What does the high density of women appearing in the Elijah-Elisha narrative contribute to the text? This study calls attention to three socio-religious and theological themes in 1 Kings 17-2 Kings 13: food-famine, life-death, and orthodoxy-idolatry.
This article considers the story of Elisha's cursing of forty-two "little children" in 2 Kings 2:23-25. The author suggests that these were actually the officials of the idolatrous shrine of Bethel.
This article presents the account of the healing of Naaman the Syrian in 2 Kings 5 as a picture of the gospel of Christ and of how a sinner comes to repentance and salvation. This picture is portrayed to show God's initiative, the uncompromising force of God's word, the necessity of the sinner's personal humility and obedience to God's command, God's grace, and the perfection of his salvation.
Chapter 1 is an introduction to the story of Naaman’s slave girl in 2 Kings 5. It gives an overview of the story and notes the theme (seen as reconciliation) and focus of the story.
Are there real contradictions in the chronology of the kings of Israel and Judah in 1 Kings and 2 Kings? This paper focuses on the chronology of the reign of Hezekiah as presented in 2 Kings 15 to 2 Kings 18.
In the Hezekiah narrative found in 2 Kings 18-20 and Isaiah 36-Isaiaih 39 there is a repeated use of "trust" or "rely on." This article explores the context and content of "trust" in the narratives. Its occurrences elsewhere in Isaiah, Psalms, Proverbs, and other prophetic literature are examined as well, and it can be seen that these point to a consistent pattern of true and false grounds for "trust."
What is the meaning of the sign given to Hezekiah in 2 Kings 19:29-31? This article advances the idea that the sign was a prophecy of the return from Babylon, and thus of the coming of the new covenant.
