2 Kings: The Downfall of Israel

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2 Kings: The Downfall of Israel

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In Hosea 13:11, God said, "I gave them a King in my anger. I took him away in my wrath."

As we study the book of 2 Kings, we're now going to see Israel's downfall through their Kings coming to fruition. It was never God's intent, although He could work through it, for Israel to dethrone him. They did that on their own. Now the kingdom of Israel and its downfall and captivity is going to be seen in the book of 2 Kings.
We welcome you to our study today. We want to encourage you to locate your Bible and have it handy as we're going to look to the word of God in our study today.
As we think today about 2 Kings, we're going to look at the purpose of 2 Kings, but just as well, we want to look at some of the practical lessons we can learn along the way. What is 2 Kings all about? 2 Kings as we have suggested, is about the downfall and ultimate captivity of Israel due to their following the King often and the nations around them and their unwillingness to follow God.

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Genesis: God's Book of Beginnings

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The Bible says, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth," Genesis 1:1. Welcome you to our study of Old Testament Books. In this series of lessons, we're going to be surveying the books of the Old Testament to help us gain a deeper knowledge into God and His will and His truths that we find in the Old Testament. Someone may initially think, "Why study the Old Testament?" Do you remember Romans 15:4? The Bible says, "The things that were written before time were written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might find hope." The Old Testament tells us about God and His dealing with man and the early days of man and God's plan throughout the ages, and there's a lot of hope that we find in there from God. That's why we're going to focus on the Old Testament studies. Today, we're thinking about the very first book in the Old Testament. The beginning and the origin of everything is laid out in the book of Genesis. In fact, we might label the book of Genesis as "The Book of Beginnings". The keyword and the whole idea that it starts off with is the beginning and thus God will say in the very opening line, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." The book of Genesis is a book of beginnings. It answers man's most fundamental questions: Where did we come from? How did we get here? What are we doing here? All the questions that so many times people struggle with are very clearly answered in the book of Genesis. (The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" button above.)

Exodus: "The Way Out"

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In Exodus 1:8, we're told "There arose a new king or new Pharaoh over Egypt who did not know Joseph, and as a result, God's people are now going to suffer over that.” Welcome to our study of the Book of Exodus in our Old Testament Book Series. The Book of Exodus in the Old Testament, the second book in the Old Testament accounts, further accounts God's dealing with Israel working toward, ultimately, bringing Christ into the world. The word exodus literally means exodos: the way out or the road out. God's people based on the teaching of Exodus 1:8 are now, because the new Pharaoh arises who doesn't know or recognize Joseph and doesn't remember or care about how God's people saved the Egyptians a new Pharaoh is now going to arise. He's going to bring God's people into bondage and as a result, God is going to raise up a deliverer, and God is going to further separate His people as His own chosen people. That He will ultimately work through for our salvation. (The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" button above.)

Leviticus: Holiness to the Lord

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In the book of Leviticus, God says, "You shall therefore consecrate yourself and be holy for I the Lord your God am holy." Leviticus 11-44. Welcome you to our study of the Old Testament books as we're thinking today about the wonderful book of Leviticus. As we mentioned our study in the Old Testament is designed to encourage us about God about the principles of God and His dealings with man and ultimately point us toward God's way of salvation that started even way back in the Old Testament and is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. We want to encourage you to have your Bible handy. (The full transcript is available in the "Download Document" button above.)