When Kingdoms Fall
Kingdoms fall. So what should we do? Wring our hands and weep? It happened to Israel and Judah. What can we learn from their history? [Note: This blog post is based on last week’s reading: 2 Kings.] Two Kingdoms in Ruins What do you make of this history of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah and the ignominious demise of them both? There is little to celebrate here from a human point of view. Men, including kings, are fallen creatures who sin. Most of the kings chronicled he