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The Message of Kings: God is Present is unavailable, but you can change that!

At the beginning of 1 Kings, Solomon’s reign brought peace, prosperity, dynamic international trade, and a magnificent center of worship. At the end of 2 Kings, by contrast, the people faced a complete reversal: they and their king were in exile; Jerusalem and the temple lay in ruins. How can this story of reversal, told by the very people who suffered the defeat, be of value today, and equip us...

• He ‘sent’ and all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem gathered before him, along with all the people, for a public reading of the book leading to reaffirmation of their covenant allegiance (23:1–3). • He ‘commanded … burned … put an end to …’ (several actions of which he is the subject, in Jerusalem, Bethel and other places), accomplishing reforms that flowed from the book (23:4–20). • He ‘commanded all the people’ to join in celebration of the Passover ‘as written in the book’ (23:21–23). • Finally
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