 2 Kings 1 - 12 Questions and Answers |
| Q. How many years does 2 Kings cover? | A. 2 Kings notes - 263 years, from 850 to 587 BC. |
| Q. Does 2 Kings begin where 1 Kings leaves off? | A. 2 Kings 1:2 = Yes. Abhab's son, Ahaziah is mentioned in both books as reigning king. |
| Q. How did the political climate change after Ahab's death? | A.2 Kings 1:1 = Moab declared its independence from Israel. |
| Q. So Moab was paying tribute to Israel up to this time? | A. 2 Samuel 8:2 = They were made slaves when David was king of all Israel, 5 generations of kings in the south ago. |
| Q. Was Elijah still prophet during Ahaziah's rule? | A. 2 Kings 1:3 = Yes. |
| Q. What ultimate insult did Ahaziah of the northern kingdom of Israel pay God? | A. 2 Kings 1:2 = He fell through the latticework of an upper room and sent messengers to ask Baal-zebub, the god of Eckron, if he would recover. |
| Q. How did God react to this? |
A. 2 Kings 1:3 = He sent Elijah to reprimand him and his punishment was given. He would not recover. Note: Do you have a question for God? Be sure to ask Him! |
| Q. What did Elijah look like? | A. 2 Kings 1:8 = Elijah was hairy and wore a leather belt around his waist. |
| Q. How was Elijah's faith at this time? | A. 2 Kings 1:10 = Great! |
| Q. How so? |
A. 2 Kings 1:10 = Twice, Ahaziah's soldiers came to arest him for speaking as prophet of Ahaziah's doom. Twice he didn't flinch. He said, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you!" And it happened. Note: We need not fear when in God's work. He will save us. |
| Q.What saved the 3rd set of soldiers who came to arrest Elijah? |
A. 2 Kings 1:13 = Their humble captain. Note: Diplomacy gets you everywhere! God will spare a ministry for the sake of a humble leader. |
| Q. So Ahaziah died as Elijah said? | A. 2 Kings 1:17 = Yes. |
| Q. Who succeeded Ahaziah as king of northern Israel? | A. 2 Kings 1:17 = His brother, Joram. |
| Q. Why? | A. 2 Kings 1:17 = Ahaziah had no sons. |
| Q. Who succeeded Jehoshaphat? | A. 2 Kings 1:17 = Jehoram, his son. |
| Q. How long had Jehoram ruled the southern Israeli kingdom when Joram was made king of northern Israel? | A. 2 Kings 1:17 = 2 years. |
| Q. Elijah ended his days full of faith. He went through heavy fear, but we can see that he grew in faith because of it. How did Elijah enter heaven? | A. 2 Kings 2:1 = He was taken up in a whirlwind by the Lord God! |
| Q. Was Elisha a good servant to Elijah? | A. 2 Kings 2:2 = Yes. He was very loyal. |
| Q. Did God reveal to the other prophets of His plan for Elijah's end? | A. 2 Kings 2:3 = Yes. |
| Q. Was Israel full of prophets? | A. 2 Kings 2:5 = Yes. Each town had their own group of prophets. |
| Q. Elijah called fire down from heaven. Did he perform other miracles? | A. 2 Kings 2:8 = Yes. He parted a river with his cloak so they could go across. |
| Q. How was Elijah taken up exactly? | A. 2 Kings 2:11 = Suddenly. A chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between Elijah and Elisha, separating them. Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven and disappeared from sight. |
| Q. What did Elisha think of this mighty scene? |
A. 2 Kings 2:12 = He said, "My father, my father! The chariots and charioteers of Israel!" and tore his robe in half. Note: These chariots and riders are who deliver Israel every time. |
| Q. Did Elisha succeed Elijah? | A. 2 Kings 2:13 = Yes. |
| Q. Was Elijah greater than the other prophets? | A. 2 Kings 2:15 = Yes. |
| Q. What made Elijah greater? | A. 2 Kings 2:16 = His faith. They saw the whole event, but ignored God's words that he'd be gone. Elisha knew. His faith was already greater. |
| Q. What did the leaders of the Israelites think of Elisha? | A. 2 Kings 2:19 = They went immediately to him with civic problems to solve. |
| Q. Like what? | A. 2 Kings 2:19 = Bad well water caused infertility and death. He cured the water in God's name. |
| Q. What did Elisha look like? | A. 2 Kings 2:23 = Elisha was bald, unlike his hairy master, Elijah. |
