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The Story of

Prophets and Kings

As Illustrated in the
Captivity and Restoration of Israel





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Table of Contents

Chapter Title                                                 Page #

Foreword........................................................   9
Introduction—The Vineyard of the Lord...........................  15
Section 1 — From Strength to Weakness
1. Solomon..................................................... 25 2. The Temple and Its Dedication............................... 35 3. Pride of Prosperity......................................... 51 4. Results of Transgression.................................... 61 5. Solomon's Repentance........................................ 75 6. The Rending of the Kingdom.................................. 87 7. Jeroboam.................................................... 99 8. National Apostasy........................................... 109
Section 2 — Prophets of the Northern Kingdom
9. Elijah the Tishbite......................................... 119 10. The Voice of Stern Rebuke................................... 129 11. Carmel...................................................... 143 12. From Jezreel to Horeb....................................... 155 13. "What Doest Thou Here?"..................................... 167 14. "In the Spirit and Power of Elias".......................... 177 15. Jehoshaphat................................................. 190 16. The Fall of the House of Ahab............................... 204 17. The Call of Elisha.......................................... 217 18. The Healing of the Waters................................... 229 19. A Prophet of Peace.......................................... 235 20. Naaman...................................................... 244 21. Elisha's Closing Ministry................................... 254 22. "Nineveh, That Great City".................................. 265 23. The Assyrian Captivity...................................... 279 24. "Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge"........................... 293
Section 3 — A Preacher of Righteousness
25. The Call of Isaiah.......................................... 303 26. "Behold Your God!".......................................... 311 27. Ahaz........................................................ 322 28. Hezekiah.................................................... 331 29. The Ambassadors From Babylon................................ 340 30. Deliverance From Assyria.................................... 349 31. Hope for the Heathen........................................ 367
Section 4 — National Retribution
32. Manasseh and Josiah......................................... 381 33. The Book of the Law......................................... 392 34. Jeremiah.................................................... 407 35. Approaching Doom............................................ 422 36. The Last King of Judah...................................... 440 37. Carried Captive Into Babylon................................ 452 38. Light Through Darkness...................................... 464
Section 5 — In the Lands of the Heathen
39. In the Court of Babylon..................................... 479 40. Nebuchadnezzar's Dream...................................... 491 41. The Fiery Furnace........................................... 503 42. True Greatness.............................................. 514 43. The Unseen Watcher.......................................... 522 44. In the Lions' Den........................................... 539
Section 6 — After the Exile
45. The Return of the Exiles.................................... 551 46. "The Prophets of God Helping Them".......................... 567 47. Joshua and the Angel........................................ 582 48. "Not by Might, nor by Power"................................ 593 49. In the Days of Queen Esther................................. 598 50. Ezra, the Priest and Scribe................................. 607 51. A Spiritual Revival......................................... 618 52. A Man of Opportunity........................................ 628 53. The Builders on the Wall.................................... 635 54. A Rebuke Against Extortion.................................. 646 55. Heathen Plots............................................... 653 56. Instructed in the Law of God................................ 661 57. Reformation................................................. 669
Section 7 — Light at Eventide
58. The Coming of a Deliverer................................... 681 59. "The House of Israel"....................................... 703 60. Visions of Future Glory..................................... 722


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