Have you noticed any emerging patterns or themes in the 1 and 2 Kings narratives that we have studied thus far?
It’s often said that history is written by the winners. Do you see this idea playing out in these accounts of battles, invasions, and royal lines of succession in Kings? If so, how? If not, why?
Professor Baden suggests that 2 Kings 17 is the Deuteronomistic Historian’s “I told you so” moment” (see 0:30). Do you find this interpretation compelling? Explain your thinking.
Why do you think Hezekiah and Josiah are held up in the Bible as the two greatest kings since David? What made their reigns so “great” (or not)?
Did anything surprise you about today’s readings and/or discussion? Did anything bother you about today’s readings and/or discussion?