Those following the two-year Bible reading plan with me will begin reading the book of 2 Kings tomorrow, October 20. (Link to the Two-Year Bible Reading Plan)

Second Kings is a continuation of 1 Kings. It tells of the ups and downs of both the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah as the people continued their cycle of turning away from God to worship idols and false gods, facing the consequences of their sins, repenting and begging God to rescue them again from their enemies – followed by short-lived periods of prosperity and peace until they turned away from God again. The prophets Elijah and Elisha play prominent roles during these times. The book of 2 Kings ends with the fall of Jerusalem and all Israelites (Northern and Southern Kingdoms) taken into captivity in Babylon.

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