Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church

In Elijah, God was trying to provoke Israel to repentance by sending his prophet to the Gentiles. In Elisha, God has given up on Israel as a whole, but calls the remnant – the sons of the prophets – to faithfulness in spite of the apostasy of their rulers. Now, let's remember where we are in the book of Kings: the book of Kings starts with the establishment of the house of David; then tells of the division of Israel and the establishment of the northern kingdom; It then tells of the establishment of the house of Omri in Israel (and Elijah). 2 Kings 2 is the transition from Elijah to Elisha. Now we are going to hear of the death of the house of Omri (and Elisha); then we are going to hear of the death of the northern kingdom of Israel and finally we will hear of the death of the house of David - except unlike the rest of the death and destruction in the book of Kings, the house of David will not be utterly destroyed. Kings will end with hope. The Temple will be destroyed. The Kingship obliterated. The People e