UNSEEN BATTLE SERIES · BIBLE CARD 12 OF 39
2 Kings
Melachim Bet — “2 Kings”
HISTORY
- Author / Era
- Likely Jeremiah (traditional) · events approx. 850–586 BC
- Setting
- Both kingdoms slide toward exile. Israel falls to Assyria. Judah falls to Babylon.
- Key Figures
- Elisha, Hezekiah, Josiah, Manasseh, Nebuchadnezzar
- Watch For
- The repeated phrase “he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD” — the report card on every king. Most fail it.
- Connects To
- Romans 1:18–32 · Hebrews 12:6 · Lamentations (the aftermath)
Key Verse
“Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight.”— 2 Kings 17:18
Points to Christ: The Faithful King
The only one who will not also need to be removed.
For the Fire Pit
Exile is not God abandoning His people. It is God refusing to let them stay where they have already abandoned Him.
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