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Notes & Outlines 1&2 KINGS"By Dr. J. Vernon McGee © Thru the Bible Radio Network,http://www.ttb.org. "
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The second in the series of three double books. Originally one book, they were divided by the Septuagint translators.
WRITER: Although the writer is unknown, it was written while the first temple was still standing ( kjv@Kings:8:8). Jeremiah is the traditional writer. Modern scholarship assigns the authorship to "the prophets." THEME: Standard of the kingdom: "as David his father" (repeated 9 times in 1 Kings). It was a human standard, but man failed to attain even to it.
KEY VERSES: kjv@2Kings:17:22-23 and 25:21
1. Practically all the rulers were evil.
2. God's patience in dealing with them.
3. Names of the mothers are given of both good and bad kings.
4. God's grace in sending revival when the king, with the people, turned to Him.
5. Prominence of the prophet and insignificance of the priest.
6. God's long delay before the captivity of both Israel and Judah.
7. Man's total inability to rule for God.
8. Wicked kings who had godly sons, also good kings who had wicked sons.
KINGDOM: First Kings records the division of the kingdom; Second Kings records the collapse of the kingdom. Considered together, they open with King David and close with the king of Babylon. They are the book of man's rule of God's kingdom. The throne on earth must be in tune with the throne in heaven if blessings come and benefits accrue to the people. Yet man's plan cannot overthrow God's purposes.
PURPOSE: It is a continuation of the narrative begun in 1 & 2 Samuel. Actually, 1 & 2 Samuel with 1 & 2 Kings can be viewed as one book. In these four books the history of the nation is traced from the time of its greatest extent, influence, and prosperity under David and Solomon to the division and finally the captivity and exile of both kingdoms. The moral teaching is to show man his inability to rule himself and the world. In these four historical books we have the rise and fall of the kingdom of Israel.
I. Death of David, kjv@2Kings:1-2
II. Glory of SOLOMON'S reign, kjv@2Kings:3-11 A. Solomon's prayer for wisdom, kjv@2Kings:3-4 B. Building of temple, Chapters kjv@2Kings:5-8 C. Fame of Solomon, Chapters kjv@2Kings:9-10 D. Shame and death of Solomon, kjv@2Kings:11
III. DIVISION of the kingdom, kjv@2Kings:12-16 (See table on next page)
IV. CAPTIVITY of ISRAEL by Assyria, kjv@2Kings:17
V. DECLINE and CAPTIVITY of JUDAH by Babylon, kjv@2Kings:18-25
|1. Rehoboam
|931-913 BC(17 yrs.)
|1. Jeroboam
|1:931-910 BC(22 yrs.)
|2. Abijam
|913-911(3 yrs.)
|3. Asa
|911-870(41 yrs.)
|2. Nadab
|910-909(2 yrs.)
|3. Baasha
|909-886(24 yrs.)
|4. Elah
|886-885(2 yrs.)
|5. Zimri
|885(7 days)
|6. Omri
|885-874(12 yrs.)
|4. Jehoshaphat
|870-848*(25 yrs.)
|7. Ahab
|874-853(22 yrs.)
|5. Jehoram
|848-841*(8 yrs.)
|8. Ahaziah
|853-852(2 yrs.)
|6. Ahaziah
|841(1 yr.)
|9. Joram
|852-841(12 yrs.)
|7. Athaliah
|841-835(6 yrs.)
|10. Jehu
|841-814(28 yrs.)
|8. Joash
|835-796(40 yrs.)
|814-798(17 yrs.)
|9. Amaziah
|796-767(29 yrs.)
|12. Jehoash
|798-782*(16 yrs.)
|10. Azariah
|767-740*(52 yrs.)
|13. Jeroboam 2
|782-753*(41 yrs.)
|Hosea(or Uzziah)
|14. Zechariah
|753-752(6 mo.)
|15. Shallum
|7521 mo.)
|16. Menahem
|752-742*(10 yrs.)
|17. Pekahiah
|742-740(2 yrs.)
|11. Jotham
|740-732*(16 yrs.)
|18. Pekah
|740-732*(20 yrs.)
|12. Ahaz
|732-716*(16 yrs.)
|19. Hoshea
|732-722(9 yrs.)
|(Capture of Samaria and captivity of Israel)
|13. Hezekiah
|716-687*(29 yrs.)
|14. Manasseh
|687-642*(55 yrs.)
|15. Amon
|642-640(2 yrs.)
|16. Josiah
|640-608(31 yrs.)
|17. Jehoahaz
|608(3 mo.)
|18. Jehoiakim
|608-597(11 yrs.)
|19. Jehoiachin
|597(3 mo.)
|20. Zedekiah
|597-586(11 yrs.)
|(Destruction of Jerusalem and captivity of Judah)
First Kings opens with the death of David and closes with the death of Jehoshaphat. The death of David, the reign of Solomon, and the division of the kingdom are the dominant features of 1Kings. The evil reign of Ahab and Jezebel and the spectacular ministry of Elijah the prophet are the fitting climax to this first book of Kings.
