Wednesday Bible Study: Hit the snooze button

Chapter 15 consists largely of a boring recitation of names of kings with an occasional random event thrown in. There are a couple of points worth noting, however. First, I should clarify that this repeated reference to people burning incense in the high places is about ceremonies worshiping Baal. For some reason the kings of Judah can ' t seem to eradicate it. Despite this, the book continues to emphasize the  greater righteousness and loyalty to Yahweh of the kings of Judah versus the consistently perfidious kings of Israel/Samaria. (Two names for the same kingdom.)In verse 12, God promises Jehu his descendants will reign for four generations -- this despite their doing evil in the sight of the Lord. Recall that this is his reward for exterminating the descendants of Ahab. In verse 16, Menahem " rips up " all the pregnant women in several cities. The writer offers this without comment. Verse 30 refers to the twentieth year of the reign of Jotham. In verse 33, we learn that Jotham reigned for 16 years. They really need a copy editor.15 In the twenty-seventh year of Jerobo ′am king of Israel Azari′ah the son of Amazi′ah, king of Judah, began to reign.2 He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother ’s name was Jecoli′ah of Jerusalem.3 And he did what was right in the eyes of theLord, according to all that his father Amazi ′ah had done.4 Nevertheless the high places were not taken aw...
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