Outline 1. Elijah the Prophet ( 1:1–2:14 ) a. Ahaziah the Wicked King of Israel ( 1:1–18 ) i. Ahaziah Inquires of Baal ( 1:1–2 ) ii. Elijah Denounces Ahaziah ( 1:3–16 ) iii. Jehoram Succeeds Ahaziah ( 1:17–18 ) b. Elijah Taken Up to Heaven ( 2:1–14 ) 2. Elisha the Prophet ( 2:15–13:25 ) a. Elisha Succeeds Elijah ( 2:15–25 ) i. The Spirit of Elijah Rests on Elisha ( 2:15–18 ) ii. Elisha Heals the Waters of Jericho ( 2:19–22 ) iii. Elisha Mocked ( 2:23–25 ) b. Jehoram of Israel ( 3:1–8:15 ) i. Moab’s Rebellion ( 3:1–27 ) ii. Elisha's Ministry ( 4:1–6:7 ) 1. The Widows’ Oil ( 4:1–7 ) 2. The Shunammite Woman ( 4:8–37 ) a. The Woman Provides for Elisha ( 4:8–17 ) b. Elisha Raises the Shunammite’s Son ( 4:19–37 ) 3. Elisha Purifies the Poisonous Stew ( 4:38–41 ) 4. Elisha Feeds a Hundred Men ( 4:42–44 ) 5. Elisha and Naaman ( 5:1–27 ) a. Naaman Cured of Leprosy ( 5:1–14 ) b. Gehazi’s Greed and Leprosy ( 5:15–27 ) 6. The Axe Head Floats ( 6:1–7 ) iii. Ben-hadad King of Aram ( 6:8–8:15 ) 1. The Arameans Plot to Capture Elisha ( 6:8–23 ) 2. Aram Sieges Samaria ( 6:24–7:20 ) a. The Famine of Samaria ( 6:24–33 ) b. Elisha Prophesies Plenty in Samaria ( 7:1–2 ) c. The Four Lepers Relate Arameans’ Flight ( 7:3–14 ) d. The Prophesy Fulfilled ( 7:15–20 ) 3. The Shunammite's Land Restored ( 8:1–6 ) 4. Hazael Murders Ben-hadad ( 8:7–15 ) c. Jehoram of Judah ( 8:16–24 ) i. Jehoram the Evil King ( 8:16–19 ) ii. Edom and Libnah Rebel ( 8:20–22 ) iii. Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram ( 8:23–24 ) d. Ahaziah of Judah ( 8:25–29 ) i. Ahaziah the Evil King ( 8:25–27 ) ii. Ahaziah and Joram son of Ahab Fight Hazael ( 8:28–29 ) e. Jehu of Israel ( 9:1–10:36 ) i. Elisha Anoints Jehu King of Israel ( 9:1–13 ) ii. Jehu Kills Joram and Ahaziah ( 9:14–29 ) iii. Jezebel’s Violent Death ( 9:30–37 ) iv. Ahab’s Seventy Sons Killed ( 10:1–17 ) v. Jehu Kills the Priests of Baal ( 10:18–27 ) vi. Jehu Repeats Jeroboam’s Sins ( 10:28–33 ) vii. Jehoahaz Succeeds Jehu ( 10:34–36 ) f. Joash of Judah ( 11:1–12:21 ) i. Athaliah and Joash ( 11:1–16 ) 1. Joash Hidden from Athaliah ( 11:1–3 ) 2. Joash Anointed King of Judah ( 11:4–12 ) 3. The Death of Athaliah ( 11:13–16 ) ii. Jehoiada Restores the Worship of the LORD ( 11:17–21 ) iii. Joash Repairs the Temple ( 12:1–16 ) iv. The Death of Joash ( 12:17–20 ) v. Amaziah Succeeds Joash ( 12:21 ) g. Jehoahaz of Israel ( 13:1–9 ) i. Jehoahaz the Evil King ( 13:1–8 ) ii. Jehoash Succeeds Jehoahaz ( 13:9 ) h. Jehoash of Israel ( 13:10–25 ) i. Jehoash the Evil King ( 13:10–12 ) ii. Jeroboam Succeeds Jehoash ( 13:13 ) iii. Elisha’s Death and Final Prophecy ( 13:14–25 ) 3. The Path to Exile ( 14:1–17:41 ) a. Amaziah of Judah and Jehoash of Israel ( 14:1–22 ) i. Amaziah the Mostly Good King ( 14:1–7 ) ii. Jehoash of Israel Defeats Amaziah of Judah ( 14:8–14 ) iii. Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash of Israel ( 14:15–16 ) iv. The Death of Amaziah of Judah ( 14:17–20 ) v. Azariah Succeeds Amaziah of Judah ( 14:21–22 ) b. Jeroboam II of Israel ( 14:23–29 ) i. Jeroboam II the Evil King ( 14:23–28 ) ii. Zechariah Succeeds Jeroboam II ( 14:29 ) c. Azariah of Judah ( 15:1–7 ) i. Azariah the Mostly Good King ( 15:1–6 ) ii. Jotham Succeeds Azariah ( 15:7 ) d. Zechariah of Israel ( 15:8–12 ) i. Zechariah the Evil King ( 15:8–9 ) ii. Shallum Kills and Succeeds Zechariah ( 15:10–12 ) e. Shallum of Israel ( 15:13–16 ) i. Shallum Reigns One Month ( 15:13 ) ii. Menahem Kills and Succeeds Shallum ( 15:14–16 ) f. Menahem of Israel ( 15:17–22 ) i. Menahem the Evil King ( 15:17–18 ) ii. Menahem Pays Pul King of Assyria ( 15:19–21 ) iii. Pekahiah Succeeds Menahem ( 15:22 ) g. Pekahiah of Israel ( 15:23–26 ) i. Pekahiah the Evil King ( 15:23–24 ) ii. Pekah Kills and Succeeds Pekahiah ( 15:25–26 ) h. Pekah of Israel ( 15:27–31 ) i. Pekah the Evil King ( 15:27–28 ) ii. Assyria Take Land from Israel ( 15:29 ) iii. Hoshea Kills and Succeeds Pekah ( 15:30–31 ) i. Jotham of Judah ( 15:32–38 ) i. Jotham the Mostly Good King ( 15:32–37 ) ii. Ahaz Succeeds Jotham ( 15:38 ) j. Ahaz of Judah ( 16:1–20 ) i. Ahaz the Evil King ( 16:1–9 ) ii. The Idolatry of Ahaz ( 16:10–19 ) iii. Hezekiah Succeeds Ahaz ( 16:20 ) k. Hoshea of Israel ( 17:1–41 ) i. Hoshea the Evil and Last King of Israel ( 17:1–2 ) ii. Israel Exiled to Assyria ( 17:3–23 ) iii. Israel Resettled by Foreigners ( 17:24–41 ) 4. Jerusalem’s Demise and the Babylonian Exile ( 18:1–25:30 ) a. Hezekiah of Judah ( 18:1–20:21 ) i. Hezekiah Destroys Idolatry in Judah ( 18:1–8 ) ii. Sennacherib King of Assyria Threatens Jerusalem ( 18:9–19:37 ) 1. Assyria Invades Israel ( 8:9–12 ) 2. Assyria Invades Judah ( 18:13–16 ) 3. Assyria Sieges Jerusalem ( 18:17–37 ) 4. Isaiah’s Prophecy and Jerusalem’s Deliverance ( 19:1–37 ) iii. Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery ( 20:1–11 ) iv. Hezekiah Shows His Treasures to Babylon ( 20:12–19 ) v. Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah ( 20:20–21 ) b. Manasseh of Judah ( 21:1–18 ) i. Manasseh the Evil King ( 21:1–9 ) ii. Manasseh’s Idolatries Rebuked ( 21:10–17 ) iii. Amon Succeeds Manasseh ( 21:18 ) c. Amon of Judah ( 21:19–26 ) i. Amon the Evil King ( 21:19–22 ) ii. Amon’s Murder and Avenging ( 21:23–24 ) iii. Josiah Succeeds Amon ( 21:25–26 ) d. Josiah of Judah ( 22:1–23:30 ) i. Josiah the Good King ( 22:1–2 ) ii. Funding the Temple Repairs ( 22:3–7 ) iii. Finding the Book of the Law ( 22:8–20 ) iv. Josiah Returns the People to the LORD ( 23:1–27 ) 1. Josiah Renews the Covenant ( 23:1–3 ) 2. Josiah Destroys Idolatry ( 23:4–20 ) 3. Josiah Restores the Passover ( 23:21–27 ) v. The Death of Josiah ( 23:28–29 ) vi. Jehoahaz Succeeds Josiah ( 23:30 ) e. Jehoahaz of Judah ( 23:31–35 ) i. Jehoahaz the Evil King ( 23:31–32 ) ii. Jehoahaz Exiled to Egypt ( 23:33 ) iii. Jehoiakim Succeeds Jehoahaz ( 23:34–35 ) f. Jehoiakim of Judah ( 23:36–24:7 ) i. Jehoiakim the Evil King ( 23:36–37 ) ii. Babylon Controls Jehoiakim ( 24:1–5 ) iii. Jehoiachin Succeeds Jehoiakim ( 24:6–7 ) g. Jehoiachin of Judah ( 24:8–17 ) i. Jehoiachin the Evil King ( 24:8–9 ) ii. The Captivity of Jerusalem ( 24:10–16 ) iii. The King of Babylon Makes Zedekiah King of Judah ( 24:17 ) h. Zedekiah of Judah ( 24:18–25:21 ) i. Zedekiah the Evil King ( 24:18–20 ) ii. Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem ( 25:1–7 ) iii. The Temple Destroyed ( 25:8–17 ) iv. Captives Carried to Babylon ( 25:18–21 ) i. Gedaliah Governs in Judah ( 25:22–26 ) i. Gedaliah Appointed by Nebuchadnezzar ( 25:22–24 ) ii. The People Rebel and Flee to Egypt ( 25:25–26 ) j. Jehoiachin Released from Prison in Babylon ( 25:27–30 ) |