Exam 2- 1 King Flashcards
(35 cards)
What is special about chapter 11 in 1 Kings?
It is pivotal because it shows the sins of Solomon.
Before chpt. 11- we see Solomon’s glory
After chpt 11- we see his destruction and loss.
During Solomon’s reign in what arena did Israel become a power player?
International power politics
What ruined Israel’s brief period of strength and prestige?
Solomon’s religious apostacy
Only time when the territory promised to Abraham was actually under Israeli control?
Under Solomon’s reign
What theological principle is demonstrated in relation to God’s promises to us?
God’s people must walk in faith and obedience to him in order to receive all the blessings of those promises and covenants.
Solomon’s reign was thought of as?
The Messianic age
What was Solomon’s contribution to Israelite’s religion?
Wisdom
What were the purpose of prophets (like Elijah and Elisha)
God’s instruments of warning to the king and the nation.
what was prophecy like to Ahab?
A form of magic in which the prophet manipulated God. The professional prophets merely repeated the king’s desire in the form of prophecy in an attempt to ensure the desired outcome.
What was prophecy to Jehoshaphat?
The prophet was a mouthpiece for God. The word of the prophet made the will of God known to humans, regardless of the kings desires.
what did Samuel establish in regards to prophets?
future role of the prophet as the messenger from God who held the king in check.
Prophetic counter parts?
David and Nathan
Ahab and Elijah
Hezekiah and Isaiah
Function of Prophecy in Israel?
unique among nations of the ancient Near East
Others had prophets but they were clarivoyants whose purpose was to appease or manipulate deities
what were Israel’s prophets
messengers of God who confronted the king and the entire society with his holy word. Nowhere else in the world could a reigning monarch be held accountable to such a prophetic voice.
The events relating to Elisha receive a disproportionate amount of attention especially because…
Elisha is not a king in a book devoted to the history of Israelite kings. about 2/5ths of the whole book.
The amount of Elisha material is due to the author’s purpose….
He wanted to write not just a survey of the events as they happened, but an explanation for the destruction of both kingdoms
In the Books of Kings, the greatest single cause for the failure of Israel and Judah was…
the policies of their kings and their lack of obedience to the prophetic word.
In 2 Kings, the author praises only Hezekiah and Josiah, because of …
their high regard for the word of God. All the other kings were neglectful at best, and evil at worst.
The point of the Elijah-Elisha narratives, then, is…
that the kingdom succeeded when it followed the leadership of the prophets. Failure and destruction resulted when the kings rejected the word of God offered through the prophets.
The nation did not fall simply because it had a smaller army but also because
Israel broke the Lord’s statutes and commandments (vv. 15-16). They “followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless” (v.15). Ultimately it was God who was responsible for Israel’s fall (vv. 18,20, 23).
What did the mixtures of peoples produce?
The what would be called the Samaritans, who would become future enemies of Judah. The Samaritans and their religion continued into New Testament times (John 4:9, 19-20).
Two most important themes in 1 and 2 Kings?
Deuteronomistic History
Role of Prophecy
What does the book of Kings teach?
personal covenant faithfulness and obedience to God is the only measure of successful living.
What is argued about 1 and 2 King?
that it is the earliest genuine historiography in world literature
