The books of 1 & 2 Kings have spent the majority of its time following the northern nation, Israel, after the kingdom divided in the days of Rehoboam. We have seen the emphasis on the ministries of Elijah and Elisha as they worked in Israel. But we have seen that Israel has not listened to the prophets and have not turned to the Lord. As we come back to our study of 2 Kings we are going to call this series that covers the second half of the book, Cautionary Tales. The reason is that these final chapters record the fall of God’s people and leave us many truths to learn about why they failed and what God desired from his people. The set up for the coming judgment against Israel and Judah begins in 2 Kings 14…

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