Christian Foundations I

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Christian Foundations I

• I II Kings The Beginning of the End

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Introduction

• I II Kings was probably written during the
  sixth century B.C.
• I Kings records for us the transition from
  Davids rule to Solomons rule
• Solomons Encounter with God (36-28)
• Solomons Temple (81-26)
• Why didnt God allow David to built the temple?
• What now sits in place of where the Jewish people
  think Solomons temple was?

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Solomons Kingdom

• Under Solomons rule it is one of the few times
  when Israel possessed all the land promised to
  Abraham
• Solomons sin of taking multiple wives in order
  to establish treaties with other nations brings
  about the beginning of the divided kingdom
• Israel in the North Judah in the South

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Purpose of Kings

• One of the main purposes of Kings is to explain
  how the exile came about and to express the idea
  that God had compelling reasons for judgment on
  the Nation of Israel
• Disobedience brings curses
• I Kings 91-9 outlines Gods warning to Solomon

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Elijah Elisha

• The role of prophets was that of covenant
  enforcers
• To remind the people of their responsibility to
  God
• The days of Elijah Elisha represent a
  transitional time for Gods plan and purposes
• Moses Exodus / Elijah Elisha / Christ The
  Apostles / The Last Days

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Elisha in II Kings 223-24

• What happened here?
• Couple of key points
• First, the Hebrew word qetanaim naarim is
  better translated young lads or young men (12 to
  30 years of age)
• Go up isnt geographical but a mocking of
  Elijahs translation into heaven
• God was trying to warn the nation through its
  children