Week 16 2 Kings
I finished reading Kings yesterday which means I’ve spent about five weeks in the Samuels and the Kings.
The stories were good right up until the end of the Elisha section. Then the last fifteen chapters of 2 Kings bogged me down a bit. It’s the account of the two kingdoms told in parallel – first the one king and then the other, back-and-forth, interweaving the events, giving barebones data about when the king came to power, his age, length of reign, some character description, his death and burial.
For some reason the thought of starting in on Chronicles today seemed too weighty so I’ve decided not to keep reading in bible order.
[I’m telling myself I just want a bit of a change. The reason why I want a bit of a change might be something worth asking but I’m not asking it. The main thing is that I’m going to keep reading. Which book is less of a concern.]
Anyway I’ve decided to jump to Isaiah. I most likely chose Isaiah because near the end of 2 Kings his name showed up a few times. He fits right into the 2 Kings timeline. His story coincides with four kings of Judah – Uzziah Jotham Ahaz & Hezekiah.
So today I started reading Isaiah. If I read three chapters-a-day I’ll be reading Isaiah until May 10 – about three weeks. So I’ll try to speed up a bit and finish by May 1.