| Q. What happened when mocking boys taunted Elisha? | A. 2 Kings 2:24 = Bears came out of nowhere and mauled 42 of them! |
| Q. When did Joram begin to rule the northern Israeli kingdom? | A. 2 Kings 3:1 = In the 18th year of Jehoshaphat's reign in Judah. |
| Q. How long did Joram reign? | A. 2 Kings 3:1 = 12 years. |
| Q. What did Joram do about Moab's rebellion? | A. 2 Kings 3:6 = He declared war against them. |
| Q. Alone? | A. 2 Kings 3:7 = No. He asked Jehoshaphat to help when he was marching off to war. |
| Q. Did Jehoshaphat comply? | A. 2 Kngs 3:7 = Yes. Enthusiastically. |
| Q. Did anyone else help? | A. 2 Kings 3:9 = Yes. The Edomites helped. |
| Q. Isn't Edom Esau's people? | A. Genesis 25:30 = Yes! |
| Q. This war was Joram's brainchild? | A. 2 Kings 3:6 = Yes. |
| Q. Did Israel encounter any problems while marching off to war? | A. 2 Kings 3:9 = Yes. Joram decided for everyone that they would attack Moab from the wilderness. They were not prepared, so the soldiers became thirsty. |
| Q. How did Joram see the problem? | A. 2 Kings 3:10 = As being all God's fault! |
| Q. How did Jehoshaphat see it? |
A. 2 Kings 3:11 = As time to find a prophet of God to ask the Lord what to do. Note: Don't panic! Pray! |
| Q. Who knew of Elisha? | A. 2 Kings 3:11 = An official of Joram's. |
| Q. How was Elisha described? |
A. 2 Kings 3:11 = As Elijah's ex-personal assistant. Note: You can't help how people see you. If you have great faith, God will put you in the forefront--whether you want it or not! |
| Q. What is significant about the kings going together to see Elisha? | A. 2 Kings 3:12 = They are both Jacob and Esau (by ancestry)! |
| Q. Did Elisha have good news? | A. 2 Kings 3:16-19 = Yes. They'd be victorious over Moab. |
| Q. How? | A. 2 Kings 3:15 = The wilderness would be filled with pools of water tomorrow and supply their armies with fresh water. |
| Q. Where would the water appear to come from? | A. 2 Kings 3:20 = From the direction of Edom (Esau). |
| Q. Did this new water take the Moabites by surprise? | A. 2 Kings 3:23 = Yes. They first saw it at dawn and the sun shone on it red. They thought they were pools of blood and that the 3 armies had turned on each other, so they ran to collect the plunder! |
| Q. What happened to Moab? | A. 2 Kings 3:24 = Israel, Judah and Edom destroyed the whole nation. |
| Q. What happened to the Moabite king? | A. 2 Kings 3:27 = He sacrificed his own son on the wall to his idol, hoping his false god would help them win over Israel. |
| Q. What did the losing Moabite army think of the sacrifice? | A. 2 Kings 3:27 = They were very angry with Israel and withdrew. |
| Q. Did prophets sometimes marry? | A. 2 Kings 4:1 = Yes. |
| Q. In Elisha's day, how were unpaid credit debts resolved? | A. 2 Kings 4:1 = Through taking your children to be your slaves. |
| Q. Does this violate Israeli law? | A. Yes! Israelites were forbidden to sell each other as slaves. |
| Q. What happened when this problem presented itself to a prophet's widow? | A. 2 Kings 4:1 = She went to Elisha to seek God's will. |
| Q. Did God provide miraculously for her? |
A. 2 Kings 4:2-7 = Yes. She had but one flask of olive oil. God multiplied it and there was enough to settle the dept and support her family too. Note: The focus here is on God correcting the wrong. Don't worry about the unfairness of laws. Let God provide. Ask! |
| Q. Were there wealthy women in Elisha's day? | A. 2 Kings 4:8 = Yes. One gave Elisha a standing invitation to eat at her house whenever he came to her town of Shunem. |
| Q. Was this lady married? | A. 2 Kings 4:9 = Yes. |
| Q. What was special about her? | A. 2 Kings 4:9 = She had a gift of discernment. She knew Elisha was a holy man before he said anything. |
| Q. Did she want to do more for Elisha than just feed him? |
A. 2 Kings 4:10 = Yes. She told her husband she wanted to fix up a room for him so he could stay with them whenever he came to town. Note: Notice the absence of husband rule in the house. They were equal and she was free to serve God equally. |
