Guiding Questions: II Kings 1

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

The conjunction “and” connects the narrative of this chapter with the brief outline of Ahaziah’s reign at the end of the first book of Kings. Suggest another possible thematic connection between First Kings and Second Kings.
What is the literal translation of “Baal zevuv”?
Why did Elijah react to the soldiers the king had sent in such drastic terms?
Posit a literary usage of the fact that the king sent three groups of soldiers only to bring Elijah to the king and have him tell him the same message that Elijah had already told the original messenger. How might this tale of the three officers and their punishment serve the theme of this book?
How do you make sense of the last verse of this chapter (II Kings 1:18)?

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Post categories: Kings II, Neviim (Prophets), Tanakh, Tanakh Yomi

Post tags: II Kings 1, Perek Yomi (USCJ)

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