The sons of the prophets see that the spirit of elijah rests on elisha, 2 kings 2. First and second kings were originally one book, called in the hebrew text, kings, from the first word in 1. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. Genesis 3 commentary genesis 12 commentary genesis 15 commentary genesis 49 commentary. Leadership there is great accountability for being put into a position.
The author is neither indicated in the text nor known by scholars. The book of 2 nd kings is narrative history and prophecy concerning the affairs of the divided kingdoms. He was most likely a prophet, because many of the historical events were recorded in light of israels and judahs faithfulnessor unfaithfulnessto their covenant with god. As he stretched himself out on him, the boys body grew warm.
The greek translation of the old testament, the septuagint lxx, divided the book in two and this was followed by the latin vulgate version and english translations. Verse by verse commentaries by book precept austin. Elisha gets his mantle, comes back to jordan, smites the waters with it, and they divide, and he goes over, 2 kings 2. Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth the first book of samuel the second book of samuel the first book of kings the second book of kings the first book of chronicles the second book of chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job book psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos.
The lord smote the king, so that he was a leper the cause of this stroke is related at large, 2 chronicles 26. For an outline of both 1 and 2 kings see introduction to 1 kings. Voice bible studies, the books of kings, 2 kings 5. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. The leprosy therefore of naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever as long as any of his race remained. Book of second kings overview insight for living ministries. Since the days of jacob and laban, the syrians have held a grudge. So he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult baalzebub, the god of ekron, to see if i will recover from this injury. Go and present yourself to ahab, and i will send rain on the land. And dwelt in a several house separated from conversation with others by virtue of the law, recorded leviticus. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the lord had given victory to aram. The first describes healing naaman of leprosy, and verses 114 provide the story. The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate.
The book 2 chronicles covers much the same timeperiod as the books of kings, but it ignores the northern kingdom of israel almost completely, david is given a major role in planning the temple, hezekiah is given a much more farreaching program of reform, and manasseh of judah is given an opportunity to repent of his. A disciple on 2 kings 5 go and wash in jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. Now the famine was severe in samaria, 3 and ahab had summoned obadiah, his palace administrator. Elisha, a holy prophet, a man of god, has but one servant, and he proves a base liar. Verses 1519 form a hinge that unites the two actions.
According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. The love of money, that root of all evil, was at the bottom of gehazis sin. Now viewing scripture range from the book of 2 kings chapter 5. The second is the story of gehazi being stricken with leprosy, and it is specifically described in verses 20 27. The book was divided into the two books of first kings and second kings in the historical books of the greek septuagint old testament, and continues as such in the latin vulgate and our christian. As we noted in the previous chapter, 1 and 2 kings originally comprised one book of history. Naaman, captain of the host of the king of syria, was a great man with his master highly esteemed for his military character and success.
Genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth i samuel ii samuel i kings ii kings i chronicles ii chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job psalms proverbs ecclesiastes song of solomon isaiah jeremiah lamentations ezekiel daniel hosea joel amos obadiah jonah micah nahum habakkuk zephaniah haggai zechariah malachi. Campbells and obriens redaction theory from unfolding the deuteronimistic history 2000. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. Next chapter of 2 kings the book of 2 kings, chapter 5 we hope that you find the content of the book of 2 kings, chapter 5 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. God has given you an opportunity to be a leader in his kingdom.
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