| Q. Did Elisha acknowledge her kindness? | A. 2 Kings 4:13 = Yes. He wanted to do her a kindness in return. |
| Q. Did Elisha have a servant, as he was Elijah's servant/assistant? | A. 2 Kings 4:12 = Yes. Gehazi. |
| Q. How important had Elisha become by this time? | A. 2 Kings 4:13 = He knew the king and the commander of the army and could put in a good word for this woman. |
| Q. Did she want that? | A. 2 Kings 4:13 = No. She was content. |
| Q. Did Elisha and Gehazi come up with an idea on their own with which to bless her? |
A. 2 Kings 4:14 = Yes. She was childless and he prophesied she'd have a son. Note: What power! I wonder if Elisha had to consult with God about this? |
| Q. How did she respond to this prophesy? |
A. 2 Kings 4:16 = She thought it too good to be true. Note: Infertility is such a thorn in the flwesh. We tackle it, tame our responses and avoid being hopeful. But being hopeful for a child is the best feeling in the world. |
| Q. She had a son--joy! But he suddenly had headaches and died the same day. What did she do? |
A. 2 Kings 4:24 = She was in hot pursuit of Elisha. Note: We must remember to fall on our knees and pray to God for the solutions to our problems. |
| Q. Did Elisha know why she came? |
A. 2 Kings 4:27 = No. God didn't reveal it. Note: Prophets don't always know what is going on around them. |
| Q. How did Elisha respond to her plea about the child? | A. 2 Kings 4:29 = He sent Gehazi with his staff to the child quickly. The staff would lie on his face. |
| Q. Did that plan satisfy her? | A. 2 Kings 4:30 = No. She wanted Elisha to come. |
| Q. Was Gehazi able to raise the child up from the dead? |
A. 2 Kings 4:31 = No. Note: If he could, he'd have been on par with Elijah instead of just his servant. |
| Q. How did Elisha raise the child from the dead? |
A. 2 Kings 4:33 = 1). He went in alone 2). He prayed 3). He laid on the child with mouth, eyes and hands on the child's. 4). He paced the room 5). repeat step 3. |
| Q. What were the first signs of life in the child? |
A. 2 Kings 4:34 = 1). His body became warm again 2). He sneezed 7 times 3). He opened his eyes. |
| Q. How did his mother respond? | A. 2 Kings 4:37 = She fell at Elisha's feet, overwhelmed with gratitude. |
| Q. What did Elisha tell her to do? |
A. 2 Kings 4:36 = He told her to take her living son. Note: As in the story of the ten lepers, one returned, grateful. She didn't even touch her son before expressing gratitude. |
| Q. Was Elisha famous amongst the other prophets? |
A. 2 Kings 4:38 = Yes. Note: Elisha had great faith. He knew God would do as he asked. He prayed. Things came up and he didn't flinch in taking care of the problems. |
| Q. Where did Elisha go after this miracle event? | A. 2 Kings 4:38 = To Gilgal, an area plagued with famine. |
| Q. What happened at Gilgal? | A. 2 Kings 4:39-40 = Elisha had his servant make stew for his fellow prophets, but the stew ended up with a poisonous weed in it. |
| Q. How did Elisha fix the stew? | A. 2 Kings 4:41 = He poured flour in the stew and it didn't harm them. |
| Q. Did God multiply food again for Elisha? | A. 2 Kings 4:43-44 = Yes. God fed 100 men with 20 loaves and one sack of grain. With leftovers! |
| Q. Where did the kingdom of Aram originate? | A. Genesis 10:22 = From Shem, who was Noah's eldest son. |
| Q. Was Aram still allied with Israel in the north at this time? | A. 1 Kings 20:34 = Yes. Ben-hadad allied with Ahab to save his own life. He restored to Israel the land his father took from Israel and allowed Ahab to establish places of trade in Damascus. This was against God's instructions, which was to kill Ben-hadad. A prophet spoke Ahab's doom because of this alliance (20:42). |
| Q. Why did the king of Aram admire Naaman, the commander of Ahab's army? |
A. 2 Kings 5:1 = Because through him, the Lord had given Aram great victories. Note: god's will is done in every nation, pagan or not. |
| Q. Naaman was a mighty man? | A. 2 Kings 5:1 = Not physically. He suffered from leprosy. |
