Revised by RachelLaban’s younger daughter and Jacob’s second wife. Wrenn, 2/24
The Deuteronomistic History, of which 1 Kings is a part, addresses the questions of those who had experienced the fall of the North to Assyria in 722/721 BCE, the fallThe Fall refers specifically to the disobedience of Adam and Eve when they listened to Satan rather than adhering to God’s command not to eat the fruit from the tree. When people act contrary to God’s will, they are said to fall from from grace… of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar II in 587/586 BCE, the destruction of the Temple, the end of Davidic rule, and deportation to Babylon. Had God abandoned them? Why was Israel’s history a history of failure, especially in light of God’s enduring promises to DavidSecond king of Israel, David united the northern and southern kingdoms. (2 SamuelThe judge who anointed the first two kings of Israel. 7)? Important in this regard was the explanation that both the fall of the North and the Babylonian exile were due to Israel’s and Judah’s covenantal violations.
