THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE OF NORTHEZRN

NIGERIA. BUKURU, JOS, PLATEAU STATE.

(AFFILIATED TO UNIJOS)

NAMES OF GROUP FIVE MEMBERS BD1&BA1

i. RAYMOND MUSA KUMBA

ii. ANUM SOLOMON
iii. YAKI .W. PLANGKAT
iv. ANTHONY JOSEPH DAWENG
v. NATU GODWIN ANTHONY
vi. DADDY SHALWADER
vii. MARY REUBEN
viii. JIBI KENRIT OPRAH
ix. AZENDA SIMEON MSUGHTER
x. DAKWOUT NELSON USMAN
xi. AGYATA BITRUS SHAKI
xii. AUSTINE JOHN EMMANUEL
xiii. MESHACH PHILEMON

COURSE CODE: C.R.S 101

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO OLD TESTAMENT

GROUP: FIVE 5

LECTURER NAME: DR KINGSLEY YORGIO

ASSIGNMENT:
PRESENTATION: 1 AND 2 KINGS
INTRODUCTION
The background idea about the book of kings is that. When the Israelite were fully settled in the
Promised-Land. They now demanded for a king to rule over them just like the nations
surrounding them. Like Moab and Syria. They proposed for a king and chose Saul as the first
king of Israel whom was later rejected by God because of pride and disobedience. Even while he
was still on the throne, he was rejected and David was enthroned and later became a man after
God’s own heart. And so the journey of kings over Israel began, down to the division of the
kingdom.

TITLE
1 and 2 Kings of our English Bible were actually one book initially one the original Hebrew
Bible. The Jews called it “The Book of the Kings” or simply “Kings. (Melachim) The translators
of the Septuagint introduced the division. Latin vulgate and modern versions followed it, and
later to The Catholic Orthodox bible. The only effects of the decision in the English Bible is
division it separated the reign of Ahaziah King of Israel (see 1 Kings 22:51- 2Kings 1:18).

AUTHORSHIP

The writer of Kings is more of a compiler and editor. He was likely a prophet in Babylon during
the exile. He lived after 561 B.C. because he mentioned Amel-Marduk. However, he did not
know about the return under Cyrus in 539 B.C. He most likely wrote around 550 B.C. The
sources that he used include: “the book of the annals of Solomon” (11:41), “the book of the
annals of the Kings of Israel” (14:19), “the book of the annals of the Kings of Judah” (14:29).
Jewish tradition says Jeremiah wrote I and II Kings.

1. The fact that Jeremiah is not mentioned in these books despite the fact that the time period in
which he lived is well covered is difficult to attributes it to the modesty of the writer. explain
unless one
2. The writer, whether he was Jeremiah or someone else, used several books at his disposal to
compile the work. These include The Books of the Acts of Solomon (11:41), the Book of the
Chronicles of the Kings of Judah (14:29, et al.), the Book of the b Chronicles of the Kings of
Israel (14:19 et al.)

3. Like I and II Samuel, I and II Kings were originally one book. The division first came in the
Septuagint

DATE AND PPLACE OF WRITING

Approximately 560 BC first came in the Septuagint. internal evidence suggestsit was written
after the during the Babylonian Captivity.

l1. The 2. The closing verse suggests that the writer was able to survive the reign of Jehoiach
However, there is no mention of the end of the captivity. Therefore, one might a

CHRONOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Perhaps the biggest problem in the book of I and II Kings is chronology is difficult to reconcile
all of the chronological information given in the book. Criswell suggests three things that
compound the problem.

1. The co-regency system: Frequently a son would ascend to the throne and reign as a co regent
with his father or someone else for a while. However, both the father and the s were given credit
for the time they spent "reigning" whether as a co-regent or as the "senior king

2. The use of both accession years and non accession years.

a. The accession year refers to the remainder of the first year of the king's reign However, this
was not considered his first year

b. The non accession year referred to the remainder of the first year of a king's reign This was
considered his first year regardless of the length of the remaining year

c. Both the sacred and the secular calendar were used as a means of counting time

d. With these issues, there is little wonder there are chronology problems.
3. The use of both the sacred year (beginning with Nisan, the first month) and the civil ye
(beginning with Tishri, the seventh month) methods of dating 4. The fact there are chronology
problems does not mean there are no answers. And the fact there may not be good answers
available now does not mean that good answers not be discovered in the future when new
archaeological or other information surface

THEOLOGICAL EMPHASIS

The deepest spiritual emphasis of the book is that the welfare of Israel and her Kings depended
on their obedience to their obligations as defined in the Mosaic covenant.” God has not changed.
Today, through 1 and 2 Kings, God calls us to obey and serve him to fulfill His Kingdom
purposes through us.

CONCLUSION

The book of kings describes the history of various kings of Israel and Judah from the view point
of covenant of God. Many significant things in the history of Israel took place in the book of
kings. Like: The end of David’s reigns, the building of the temple by Solomon and the
destruction of the temple, the division of the kingdoms, The invasion of Jerusalem by
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Exile. Yet, God proved himself to be faithful despite
the unfaithfulness of his chosen nation-Israel.