| Q. What was the political climate as a result of Ahab's letting the king of Aram live? |
A. 2 Kings 5:2 = Aramean raiders invaded Israel and kidnapped Israelites and made them their slaves. Note: 20/20 hindsight. We don't see the consequences of the biggest of sings. Ahab died oblivious to this sin in allowing this evil king to live because of monetary gain. When God says obey, He is looking out for our welfare. |
| Q. How did God use this evil? | A. 2 Kings 5:2-3 = They kidnapped a young girl given to Naaman's wife as a maid. She told her mistress about Elisha and Naaman asked the king for permission to search for him in Israel. |
| Q. How was the visit to be done? | A. 2 Kings 5:4 = Politically correct! Naaman bore gifts from one king to the other. He wrote a letter requesting that Naaman be healed. He wrote a letter requesting that Naaman be healed of his leprosy. |
| Q. What did Ahab think of the request? | A. 2 Kings 5:7 = Ahab had history with Aram. They invaded Israel before and thought they were looking for a way to do it again. He was furious of the gall in thinking he, Ahab, could heal anyone. |
| Q. Did Elisha hear about this? |
A. 2 Kings 5:8 = Yes. He was happy to heal Naaman because he would learn that God was really in Israel. Note: How's your point of view today? Will some action on your part be an opportunity for someone to glimpse heaven? |
| Q. How did God prepare Naaman for his healing? | A. 2 Kings 5:10 = He would need to wash in the Jordan River 7 times to be healed. |
| Q. Was that acceptable to Naaman? | A. 2 Kings 5:11 = No. He wanted a show of his healing before his men. The Jordan was ugly and inferior to Aram's rivers, in his opinion. |
| Q. What did Naaman's men think? |
A. 2 Kings 5:13 = They had great faith in Elisha. They convinced him to bathe in the Jordan River and Naaman was healed. Note: Naaman was healed with no faith. His nameless men had great faith! |
| Q. What did Naaman's healing do for him? | A. 2 Kings 5:15 = He became a believer in the true God and worshipped Him only from then on. Hallelujah! |
| Q. But how would Naaman handle the king of Aram's pagan temple worship? The king would lean on Naaman in there. |
A. 2 Kings 5:18 = He knew this would be a proble. He asked for God's pardon in advance, for having to be there. Note: In Hawaii, by the testimony of former buddhists, sometimes the buddhists who get saved still go with their unsaved family members to the temple. This is a testimony to them that you show respect still, as family. A cultural ritual, the next step after their eventual salvation is an idol-burning ceremony. This also takes time. Eventually, the whole family follows suit. God honors your motives, just like it was for Naaman. |
| Q. Did Elisha accept gifts from those he helped? | A. 2 Kings 5:16 = No. Naaman offered him gifts and he refused them. |
| Q. What did Gehazi think of this? | A. 2 Kings 5:20 = He wanted the gifts and chased after Naaman, lying about Elisha wanting them after all. |
| Q. Did Elisha find out? | A. 2 Kngs 5:26 = Yes. He was there in spirit when Naaman stepped off his chariot to meet Gehazi. |
| Q. Did Elisha see things Gehazi's way? |
A. 2 Kings 5:26 = No. Elisha had just shown Naaman God's power. Naaman became a believer. Gehazi blew his testimony and was punished with Naaman's leprosy. Gehazi's descendants would suffer from leprosy too. Note: God protects His own reputation. |
| Q. What was another miracle Elisha performed? | A. 2 Kings 6 = Elisha made an axe head that fell into the Jordan River float to the surface so he could retrieve it. |
| Q. Who lost it? | A. 2 Kings 6:5 = A fellow prophet. |
| Q. Why didn't this guy perform the miracle? |
A. 2 Kings 6:5 = They all counted on Elisha to do it. Note: Do you rely on "more mature" believers in your life? Why not trust God and be a child who asks his father directly for a miracle? |
| Q. Did Elisha have the gift of discernment? | A. 2 Kings 6:9 = Yes. As he did with Gehazi, he knew also of what Aram was concocting against Israel. He warned the king. |
