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Experience the tragic drama of 2 Kings as you follow the long descent of Israel and Judah to the destruction of Jerusalem and Babylonian exile. T. R. Hobbs argues that 2 Kings was intended to review the past, but also to point to the promised return to the Promised Land. He examines the historical context, textual witnesses, theological themes, and literary techniques of the author of 2 Kings....

that is the obedience of Naaman. At first he is reluctant to follow the instructions of the prophet, and only on the advice of one of his own servants does he obey and thereby receive healing (vv 13–14). When he finally “descends” (v 14) he is healed. Beyond these incidental features of the story, the miracle draws back to the forefront the theme already encountered in chapter one and again in chapter eight, namely, the search for healing in a foreign country. In chapter one, Ahaziah, the apostate
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