January 26, 2025 – 2 Kings 14-15 – Jeroboam II and the Treacherous Successors to His Reign

Jeroboam II reigned in the northern kingdom of Israel for 41 years. He stopped the raids by the Syrians and restored the country’s borders. Despite this, he was an evil, idolatrous king, and was followed by a series of murderers and usurpers of the throne. The prophets Hosea and Amos, who were his contemporaries, decry the declining moral character of society during these years.

Notes on 2 Kings 14:23 – 15:8-31