Status Updates From Holy Bible: King James Version

currently reading john : relation to sukkot and how the old testament relates to the new testament. jesus’ sacrifice and how to honour God with every step i make

Ezra:

The Israelites built God a house after some drama.

A lot of the Israelites got married to “strange wives” aka foreign women. Ezra got so mad about this that he ripped his own beard off

The Lord is my Saviour and Christ is King. there is not a day that goes by that i don’t remember that

"2 Kings" *really* continues the trend from its predecessor of wrapping the narrative of the Israelite people(s) in with known history a bit more actively, which is cool! Definitely just as dense at times. The coolest part was definitely Elisha, and that is even more the case if you're familiar with Christ's life.

Read my review of "2 Kings" here.

So, "1 Kings" begins the transition from the more legendary side of biblical history from the prior two books and begins to line up a bit more with the historical record, which is definitely one of the more interesting things about it and its immediate follow-up. Maybe have some maps and timelines handy for it, though.

Read my review of "1 Kings" here.