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Kings and Chronicles, Part 2: Seeds of Hope

  1. Lesson One
    Hezekiah (2 Kings 17–20, 2 Chronicles 28–32)
    19 Activities
  2. Lesson Two
    Josiah and the Fall of the South (2 Kings 21–23, 2 Chronicles 33–35)
    23 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Overview of 1 and 2 Chronicles (1 Chronicles 1–7, 14–29, 2 Chronicles 29–36)
    22 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    Ritual and Sacramental Living (1 Chronicles 13, 21, 2 Chronicles 1–27)
    24 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Wisdom Literature (Proverbs 1–4, Ecclesiastes 1–3, 12, Job 1–4, 40–42)
    18 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Let’s hear what scholar Michael Hundley has to say:

In ancient Near Eastern contexts, the deity’s continued presence was the primary concern, and, as such, the people’s role focused on keeping the deity happy so that it would remain at home and positively disposed to its servants. 

In other words, if the gods were happy, they would stick around. If not, they were gone, and they took all of the benefits and protection they provided with them. 

Source: Michael Hundley, Gods in Dwellings: Temples and Divine Presence in the Ancient Near East, 2013, p. 10.