Summary
2 Kings continues the history of the divided monarchy, recording the ministries of Elijah and Elisha and the spiritual decline of both Israel and Judah. It culminates in the fall of the northern kingdom to Assyria and the southern kingdom to Babylon.
Outline
- Elisha's Ministry (1–8)
- Kings of Israel and Judah (9–16)
- Fall of the Northern Kingdom (17)
- Judah Alone: Hezekiah to Zedekiah (18–24)
- Fall of Jerusalem and Exile (25)
Key Verses
"The Israelites persisted in all the sins of Jeroboam and did not turn away from them until the LORD removed them from his presence."
"Now, LORD our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, LORD, are God."
"Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the LORD as he did — with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength."
Christ in 2 Kings
Elisha's miracles prefiguring Christ's ministry; the faithful remnant preserved through judgment pointing to salvation