The Israelites were fighting both with their own nation and with others, and the Promised Land was divided into two. In both the northern and southern kingdoms, there continued a succession of good and, in increasing numbers, bad kings.
God’s people were not turning to him for help, but He remained faithful to them. God sent warnings and promises through his prophets Elisha and Elijah to any who would listen. This book ends with the account of the overthrow of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. God’s people were...