Text 2 Kings 1-10.

Text 2 Kings 1-10

Next week’s assignment:
2 Kings 14; Joel; Jonah; Amos; Hosea

Judah: Southern Kingdom Israel: Northern Kingdom
Main Kings Main Prophets 940 BC Main Kings Main Prophets Rehoboam  Shemiah Jeroboam   Ahijah 920 BC Asa  Azariah Baasha  Jehu 9o0 BC 880 BC Omri    Hanani Jehoshapat  Ahab    Elijah Elijah Jehu 860 BC Micaiah Eliezer Joram  Jehoram  840 BC Jehu  Joash -- 820 BC Elisha Joel Jehoahaz  800 BC Amaziah -- Joash  780 BC Jeroboam II  Jonah Uzziah  760 BC Amos Jotham  740 BC Menahem Pekah  Obed Hosea Ahaz  Pekahiah Hezekiah  Micah 720 BC Hoshea  Isaiah Assyrian Captivity 700 BC

Next week’s assignment:
2 Kings 14; Joel; Jonah; Amos; Hosea

In our last episode …

1 Kings 18:38

1 Kings 18:41-46

From Carmel to Jezreel is about 11 miles as the crow flies.

Jezebel’s threat. Elijah’s depression.
1 Kings 19 Jezebel’s threat. Elijah’s depression.

Elijah’s Melancholy 1 Kings 19:4

(Hafen, A Disciple’s Life, p. 19)
“As Neal found enough energy to talk, he shared what he'd been thinking during the unknown hours, not sure whether it was day or night. ‘I want to play in the game,’ he said, barely audible…. ‘I want a jersey. On the team, on this side or that side. I don't want to sit on the sidelines.’ … So typical of Neal Maxwell. He wanted to be where the action was. Better to be suited up and playing on the other side of death's veil than to be benched on this side.” (Hafen, A Disciple’s Life, p. 19)

(Leadership Enrichment Series, 13 Nov. 2012)
“I’ve only been depressed once or twice in my life…. And what I wanted to say [during those times] is, ‘What good could I be to the Lord if I couldn’t get up and travel internationally, to walk and do … the kinds of things that I once did?’… “I even asked the question—the only person I pose it to is my sweetheart—I said, ‘I wonder if they’ve ever had an emeritus Apostle?’ “We do get down. We’re mortals. There are things that happen to us…. There are some things that hurt.” Robert D. Hales Quorum of the Twelve (Leadership Enrichment Series, 13 Nov. 2012)

What Elijah sees: 1 Kings 19:14 What the Lord sees: 1 Kings 19:18
Do you ever feel like you’re the only one trying to be good? Trying to raise your family to the Lord? Trying to nurture your marriage? Trying to be a faithful home/visiting teacher? Trying to keep the Sabbath day holy? Trying to view only good media? Trying to be a faithful temple attender? Just overall trying to be faithful to all of your covenants?

(Church Educational System Broadcast, February 28, 2014)
“We live in an important time in the history of our planet. “Let us remember that those who sit in your classrooms are some of the most spiritually sensitive sons and daughters of God that have ever entered mortality…. “The young men and women in your classes are … the hope of the future.” Neil L. Anderson Quorum of the Twelve (Church Educational System Broadcast, February 28, 2014)

Elijah’s New Commission
1 Kings 19:15-16

1 Kings 19:19

Text 2 Kings 1-10

2 Kings 1

2 Kings 1:15-17

2 Kings 2

2 Kings 2:1-6

“Samuel, who was established in the eyes of all Israel as a prophet of the Lord (1 Sam. 3:19, 20), organized the prophets into a society for common instruction and edification. He established schools for the prophets, where men were trained in things pertaining to holy offices; the students were generally called ‘sons of the prophets’ (1 Kings 20:35; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7; 4:1, 38; 9:1). James E. Talmage Quorum of the Twelve (Articles of Faith, p.445)

“Such schools were established at Ramah (1 Sam
“Such schools were established at Ramah (1 Sam. 19:19, 20), Bethel (2 Kings 2:3), Jericho (2 Kings 2:5), Gilgal (2 Kings 4:38). The members seem to have lived together as a society (2 Kings 6:1-4). In the present dispensation, a similar organization was effected under the direction of the prophet Joseph Smith; this also received the name of the School of the Prophets.” James E. Talmage Quorum of the Twelve (Articles of Faith, p.445)

Schools of the Sons of the Prophets

Wouldn’t that be amazing!?!
What if? What if in our day the prophets of God organized schools of religious instruction to help the servants of the Lord to learn the word of God to help prepare them for future service in the kingdom? Wouldn’t that be amazing!?!

