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Paragraphs of the Bible: Second Kings 9-17 Scholars Crossing A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible A Guide to the Systematic Study of the Bible 6-2018 Paragraphs of the Bible: Second Kings 9-17 Harold Willmington Liberty University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/intro_paragraphs_bible Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, Christianity Commons, and the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Willmington, Harold, "Paragraphs of the Bible: Second Kings 9-17" (2018). A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible. 33. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/intro_paragraphs_bible/33 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the A Guide to the Systematic Study of the Bible at Scholars Crossing. It has been accepted for inclusion in A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ARTICLE THIRTY-SEVEN PARAGRAPHS OF THE BIBLE – SECOND KINGS 9-17 NINE A. Enter Jehu! Anointed to avenge the house of Ahab! (9:1-13) B. Who was that crazy charioteer? (9:14-20) C. He killed two kings at one time (9:21-29) D. The dogs ate her as Elijah had said (9:30-37) TEN A. Seventy heads placed in two baskets (10:1-10) B. Forty-two kinsmen killed alongside a cistern (10:11-14) C. “Come, see what I have done for the Lord!” (10:15-17) D. They were deceived and then destroyed (10:18-29) E. He did right concerning the house of Ahab, but . (10:30-36) ELEVEN A. Enter Athaliah, slayer of David’s seed (11:1) B. But little Joash survived (11:2-3) C. In the seventh year they made their move (11:4-11) D. “Long live the King!” “Death to the Queen!” (11:12-16) E. The revival following her removal (11:17-21) TWELVE A. Enter Joash, the seven-year-old king (12:1-3) B. The money chest with a hole in its lid (12:4-16) C. A shameful bribe! He should have trusted God! (12:17-18) D. Assassinated by his own army officials (12:19-21) THIRTEEN A. Enter Jehoahaz, King of Israel! God answered the prayer of a pagan king for His people’s sake (13:1-9) B. Enter Jehoash, King of Israel! An evil ruler, but he did befriend Elisha (13:10-14) C. Rebuked for only striking the floor three times (13:15-19) D. One dead man raised by the bone of another dead man (13:20-21) FOURTEEN A. Enter Ahaziah, King of Judah! Not the best, but a good king (14:1-7) B. The thistle of Lebanon fable (14:8-10) C. The price he paid for his pride (14:11-16) D. He escaped from Jerusalem but was killed in Lachish (14:17-22) E. Enter Jeroboam II; Jonah ministered during his reign (14:23-29) FIFTEEN A. Enter Azariah, King of Judah! The sad story of a good king who became a leper (15:1-7) B. Enter Zechariah, King of Israel! Executed for his evil actions (15:8-12) C. Enter Shallum, King of Israel! The killer is killed (15:13-16) D. Enter Menahem, King of Israel! He paid off King Pul (15:17-22) E. Enter Pekahiah, King of Israel! Slain in Samaria at the royal palace (15:23-26) F. Enter Pekah, King of Israel! The beginning of the end for the Northern Kingdom (15:27-31) G. Enter Jotham, King of Judah! In general, a good king (15:32-38) SIXTEEN A. Enter Ahaz, King of Judah! Sacrificing his own sons to satanic gods! (16:1-4) B. “Protect me, and I’ll pay you!” (16:5-9) C. A heathen altar in the House of God (16:10-20) SEVENTEEN A. Enter Hoshea, King of Israel! The final and foolish ruler (17:1-6) B. They behaved just like the pagans of the land (17:7-11) C. This in spite of repeated warnings (17:12-17) D. Only Judah remained, and this would soon change (17:18-20) E. It began with Jeroboam (17:21-23) F. He sent a priest to solve the lion problem (17:24-28) G. Oil and water worship—they don’t mix physically or spiritually (17:29-40) .
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