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Melakhim Bet ch.11 - Athalia. The Killer Queen

Queen Athalia - "the evil" - kills all her progeny because she wants to rule. Luckily one heir to the throne is snatched form the massacre. This chap…

3 years, 3 months ago

Melakhim Bet ch.10 - A Gory Mutiny

Yehu's revolt is possibly the most explicitly violent episode in Tanakh. Why does the text revel in all the gory details? Is this to endear Yehu to u…

3 years, 3 months ago

Melakhim Bet ch.9 - Jehu's Revolution

Elisha instigates yet another assassination in our chapter!

Elisha sends a disciple to annoint Jehu, a senior army officer. Jehu proceeds to assassin…

3 years, 3 months ago

Melakhim Bet ch.8 - Instigating an Assassination

Elisha travels to Syria, and instigates the assassination of the King Ben-Hadad. Why is Elisha getting involved in a foreign court?

3 years, 3 months ago

Melakhim Bet ch.7 - Siege and Salvation in Shomron

Samaria is under siege. There is no food. Women are consuming their dead children.

The King wishes to blame Elisha. Elisha responds with the news tha…

3 years, 3 months ago

Melakhim Bet ch.6 - Gehazi. Religion and Power

Today, we consider the character of Gehazi - Elisha's estranged assistant.

3 years, 3 months ago

Melakhim Bet ch.5 - Na'aman

Aram's army captain has leprosy. His cure will come from an unlikely source :- Elisha!

But what in particular makes Na'aman pledge to worship no dei…

3 years, 3 months ago

Melakhim Bet ch.4 - Elisha. Prophet of Miracles

This chapter contains four miracles stories of Elisha. Miracles appear to be the standard way that Elsiha addresses problems. But in the story of the…

3 years, 3 months ago

Melakhim Bet ch.3 - War with Moav

Israel, Judah and Edom join forces to attack Moav. We shall speak about a critical historic artifact - the Mesha Stele - that gives us important cont…

3 years, 3 months ago

Melakhim Bet ch.2 - Elisha Begins

This is the chapter in which Elijah ascends heavenwards in a chariot of fire.

But is this in fact a story about Elijah, or possibly it is concerned w…

3 years, 3 months ago