| Q. Did Elisha's discernment go beyond that? | A. 2 Kings 6:17 = Yes. He could see the angelic army that protected him! |
| Q. When did this happen? | A. 2 Kings 6:17 = When the Aramean army came for him. Elisha prayed to God that they would see the hosts of heaven and they did! |
| Q. Did the Aramean army stop pursuing him? | A. 2 Kings 6:18 = No. |
| Q. What did Elisha ask God to do to them? | A. 2 Kings 6:18 = Make them blind so he, Elisha, could pretend to lead them into Samaria to himself. |
| Q. What happened in Samaria? | A. 2 Kings 6:22 = Elisha told the king to feed them and send them home. |
| Q. What happened next? |
A. 2 Kings 6:23 = They stopped raiding Israel. Note: With every opportunity to destroy a nation, Elisha showed mercy instead. He was only interested that they see God. What an awesome act of godliness! |
| Q. What king of Aram was in power at this time? | A. 2 kings 6:24 = Ben-hadad. |
| Q. Did Ben-hadad stay away for a while after this? | A. 2 Kings 6:24 = A little while. Then he Besieged Samaria with his entire army. |
| Q. How did that turn out? | A. 2 Kings 6:25 = There was famine in Samaria. |
| Q. How bad was the famine? | A. 2 Kings 6:25 = Bad enough that donkey head and dove poop were expensive to eat! |
| Q. What does famine do for a people? | A. 2 Kings 6:28 = It puts the king on par with the poorest of people. Everyone is hungry! |
| Q. How did the king handle the famine? |
A. 2 Kings 6:30 = He blamed it on Elisha, while praying in sackcloth. Note: It is possible to be terribly wrong and religious too! |
| Q. What else did people eat in Samaria during this famine? | A. 2 Kings 6:29 = Their children! |
| Q. Did the king plot to kill Elisha? | A. 2 Kings 6:31 = Yes. |
| Q. Was he trying to take events into his own hands and resolve the famine problem? |
A. 2 Kings 6:33 = Yes. He blamed this trouble on the Lord and saw no reason to wait on Him for this famine to resolve itself. Note: Waiting on the Lord takes practice. It is always the only discourse, so be thankful for the short-term waiting practices you get to do. You'll be better able to handle the long-term ones! |
| Q. What kind of men was the king surrounded by? |
A. 2 Kings 7:2 = Unbelieving ones. Note: Be good to yourself. Make good friends who will be faithful to God with you in times of trouble. If none can be found, then go it alone with God. |
| Q. Elisha had good news about the famine. There would be plenty by the next day! How did the king's officer respond to this news? | A. 2 Kings 7:2 = He said the Lord was not able to perform it. |
| Q. And how did Elisha respond to the officer? |
A. 2 Kings 7:2 = The officer would see the miracle, but not partake of it. Note: How's your faith today? Do I really believe that God wants to perform miracles, heal my ailing friends and family, or do I feel foolish for asking Him to do great things? Jesus said to ask! Have a little faith! |
| Q. Did God do something new to make His miracle happen? |
A. 2 Kings 7:3-7 = Yes! He used 4 desperate, hungry lepers who thought they were giving themselves up to the Arameans who were camped outside Israel. While they approached, God made them hear the clattering of speeding chariots, the galloping of horses and the sound of a great army approaching. The army fled from the lepers! Note: You, Christian, go forward! Let God worry about how those He has prepared you to minister to percieve you. He prepares and we go! |
| Q. The lepers must have been in food heaven! They ate and drank, going from one tent to the next. What happened next? | A. 2 Kings 7:9 = Guilt! They knew they should tell the news to their brethren. They did. |
| Q. So Elisha's prophesy was fulfilled? |
A. 2 Kings 7:18 = Yes. Note 1: With the Israelites in terrible famine, people eating their children, the well-fed Aramean army at their gates, God didn't allow the Arameans to conquer Israel. I wonder if Israel realized God's hand of protection was on them at this time. Note 2: God turns the heads of leaders and rings terror in the hearts of our enemies. We don't see all that goes on around us, but be assured that God looks out for His own -- with a passion! |