Our Day CES provides schools of religious instruction overseen by the Prophets 1830s “School of the Prophets” organized by Joseph Old Testament “Sons of the Prophets”

2 Kings 2:7-10

2 Kings 2:11-13

“Many may have supposed that the doctrine of translation was a doctrine whereby men were taken immediately into the presence of God, and into an eternal fulness, but this is a mistaken idea. Their place of habitation is that of the terrestrial order, and a place prepared for such characters He held in reserve to be ministering angels unto many planets, and who as yet have not entered into so great a fulness as those who are resurrected from the dead.... Joseph Smith President ("History of Joseph Smith," Deseret News, Vol. V, No. 11; quoted in John Taylor, Mediation and Atonement, p.72-76)

“Translated bodies are designed for future missions.”
Joseph Smith President ("History of Joseph Smith," Deseret News, Vol. V, No. 11; quoted in John Taylor, Mediation and Atonement, p.72-76)

Malachi 4:5-6 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord: 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Matthew 17:1-4

Priesthood Power and Keys must be conferred by those who have Physical Bodies.

(Elijah the Prophet and His Mission, p. 1-25)
“After the resurrection of Christ, of course [Moses and Elijah] did pass through death and the resurrection, and then as resurrected beings came to fulfill a mission of like import in the dispensation of the fulness of times.” Joseph Fielding Smith President (Elijah the Prophet and His Mission, p. 1-25)

D&C 110:13-16

Elisha’s Ministry of Miracles

Parting the Jordan River
2 Kings 2:13-15

Healing the Waters of Jericho
2 Kings 2:19-22

Cursing in the Name of the Lord
2 Kings 2:23-24 Let’s get the story of Elisha and the bears in context: In Dan and in Bethel, Jeroboam crafts golden calves, intentionally reminiscent of that prepared by Aaron on Sinai, and invokes Sinai's peculiar Aaronic benediction saying, "You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt" (1 Kings 12:25ff). Jeroboam invites the Northern Kingdom to forego worship of God in Jerusalem and sets precedent for them to worship crafted gods, as the Canaanites had. A couple more centuries pass and the Northern Kingdom has fully embraced its identity as being a nation who will have nothing to do with the God who had brought them to the land they inhabit. They have, for all intents, become the enemies of God every bit as much as the Canaanites had been before them. It is into this land and before this people that [this story unfolds]. Elisha, like Joshua before him, is operating as the hand of God on earth. He renders judgment and offers mercy as God does. And it is in this capacity as God's servant that he comes to Bethel, one of the centers of pagan worship and headquarters of the enemies of God. And out of the city come the servants of the temple, the officials and leaders of idolatrous worship, to call down curses on Elisha and to threaten his life. These are the self-proclaimed enemies of God and they threaten the life of God's own envoy and servant. It is little wonder they meet with a bad end. But how are we to know that these are servants of the temple? Most translations describe them as children or young men. The word Hebrew translated here as "children" (na'ar) often means official or servant and doesn't necessarily even refer to age at all. Mephibosheth's servant Ziba is referred to as na'ar (2 Samuel 16:1), yet he has fifteen sons. The man that Boaz has positioned as boss over his fieldworkers is na'ar—not a position one grants to children (Ruth 2:5-6). The word na'ar is translated as "servant" over fifty times (roughly a fifth of the times it appears in Scripture). Not only were these men servants of pagan deities, they heard of Elisha's approach and came to meet him with threats. It had been big and recent news that Elisha's mentor Elijah had just vanished from the face of the earth. While Scripture records that he had been taken up to heaven alive and in a chariot of flame, many at the time believed that this was merely a cute story to cover up Elijah's death. In saying "Go on up!" They are both mocking what they presume to have been the death of Elijah and threatening a similar fate (death) to Elisha. These truly are the enemies of God and Elisha. They have willingly taken on the identity of those who Joshua, God's divine hand, was commanded to conquer. They have chosen to be conquered by their choice to oppose the army of the Lord. And so, it seems less drastic then that Elisha should pass judgment on those who, as enemies of God, are threatening the life of the earthly hand of God. (Source:

