Meditations on 2 Kings

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Meditations on 2 Kings
By: H. L. Rossier

2 Kings begins with Elijah, stern prophet of judgment, still actively on the scene in the northern 1-tribe kingdom of Israel. He is quickly succeeded however, by Elisha, prophet of grace. A good third of our commentary follows the amazing adventures and interesting miracles of the life of this man of God who in many ways foreshadows our Lord Jesus Christ.

One after another the lives of the last twelve kings of Israel (all evil) and fifteen kings and a queen of Judah (some good, most evil) come into focus before us. Rossier helps us to look closely at each of them, capturing the lessons of their lives. Theirs is a history of failure overall, but interspersed are episodes of revival and of God’s gracious intervention on behalf of his people. History repeats itself, it has often been said; certainly there is much in the lives of those men of old for us to apply to ourselves at the end of the 20th century.

Books and articles have been written about several of the well-known kings and prophets of 2 Kings. Very few commentators, however, have gone through 2 Kings chapter-by-chapter, incident-by-incident, also bringing 2 Chronicles and the prophets to bear upon its history. Henri Rossier does this for us in his Meditations on 2 Kings, now translated into English from its original French.

ISBN-13: 9780881721829
ISBN: 0881721824
Dimensions: 5.5 X 7.5″
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 273
Publisher: Believer’s Bookshelf (1988)
Weight: 1 lbs
Author: Rossier, H. L.