| Q. Did the king of Israel jump for joy that this event had taken place? |
A. 2 Kings 7:12 = No. He was suspicious that it all was a trap to capture the city. Note: The army of Israel was already weakened by starvation. It wasn't their strength that kept the Arameans at bay. It is always God! |
| Q. Once the king was assured of their safety, did he let Israel eat freely? |
A. 2 Kings 7:17 = Yes. He appointed the unbelieving officer to control the traffic at the gate. Note: Here's a case of the king trying to control God's blessings on His people. |
| Q. What happened? | A. 2 Kings 7:17 = Starving people trampled the officer to death on their way to the food! |
| Q. Another prophesy fulfilled? | A. 2 Kings 7:2 = Yes. |
| Q. What happened to the Shunem woman whose son Elisha raised from the dead? | A. 2 Kings 8:1 = Elisha had warned her of the 7 year famine so she could move her family to an unaffected area. |
| Q. Where did she go? | A. 2 Kings 8:2 = To the land of the Philistines. |
| Q. And she returned after 7 years? | A. 2 Kings 8:3 = Yes. |
| Q. Did she have any trouble getting her land and house back? |
A. 2 Kings 8:3-6 = No. God cleared a path. Gehazi was telling the king about Elisha's works and about her son, whom Elisha raised from the dead when she walked in. The king honored her. Note: Don't you just love God's timing? |
| Q. What happened to King Ben-hadad of Aram? | A. 2 Kings 8:1 = He got sick and sent a man named Hazael to ask Elisha if he would live. |
| Q. Would he? | A. 2 Kings 8:10 = No. Elisha told Hazael to lie about it, saying he'd recover. |
| Q. Why? | A. 2 Kings 8:10-15 = Because Hazael was evil and Elisha went into great detail of the evil he was planning for Israel. |
| Q. What evil? |
A. 2 Kings 8:12 = 1). He would burn down Israel's fortified cities 2). kill their young men 3). dash their children to the ground 4). rip open their pregnant women. |
| Q. How would Hazael do this? | A. 2 Kings 8:13 = As the next king of Aram. |
| Q. How did Hazael assume Aram's throne? | A. 2 Kings 8:15 = By murdering King Ben-hadad in his bed. |
| Q. Did Judah have problems with sinful kings? | A. 2 Kings 8:18 = Yes. Jehoram, who was Jehoshaphat's son, was evil. |
| Q. What happened during his 8 year reign? | A. 2 Kings 8:22 - Edom (Esau) declared their independence from Judah and crowned their own king. |
| Q. Who reigned in Judah after Jehoram? | A. 2 Kings 8:25 = Jehoram's son, Ahaziah. |
| Q. There was a 2nd Ahaziah? | A. 2 Kings 8:25 = Yes. The first Ahaziah reigned in the northern kingdom. He was Ahab's son. Jehoram's son was named for him, as he married Ahab's daughter, Athaliah, and Ahaziah was in her line. |
| Q. How long did this Ahaziah 2, King of Judah, reign? | A. 2 Kings 8:26 = One year. |
| Q. What was Ahaziah's downfall? |
A. 2 Kings 8:27 = Being related by marriage to Ahab's family. Note: Do you have an evil heritage? Feel free to create a new, godly one, using the fellowship of belieers in your church. Be thankful that God has spared you! Your mission and ministry will be great because of your experience and ability to relate to others like yourself. Go to Cleansing Stream and sort out the bad stuff so you can function fully for God. |
| Q. What did the two Israelite kings ally together for? | A. 2 Kings 8:28 = To fight against King Hazael of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. |
| Q. So Hazael had already begun trouble? | A. 2 Kings 8:28 = Yes. Or rather, he continued trouble. |
| Q. What happened at Ramoth-gilead? | A. 2 Kings 8:28 = Joram of northern Israel was wounded. He returned to Jezreel to recover. |
| Q. Did King Ahaziah 2 of Judah visit him? | A. 2 Kings 8:29 = Yes. |
| Q. What was God doing elsewhere? | A. 2 Kings 9:1 = Elisha summoned a member of the group of prophets to take anointing oil to Jehoshaphat's son, Jehu, and make him king of Judah. |
