14. 2 Kings: Kings of Judah, Kings of Israel, and Kim learns Elisha was kinda sassy

In today’s episode, Kim and her mom, Barb, talk about the Northern kingdom of Israel and the Southern kingdom of Judah and the role the prophets Elijah and Elisha played during that dark period.

Bible Heroes, Villains, and the In-betweens

• Elijah
• Elisha
• Jeroboam
• Ahab
• Jeremiah
• Isaiah
• Hezekiah
• Josiah
• Idols

Topics

• Prophets
• Kings
• Miracles
• Book of the Law discovered
• Covenant Obedience
• Rebellion and Consequences
• Assyrian threat and deportations

Closing Scripture Psalm 98: 1-8

LINKS

• Mesha Stele: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/inscriptions/the-mesha-stele-and-king-david-of-the-bible/
• Sennacherib Stele: https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2020/07/03/sennacherib-an-archaeological-biography/
• Hezekiah’s tunnel: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/jerusalem/hezekiahs-tunnel-reexamined/
• Babylonian Exile: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/babylonian-exile/
• Bible Project Video on Kings: https://youtu.be/bVFW3wbi9pk

Coming Up Next on the Podcast…1 Chronicles - a positive retelling of the history of Judah 

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