2 Kings
2 KINGS 1-2
THE FINAL DAYS OF ELIJAH'S MINISTRY (1:1-2:1 1)
Elijah and Ahaziah (1:1-18)
The fall (1:1-2):
The foretelling (1:3-4):
The fury (1:5-9, 11):
The fire (1:10, 12):
The favor (1:13-15):
The fulfillment (1:16-18):
Elijah and Elisha (2:1-11):
The route (2:1-6):
The river (2:7-8):
The request (2:9):
The requirement (2:10):
The removal (2:11):
THE FIRST DAYS OF ELISHA'S MINISTRY (2:12-25)
He parts the Jordan (2:12-14):
He pacifies some prophets (2:15-18):
He purifies some water (2:19-22):
He punishes some mocking youths (2:23-25)
The mocking (2:23): As Elisha heads to Bethel, some young boys ridicule his bald head.
The mauling (2:24-25): Elisha curses the young boys, and two bears come out of the woods and maul 42 of them!
2 KINGS 3-4
ELISHA AND KING JORAM (3:1-14)
The incompetent king (3:1-9)
Joram's idolatry (3:1-3):
Joram's intent (3:4-8):
Joram's ineptness (3:9):
The indignant prophet (3:10-27)
The request (3:10-12):
The rebuke (3:13-14):
The reply (3:15-19):
The red water (3:20-23):
The routing (3:24-27)
Moab's defeat (3:24-25):
Moab's desperation (3:26-27):
ELISHA AND A POOR WIDOW (4:1-7)
The widow's crisis (4:1-2):
Elisha's command (4:3-7):
ELISHA AND THE WOMAN FROM SHUNEM (4:8-37)
Her hospitality (4:8-17)
The room (4:8-10):
The reward (4:11-17):
Her heartache (4:18-28)
The source of her tears (4:18-21):
The solution for her tears (4:22-31):
Her happiness (4:32-37):
ELISHA AND THE PROPHETS (4:38-44):
The poisonous food (4:38-41):
The plentiful food (4:42-44):
2 KINGS 5
THE CLEANSING OF LEPROSY (5:1-19)
Naaman's disease (5:1):
Naaman's determination (5:2-5)
The little girl (5:2-3):
The large gift (5:4-5):
Naaman's detainment (5:6-8)
The request by the king of Aram (5:6):
The response by the king of Israel (5:7):
The reassurance by the man of God (5:8):
Naaman's displeasure (5:9-13)
The announcement (5:9-10):
The anger (5:11-12):
The advice (5:13):
Naaman's deliverance (5:14):
Naaman's dedication (5:15-19)
His presents (5:15-16):
His promises (5:17-19):
THE CURSE OF LEPROSY (5:20-27)
Gehazi's lust (5:20):
Gehazi's lie (5:21-24):
Gehazi's leprosy (5:25-27):
2 KINGS 6-7
THE BORROWED AX (6:1-7):
The ax head falls (6:4-5):
The ax head floats (6:6-7):
THE BLINDED ARMY (6:8-23)
The background (6:8-17)
The revelations to Elisha (6:8-10):
The retaliation against Elisha (6:11-14):
The reassurance by Elisha (6:15-17)
The panic (6:15):
The promise (6:16):
The prayer (6:17):
The protection (6:17):
The blinding (6:18-23)
The miracle (6:18):
The march (6:19-20):
The mercy (6:21-23):
THE BESIEGED CITY (6:24-7:20):
The plight of the people (6:24-29):
The prejudice of the king (6:30-33):
The prophecy of Elisha (7:1-2):
There will be abundant food for the famine-stricken city within 24 hours (7:1).
The king's officer who doubted Elisha's first prophecy will not be able to eat any of the food (7:2).