| Q. Wouldn't that separate the blood mix of the northern and southern kingdomes of Israel? | A. 2 Kings 9:1 = Yes! A restoration of Judah at the very least! |
| Q. What was Jehu's career before he would become king? |
A. 2 Kings 9:5 = Army commander of Israel's northern kingdom. Note: Jehu, royalty in Judah, being Jehoshaphat's son, commanded the army in the north. The two kingdoms of Israel were allies at this point because of blood ties. |
| Q. What did the young prophet tell Jehu to do? | A. 2 Kings 9:8 = Kill Ahab's family entirely. |
| Q. What characteristic was Jehu known by? | A. 2 Kings 9:20 = He drove his chariot like a madman! |
| Q. The two kings, Joram and Jehoram, went out to meet Jehu. What question did Joram ask? |
A. 2 Kings 9:18 = If he came in peace. Note: Joram, Jehu's king, is asking his own commander of the army if he comes in peace. |
| Q. Was Jehu Judean blood only? | A. Yes. (see the Tables of the Kings). |
| Q. How did Jehu speak when carrying out God's will? | A. 2 Kings 9:18 = Blunt truth. First to Joram's messengers, then to the kings. |
| Q. What was the truth about Israel? | A. 2 Kings 9:22 = "How can there be peace as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother, Jezebel, are all around us?" |
| Q. Was Jehu accused of treason? | A. 2 Kings 9:23 = Yes. Neither king knew of Jehu's anointing. |
| Q. How did Joram die? | A. 2 Kings 9:24 = While fleeing on his chariot back to Jezreel, shouting "treason!" to warn Ahaziah 2. Jehu's arrow shot him through the heart. |
| Q. What relation was Jehu to Ahaziah 2? | A. Ahaziah 2 was Jehu's nephew. |
| Q. How was Joram buried? | A. 2 Kings 9:25 = He was thrown into the field of Naboth of Jezreel. |
| Q. Why? | A. God spoke to Jehu when Ahab killed Naboth and his sons, that He would avenge them this way. |
| Q. How did Ahaziah 2 of Judah die? | A. 2 Kings 9:27-29 = Fleeing from Jehu on his chariot, he was also shot. |
| Q. How was Ahaziah 2 of Judah buried? | A. 2 Kings 9:28 = Honorably, with his ancestors in the city of David. |
| Q. What happened to Jezebel? |
A. She lived up to this time. She scoffed Jehu as he approached. "You're a murderer like Zimri, who killed his master!" she swaid. (Zimri murdered Elah for the northern throne of Israel.) Note: Don't you hate it when family compares you to unrespectable family? Don't be tempted to put word curses on your family in this way (i.e., You're just like your dumb Aunt Barbara!"). Speak blessings instead and always! |
| Q. What happened next? | A.2 Kings 9:32 = Jehu looked for allies attending to Jezebel. Two of three eunichs responded just by looking at him. Jehu told them to throw Jezebel out the window. A bloody mess, as Jehu also trampled her with his horse's hooves. |
| Q. How was Jezebel buried? | A. 2 Kings 9:36 = As Elijah prophesied. Dogs ate her flesh so that only a skull, feet and hands remained; She was scattered on the field of Jezreel by dogs. |
| Q. How many sons did Ahab have? | A. 2 Kings 10:1 = 70 sons. |
| Q. Where did they live? | A. 2 Kings 10:1 = Samaria, the city Ahab's father, Omri, built. |
| Q. How were Ahab's descendants destroyed? |
A. 2 Kings 10:6 = 1). All 70 sons were beheaded and piled in two heaps at the entrance of the city gate. 2) Ahab's relatives living in Jezreel were next 3). As an added plus, Ahab's political friends were killed, as were his personal friends and priests. |
| Q. So Jehu was greatly devoted to God? | A. 2 Kings 10:16 = Yes. He was passionate about destroying Ahab's line, fulfilling Elijah's prophesy and every trace of Baal worship in all Israel. |
| Q. All the while, what sin did Jehu latch onto? | A. 2 Kings 10:29 = Idol worship of golden calves at Bethel and Dan, which Jeroboam introduced to Israel. |
| Q. Did God destroy Jehu's line over this sin? | A. 2 Kings 10:30 = No. God let Jehu's descendants rule Israel to the 4th generation because of his obedience in destroying Ahab's family. |
| Q. How did God define Jehu's double-mindedness? |
