historian is reluctant to give the full details of the revelations that were given to Muhammad. Instead, he is concerned about the themes, symbols and the…

and the Kingdom of God: Authorial Use of Typology as an Interpretive Device in Samuel-Kings by Christopher Jero. In his article Jero uses three narratives, The Hannah Narrative, Solomons Judgement and the Elisha and the Shunnamite Woman to show how these mother child narratives reveal the history of Samuel-Kings. The Hannah narrative details a woman who longs for a son further representing Israel’s longing for a king. Solomon’s judgement tells the story of two woman arguing over who the baby…

“Son of David” or belonging to the “House of David.” David’s covenant established the greatest earthly ruler of Israel as the precursor of the ultimate and permanent supreme ruler and savior of the universe: Jesus Christ. Both David and Jesus were kings under God’s blessing. God made seven promises to David as part of his covenant (2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17, and Psalm 89) but four of them would be fulfilled after his lifetime: 1. David is promised an eternal seed. This promised was fulfilled…

present before these books were penned and there have been many Men of God since the completion of our cannon. There have been many men of God described in the Bible. Let us take a brief look at their lives and persons to see what exactly it means to be a Man of God. When thinking of the Man of God we must first start with Moses, he is after all the first Man of God referenced…