Some Miracles of Elisha
2 Kings 2:23-24 Let’s get the story of Elisha and the bears in context: In Dan and in Bethel, Jeroboam crafts golden calves, intentionally reminiscent of that prepared by Aaron on Sinai, and invokes Sinai's peculiar Aaronic benediction saying, "You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt" (1 Kings 12:25ff). Jeroboam invites the Northern Kingdom to forego worship of God in Jerusalem and sets precedent for them to worship crafted gods, as the Canaanites had. A couple more centuries pass and the Northern Kingdom has fully embraced its identity as being a nation who will have nothing to do with the God who had brought them to the land they inhabit. They have, for all intents, become the enemies of God every bit as much as the Canaanites had been before them. It is into this land and before this people that [this story unfolds]. Elisha, like Joshua before him, is operating as the hand of God on earth. He renders judgment and offers mercy as God does. And it is in this capacity as God's servant that he comes to Bethel, one of the centers of pagan worship and headquarters of the enemies of God. And out of the city come the servants of the temple, the officials and leaders of idolatrous worship, to call down curses on Elisha and to threaten his life. These are the self-proclaimed enemies of God and they threaten the life of God's own envoy and servant. It is little wonder they meet with a bad end. But how are we to know that these are servants of the temple? Most translations describe them as children or young men. The word Hebrew translated here as "children" (na'ar) often means official or servant and doesn't necessarily even refer to age at all. Mephibosheth's servant Ziba is referred to as na'ar (2 Samuel 16:1), yet he has fifteen sons. The man that Boaz has positioned as boss over his fieldworkers is na'ar—not a position one grants to children (Ruth 2:5-6). The word na'ar is translated as "servant" over fifty times (roughly a fifth of the times it appears in Scripture). Not only were these men servants of pagan deities, they heard of Elisha's approach and came to meet him with threats. It had been big and recent news that Elisha's mentor Elijah had just vanished from the face of the earth. While Scripture records that he had been taken up to heaven alive and in a chariot of flame, many at the time believed that this was merely a cute story to cover up Elijah's death. In saying "Go on up!" They are both mocking what they presume to have been the death of Elijah and threatening a similar fate (death) to Elisha. These truly are the enemies of God and Elisha. They have willingly taken on the identity of those who Joshua, God's divine hand, was commanded to conquer. They have chosen to be conquered by their choice to oppose the army of the Lord. And so, it seems less drastic then that Elisha should pass judgment on those who, as enemies of God, are threatening the life of the earthly hand of God. (Source:

Elisha was a prophet, Who didn’t have much hair
Elisha was a prophet, Who didn’t have much hair. Some kids began to mock him But didn’t see the bears. The bears began to chew them, They ate forty two. If you mock the prophet Bears will eat you too!

Follow the prophet, follow the prophet, follow the prophet don’t go astray. Follow the prophet, follow the prophet he knows the way!

Follow the Prophet 2 Kings 2:23-24

After walking 30 miles across open plains, they came to a dark wood.
[A missionary experience of Wilford Woodruff and his companion Henry Brown.] After walking 30 miles across open plains, they came to a dark wood. “Is that a man in the trees?” Henry asked. “Hello!” Wilford called. A large bear came out of the woods and glared at the missionaries. “Maybe we should go back,” Henry said. “No,” Wilford said. “If you recall your Bible, the people troubled by bears had mocked the prophet. We are missionaries following the prophet. We shall have no trouble from this bear.” As the two men approached the woods, the bear sat and watched them. Then it got up and walked away. The two missionaries continued through the woods, rejoicing. (The Friend, August 2011, p. 4-5)

Providing Perpetual Oil for Indebted Widow
2 Kings 4:1-7

Promising Childbirth to the Barren
2 Kings 4:8-17

Raising the Dead 2 Kings 4:18-37

The Shunammite Woman’s Journey
About 15 mile journey.

Multiplying Bread to Feed 100
2 Kings 4:42-44

Cleansing a Leper 2 Kings 5:10-14

“Human nature hasn’t changed over the years
“Human nature hasn’t changed over the years. Even today some of us expect to be bidden to do some ‘great things’ in order to receive the blessings of the Lord. When we receive ordinary counsel on ordinary things, there is disappointment, and, like Naaman, we turn away.” Boyd K. Packer Quorum of the Twelve (Ensign, May 1982)

We do not prove our love for the Savior only by doing “some great thing.” If the prophet personally asked you to go on a mission to some strange and exotic place, would you go? You would probably make every effort to go. But what about paying tithing? What about doing your home teaching? We show our love for the Savior by doing the many small acts of faith, devotion, and kindness to others that define our character. James E. Faust First Presidency (Ensign, Nov. 2001)

