Overview & Outline – 2 Kings - The Decline and Fall of Israel and Judah

2 Kings - From Elisha’s Ministry to the Fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile!

I. 2 Kings 1-8 Elijah’s Departure and the Ministry of Elisha

1. Elijah Confronts Ahaziah’s Inquiry of Baal-zebub
2. Elijah Is Taken Up to Heaven; Elisha Receives a Double Portion
3. Elisha Heals the Waters of Jericho
4. The War with Moab and Elisha’s Prophecy
5. The Widow’s Oil, the Shunammite’s Son, and Other Miracles
6. Naaman Is Healed of Leprosy
7. The Floating Axe Head and the Blinded Arameans
8. The Siege of Samaria and the Fulfillment of Elisha’s Prophecy
9. Hazael Becomes King of Aram; Jehoram and Ahaziah Reign in Judah

II. 2 Kings 9-17 The Downfall of the Northern Kingdom

10. Jehu Is Anointed King and Destroys the House of Ahab
11. Jezebel Is Killed and Baal Worship Is Purged
12. Athaliah Usurps the Throne of Judah; Joash Is Restored
13. Joash Repairs the Temple
14. The Reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Amaziah, Jeroboam II, and Others
15. The Decline of Both Kingdoms under Successive Kings
16. Hoshea’s Reign and the Fall of Samaria to Assyria
17. The Reasons for Israel’s Exile and the Resettlement of the Land

III. 2 Kings 18-25 The Kingdom of Judah Alone and the Fall of Jerusalem

18. Hezekiah’s Reforms and Trust in the LORD
19. Sennacherib’s Invasion and the Deliverance of Jerusalem
20. Hezekiah’s Illness, Recovery, and the Visit of Babylonian Envoys
21. The Wicked Reigns of Manasseh and Amon
22. Josiah Discovers the Book of the Law and Renews the Covenant
23. Josiah’s Reforms and His Death at Megiddo
24. The Reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Jehoiachin; the First Deportations
25. The Fall of Jerusalem, the Destruction of the Temple, and the Babylonian Exile