A. 2 Kings 10:31 = As not following God with all his heart. Note: Great ministers of God can have great pride? Oh yes. Having a single mind is a daily awareness. Don't let anything come between you and God. That thing in your life which is like 2nd nature to you and that you never consider God in -- is your idol. What puts you immediately in a mood? That's another one. Consecrate these things unto God every change you get and the habit of it will "fall off." |
| Q. God was generous in allowing Jehu's line to rule Israel to the 4th generation. How did northern Israel do? | A. 2 Kings 10:32 = Not good. King Hazael of Aram conquered lots of Israel after this time of Baal ended in Israel. |
| Q. Why? | A. 2 Kings 10:32 = The Lord reduced the land of Israel. |
| Q. Where did Jehu rule from? | A. 2 Kings 10:36 = Samaria in the north. |
| Q. How long did Jehu rule Israel? | A. 2 Kings 10:36 = 28 years. |
| Q. Who succeeded Jehu? | A. 2 Kings 10:35 = His son, Jehoahaz. |
| Q. What evil thing did Athaliah, mother of deceased son, Ahaziah 2, do? | A. 2 Kings 10:2 = She killed all Ahaziah's sons, but one escaped. |
| Q. Who? | A. 2 Kings 11:2 = His aunt, Jehosheba, who was Ahaziah's sister, hid her nephew, Joash, in the Temple for six years. |
| Q. So the priests protected the child? | A. 2 Kings 11:4 = Yes. Seven years later, Jehoiada, the priest, summoned the commanders, the Cante mercenaries and the guards to come to the Temple, swear an oath by the Temple and showed them Joash, the true king. |
| Q. What else did Jehoiada ask of them? | A. 2 Kings 10:5-8 = To guard Joash at all times as their king. |
| Q. What weapons would they be armed with? | A. 2 Kings 11:10 = Spears and shields of David stored in the Temple. |
| Q. How was Joash declared king? | A. 2 Kings 11:12 = By the prophet, surrounded by the commanders of the army, crowned before the people with trumpets blowing. |
| Q. What did Athaliah do about it? | A. 2 Kings 11:14 = She tore her clothes and declared treason. |
| Q. Did they consider her charge? | A. 2 Kings 11:15 = No. She was put to death at the horses' entrance to the palace grounds. |
| Q. How did Joash begin his rule? |
A. 2 Kings 11:2 = In the Temple as an infant, becoming king at age 7, with a covenant between himself, the Lord and the people thatt they would be the Lord's people. Note: Isn't that cool? What does it mean to be the Lord's people? Devotion, obedience and repentance. |
| Q. Was there a 2nd covenant made? | A. 2 Kings 10:17 = Yes. One between the king and the people. |
| Q. What did that involve? | A. 2 Kings 11:18 = Destroying the Baal items of worship and its priests. |
| Q. Who was Joash's mother? | A. 2 Kings 12:1 = Zibiah from Beersheba. |
| Q. Was Joash a good king? | A. 2 Kings 12:2 = Yes, for Jehoiada the priest instructed him all his life. |
| Q. Was that enough? |
A. 2 Kings 12:3 = No. Joash still tolerated the idol worship in pagan shrines. Note: It's not enough to be right with God. Purge evil. Many around you are enslaved by it. |
| Q. What good did Joash do? | A. 2 Kings 12:5 = He set aside money to repair the Temple. |
| Q. Was that done as planned? | A. 2 Kings 12:6 = No. 23 years later, it still wasn't done. |
| Q. Why? | A. 2 Kings 12:9 = Apparently, there was not enough money saved for the task. |
| Q. So they made a plan and finally carried the work out? | A. 2 Kings 12:16 = Yes. |
| Q. King Hazael of Aram headed for Jerusalem, intending to conquer it. What did Joash do to placate him? | A. 2 Kings 12:18 = He collected all the sacred objects that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram and Ahaziah and he had dedicated to the Temple and sent them to Hazael, along with all the gold. |
| Q. What did Joash get for his trouble? | A. 2 Kings 12:20 = Killed by his 2 advisors, Jozabad and Jehozabad. |
| Q. Was Joash buried honorably? | A. 2 Kings 12:21 = Yes, with his ancestors in the City of David. |
| Q. Who succeeded Joash in the South? | A. 2 Kings 12:21 = Amaziah, his son. |