2 Kings 5:11 “Behold, I thought …”

(CES Symposium on the Old Testament, 16 August 1979)
“[T]his scripture … [teaches] the danger of our determining beforehand what a prophet is supposed to do, and then not accepting him as a prophet if he doesn’t do that particular thing.” Neal A. Maxwell Quorum of the Twelve (CES Symposium on the Old Testament, 16 August 1979)

In much surprise, he answered, "Yes sir."
On one occasion Joseph Smith dressed up in rough clothes, got on a horse and rode down to meet a group of converts who had just arrived from England. He stopped one of them who was heading for the town and asked roughly, "Hey, Bub, is that a company of Mormons just landed?" In much surprise, he answered, "Yes sir." "Are you a Mormon?" the stranger continued. "Yes, sir," he again answered. "What do you know about old Joe Smith?" the stranger asked. ("Edwin Rushton (Related by his Son)," in Hyrum L. Andrus and Helen Mae Andrus, They Knew the Prophet (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, 1974), p.170)

"I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God."
"I suppose you are looking for an old man with a long, gray beard. What would you think if I told you I was Joseph Smith?" the man continued. "If you are Joseph Smith, I know you are a prophet of God." In a gentle voice, the man explained, "I am Joseph Smith. I came to meet those people, dressed as I am in rough clothes and speaking in this manner, to see if their faith is strong enough to stand the things they must meet. If not, they should turn back right now." ("Edwin Rushton (Related by his Son)," in Hyrum L. Andrus and Helen Mae Andrus, They Knew the Prophet (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft, 1974), p.170)

2 Kings 6

Making Ax Heads Float 2 Kings 6:4-7

Expanding the Vision of the Faithful
2 Kings 6:8-17

“They that be with us…”

(We Will Prove Them Herewith [1982], 19)
“In these times of widespread commotion, disorder, unrest, agitation, and insurrection, the hearts of many will fail. (D&C 45:26; 88:91.) Others will be sorely tried but will, in their extremities, seek succor from seers as did the anxious young man who approached the prophet [Elisha] as ancient Israel was surrounded: ‘Alas, my master! how shall we do?’ Neal A. Maxwell Quorum of the Twelve (We Will Prove Them Herewith [1982], 19)

(We Will Prove Them Herewith [1982], 19)
“The answer of today’s prophets will be the same: ‘Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.’ Only when we are settled spiritually can we understand that kind of arithmetic. Only then will our eyes, like the young man’s, be opened (2 Kings 6:15–17).” Neal A. Maxwell Quorum of the Twelve (We Will Prove Them Herewith [1982], 19)

(“The Power of the Priesthood,” Ensign, May 2010, 7)
“[W]e never will dominate by numbers. But we have the power of the priesthood.” Boyd K. Packer Quorum of the Twelve (“The Power of the Priesthood,” Ensign, May 2010, 7)

(“Preparation for the Second Coming,” Ensign, May 2004, 7)
“We do not know when this game will end, and we do not know the final score, but we do know that when the game finally ends, our team wins.” Dallin H. Oaks Quorum of the Twelve (“Preparation for the Second Coming,” Ensign, May 2004, 7)

Blinding the Faithless
2 Kings 6:18

Some Miracles of Elisha
Reference Miracle 2 Kings 2:13-15 Parts the Jordan River. 2 Kings 2:19-22 “Heals” the waters of Jericho. 2 Kings 2:23-24 Curses men who are then slain by bears. 2 Kings 3:14-20 Water appears for the army against Moab. 2 Kings 4:1-7 Provides perpetual oil for an indebted widow. 2 Kings 4:8-17 Promises a child to a Shunammite woman. 2 Kings 4:18-37 Raises Shunammite woman’s son from dead. 2 Kings 4:38-41 Heals poisonous pot of pottage. 2 Kings 4:42-44 Feeds 100 men with 20 loaves of barley. 2 Kings 5:10-14 Heals Naaman the leper. 2 Kings 6:4-7 Makes an ax head float in water. 2 Kings 6:18 Smites Syrian army with blindness.

The Miracles of Jesus Moses, Elijah, and Elisha divide the water to cross it. Jesus walks on top of it! Elisha heals the waters of Jericho. Jesus turns water to wine! Elisha heals a leaper through 7 dips in the Jordan. Jesus merely touches them. Elisha multiplies 20 barley loaves to feed 100 people. Jesus feeds 5ooo people with only 5 loaves. Elijah and Elisha raise the dead after much effort. Jesus merely speaks and it is done. Jesus wrapped Himself in the mantle of the past prophets, to give every reason for the people to believe that He is God’s son. He hand-picks His miracles to hint back to past prophets. By doing this He says, in essence, “If you believe in the past prophets, believe in me!” But, interestingly, He doesn’t just match the miracle, He exceeds it! As if to say, “If you believed in them, you should really believe in me!”

