2 Kings- From Exodus to Exile

We continue on a yearlong journey through the story of the Bible, from creation to Christ to consummation, with the book of 2 Kings. 17:7 & 21:15 connect the Exile back to the Exodus. Israel (N) & Judah (S) would be exiled into Assyria & Babylon because they did not cling to the Lord alone, who brought then out of slavery in Egypt.

FROM ELIJAH TO ELISHA (CHAPS. 1–8)
o Elijah v. King Ahaziah's men (chap. 1)
o Elijah taken to heaven & Elisha's double blessing (chap. 2)
-Shown in Elisha doing 2x the miracles of Elijah

THE ROAD TO EXILE IN THE NORTH (CHAPS. 9–17)
o King Jehu's assassinations & executions (chaps. 9–10)
o King Jehu's assassinations & executions (chaps. 9–10)
o Jehoahaz > Jehoash/Joash > Jeroboam II > Zechariah > Shallum > Menahem > Pekahiah > Pekah > Hoshea (chaps. 13–17)
o The Fall & Exile of Israel (chap. 17)

THE ROAD TO EXILE IN THE SOUTH (CHAPS. 18–25)
o Hezekiah (chaps.18–20)
o Manasseh & Amon (chap. 21)
o Josiah (chaps.22–23)
o Jehoahaz > Eliakim/Jehoiakim > Jehoiachin > Mattaniah/Zedekiah
o The Exile & Plunder of the Temple (chap. 24)
o The Destruction of Jerusalem, further Exile & Plunder (chap. 25)
o The Strange Ending with Jehoiachin in Babylon