Welcome to the club and the book of second kings.

And welcome to the 200th episode of the Bible book club.

We are right in the middle of the story of Israel's kings.

This is the beginning of the second part, the book of second kings. Okay, the story of

kings of Israel is really part of a much larger narrative. It's a story that began in Genesis with

Abraham when God chose a family. The story continues in Exodus with Moses where God made Abraham's family into a nation called

Israel. Then the story continues in Joshua where God gave the nation of Israel a promised land.

Now, in a perfect world, that should have been a good thing. However, when the story continued

in Judges 21, verse 25, we discovered that Israel had no king,

and everyone did what was right in their own eyes.

So the family became a nation, and the nation got the promised land, but everyone did what was

right in their own eyes because they had no king.

So in 1st and 2nd Samuel, God gave Israel two kings. A bad example,

Saul, followed by a king with the heart for the Lord, David, who was from the tribe of Judah,

which led to where we are now in first and second kings. These two books are the history of all

the kings who came after David, and their

failure most of the time to be faithful to God. Ultimately, it will become obvious from the repetitive

failings of the kings that no human king will ever suffice. Humanity needs a savior king. And that king must come from the family of

Abraham, the nation of Israel, the tribe of Judah, and the kingly line of David. We are way deep

into the history of Israel. So congratulations if you are hanging with us on this long and complicated journey,

you will not regret it.

Okay, here's the setup for second kings.

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