2 Kings 6-7 2 Kings 6:24-25 The king of Syria besieges Samaria. A famine ensues. 2 Kings 6:30-33 The king of Israel had threatened Elisha’s life (to take out his frustration with the Lord). 2 Kings 7:1-2 Elisha prophesies plenty in Samaria within 24 hours, but the king’s right-hand man will not eat thereof.

2 Kings 7:3-10

Elisha’s prophecy fulfilled
2 Kings 7:16-20

2 Kings 8 2 Kings 8:1-2 Elisha prophesies 7-year famine and warns the Shunammite woman to flee the land to avoid the scourge.

M. Russell Ballard Quorum of the Twelve
(“Respond to the Prompting of the Spirit,” Address to CES Religious Educators, 8 January 1988)

May I share another one or two [experiences about following the Spirit] with you? And this would be, brothers and sisters, one or two in hundreds over a lifetime of priesthood leadership. This is from the same doctor: “You came to my home one very cold wintry Sunday evening about 9:30 P.M. The wind was blowing; there was deep snow when I opened the door. I guess I was so startled that you had to ask me if you could come in. M. Russell Ballard Quorum of the Twelve (“Respond to the Prompting of the Spirit,” Address to CES Religious Educators, 8 January 1988)

“You told my wife and me that you had just returned from a stake conference in the deep South; the stake I do not recall…. “You said you were tired, but all the way home from Georgia my wife and I were on your mind, and you needed to talk to us. We were going to the Orient to pick up our son when he was released from his mission, and then we’d board a ship for a cruise up the Yangtze River in China. M. Russell Ballard Quorum of the Twelve (“Respond to the Prompting of the Spirit,” Address to CES Religious Educators, 8 January 1988)

“You sat down and said to us, ‘I do not have any idea or reason why you should not go on this trip, but you must not go.’” [Now I recall that as though it was yesterday, and it was maybe five years ago. And when you do things like that you start wondering, My goodness, what right do you have to come into the home of a couple and tell them that they shouldn’t go pick up their son from their mission.] M. Russell Ballard Quorum of the Twelve (“Respond to the Prompting of the Spirit,” Address to CES Religious Educators, 8 January 1988)

“My wife literally had a fit, and you gave her a blessing to quiet her down. You were far more popular when you came into the house than when you left. “My wife was still going to go pick up our son. We prayed after you left because, unbeknown to you, there was an eight thousand dollar payment to be made on the trip the very next day. M. Russell Ballard Quorum of the Twelve (“Respond to the Prompting of the Spirit,” Address to CES Religious Educators, 8 January 1988)

“We decided to believe in the prompting of the Spirit
“We decided to believe in the prompting of the Spirit. So the next morning we cancelled the cruise. The tour people stated that this cruise had been sold out for a month, it was extremely popular, and there was no problem. “The tour people called a few days later and stated that when the ship came into port in Hong Kong it was taken over by the International Maritime Authorities for nonpayment of debt, and it was to be sold to satisfy the judgment. M. Russell Ballard Quorum of the Twelve (“Respond to the Prompting of the Spirit,” Address to CES Religious Educators, 8 January 1988)

“The people who were on the cruise were now stranded in Hong Kong, could get no money, and had no place to stay or to go. I was still recovering from the heart attack and this would have been a disastrous amount of stress for me. My wife and I then understood again the love the Lord has for our family.” M. Russell Ballard Quorum of the Twelve (“Respond to the Prompting of the Spirit,” Address to CES Religious Educators, 8 January 1988)

2 Kings 8:7-15 Elisha and Hazael

2 Kings 9 2 Kings 9:1-10 Jehu is anointed king of Israel by one of the sons of the prophets. 2 Kings 9:22-27 Jehu slays Joram (the former king of Israel) and Ahaziah, king of Judah. 2 Kings 9:30-37 Jezebel is slain and dogs eat her flesh as prophesied (1 Kings 21:23; 2 Kings 9:10).

2 Kings 9:1-10 Jehu anointed king by one of the Sons of the Prophets

2 Kings 9:30-37

Alma 30:60 “And thus we see the end of [her] who perverteth the ways of the Lord; and thus we see that the devil will not support his children at the last day, but doth speedily drag them down to hell.”

2 Kings 10 Jehu slays all of Ahab’s posterity (fulfilling Elijah’s prophecy), and slays all of the priests of Baal in Israel. Thus ending the era of Ahab and Jezebel.

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