The panic of the Arameans (7:3-11):
The desperation (7:3-4):
The discovery (7:5-8):
The duty (7:9-11):
The plunder by the people (7:12-16):
The passing of the officer (7:17-20):
2 KINGS 8
THE REMINISCING ABOUT ELISHA (8:1-6):
The relocation (8:1-2):
The return (8:3):
The restoration (8:4-6):
THE REGICIDE OF BEN-HADAD (8:7-15):
The fatal sickness of Ben-hadad (8:7-10):
The fearful reign of Hazael (8:11-15):
THE RULERS OF JUDAH (8:16-29)
Jehoram, Judah's fifth ruler (8:16-24)
The elevation to power (8:16-17):
The evil wife (8:18):
The everlasting covenant (8:19):
The Edomite war (8:20-22):
The end of Jehoram (8:23-24):
Ahaziah, Judah's sixth ruler (8:25-29): Ahaziah succeeds his father Jehoram as king of Judah.
The wicked mother (8:26-27):
The wounded monarch (8:28-29):
2 KINGS 9-10
I.THE ANOINTING OF JEHU (9:1-13)
The prophet (9:1-6): Elisha instructs one of his young prophets to go to Ramoth-gilead and anoint Jehu as Israel's tenth ruler.
The prophecies (9:7-10): After the young prophet anoints Jehu, he foretells of the destruction of Ahab's family.
The proclamation (9:11-13): When Jehu tells his fellow officers what happened, they blow a trumpet and acknowledge him as king.
THE ATTACKS BY JEHU (9:14-10:29):
He kills King Joram of Israel (9:14-26)
Where Joram is killed (9:14-20):
How Joram is killed (9:21-26):
He kills King Ahaziah of Judah (9:27-29):
He kills Jezebel (9:30-37)
Her sarcasm (9:30-33):
Her skull (9:34-37):
He kills Ahab's family (10:1-11, 15-17)
The dare made by Jehu (10:1-3):
The decapitation performed by the people (10:4-8):
The destruction unleashed on the rest (10:9-11, 15-17):
He kills Ahaziah's family (10:12-14):
He kills the priests of Baal (10:18-28)
The deception (10:18-24):
The destruction (10:25-28):
THE ASSURANCE TO JEHU (10:29-30):
THE APOSTASY OF JEHU (10:31 -36)
His paganism (10:31):
His punishment (10:32-33):
His passing (10:34-36):
2 KINGS 11-12
ATHALIAH, JUDAH'S SEVENTH RULER (11:1-18)
The evil queen (11:1-3)
The ones she murders (11:1):
The one she misses (11:2-3):
The executed queen (11:4-18)
The priest (11:4):
The plan (11:5-16)
Regarding Joash (11:5-12):
Regarding Athaliah (11:13-16):
The pact (11:17-18):
JOASH, JUDAH'S EIGHTH RULER (11:19-12:21)
The ascension of Joash (11:19-21):
The activities of Joash (12:1-18)
Joash and the Temple money (12:1-16)
The command (12:1-5):
The concern (12:6-8):
The chest (12:9-16):
Joash and the tribute money (12:17-18):
2 KINGS 13-14
THE REIGNS OF FOUR MONARCHS (13:1-19, 22-25; 14:1-29)
Jehoahaz, Israel's eleventh ruler (13:1-9)
The rebellion (13:1-2, 6):
The retribution (13:3-9):
Jehoash, Israel's twelfth ruler (13:10-19, 22-25)
The iniquities against the Lord (13:10-13):
The instructions from the prophet (13:14-25)
The occasion for the event (13:14-15):
The order to the king (13:16-18):
The objection by Elisha (13:19):
The ownership of the towns (13:22-25):
Amaziah, Judah's ninth ruler (14:1-22)
His activities (14:1-14)
On the home front (14:1-6)
####### He pleases the Lord (14:1-4). ####### He punishes the guilty (14:5): ####### He protects the innocent (14:6):
On the battle front (14:7-14)
####### The war he wins (14:7): ####### The war he loses (14:8-14):