I. Death of David, Chapters 1, 2
Chapter kjv@1Kings:1 — David becomes senile. Adonijah, a son of David, takes advantage of his father's condition and makes a bid for the throne. David anoints Solomon under pressure from Nathan and Bathsheba. Evidently Absalom was the choice of David as his successor. After Absalom's death and as David approached old age, he lost interest in choosing his successor. This led to confusion and the abortive attempt of Adonijah.
Chapter kjv@1Kings:2 — David charges Solomon. David's charge to Solomon (vs. 2, 3) reveals his attitude toward Solomon. Charging him to show himself a man reveals that David had little confidence in a successor who had been reared in the palace among women. David knew the tough discipline of the caves and rugged outdoor life. Solomon has a taste for comforts, luxury, and ease. David's charge reveals something of his own character. David's legacy to Solomon is sometimes ignored.
(1) He transferred the leadership of the nation from the house of Saul and the tribe of Benjamin to Judah and established the royal house of David.
(2) He established Jerusalem as the Holy City and as the religious center and national capital for all Jews.
(3) He stamped out idolatry, practically speaking, and made the worship of Jehovah universal in the land.
(4) He made conquests of many nations who paid tribute to Israel and its king. He extended the borders of the country to Egypt on the south and to the Euphrates River in the north and east, including far more territory than at any other time in the nation's history.
(5) Although an oriental monarch with a sizable harem, David's foreign marriages were largely political and relatively free from religious and moral corruption.
(6) David was a poet and musician who endeared himself to the people as the "sweet psalmist of Israel."
(7) David planned the Temple, which was to exalt the religious life of the nation and the worship of Jehovah, although he was not permitted to build the Lord's house.
(8) Although there was still rivalry of a sort between the ten tribes of the north and Judah (and had been ever since the death of Saul and his son), even so, David had no serious difficulty in uniting all the tribes under his rule and about the national capital at Jerusalem.
(9) At the time of David's death, the nation was second to none in power and military prowess, and the people had a large measure of peace and freedom, as every man "sat under his own vine and fig tree." David's death injects a sad note into the record. Adonijah's treachery is revealed in his request to Bathsheba. Adonijah is slain, Abiathar removed from the priesthood, and Joab flees but is captured and slain. Solomon made Benaiah captain and Zadok priest. Shimei, of the house of Saul, who cursed David, is executed.
II. Glory of SOLOMON'S REIGN,
Chapters 3 — 11 A. Solomon's prayer for wisdom, Chapters 3, 4
Chapter kjv@1Kings:3 — Solomon was married to the daughter of Pharaoh, but at this time he loved the Lord (v. 3). The spirit of compromise is evident in this marriage as well as his failure to remove idolatry from the land. Solomon prayed for wisdom. Evidently he was praying for political wisdom and not spiritual discernment. That God granted his request is manifested in the method he used in determining which of the two harlots was the real mother of the child.
Chapter kjv@1Kings:4 — Peace and prosperity became a reality (vs. 20, 25, 26). Solomon was a prince of peace, while David was a man of war. Solomon became famous because of his wisdom. Note the areas in which he was a specialist (see vs. 32-34). B. Building of Temple,
Chapters 5 — 8
Chapter kjv@1Kings:5 — Solomon engages Hiram, King of Tyre, to build the Temple. His workers were the greatest builders of that day. The building required 30,000 Israelites, 150,000 Canaanites, 550 overseers, and 3500 subordinates.
Chapter kjv@1Kings:6 — Solomon begins to build the Temple. It was patterned after the wilderness Tabernacle but was about twice as large. It was more ornate, elaborate, and costly. The simplicity of the Tabernacle was lost, and there seemed to be definite spiritual deterioration. There are several indications of this. For instance, the Tabernacle depended solely upon the light of the lampstand in the Holy Place, but in the Temple there were narrow windows. Natural light is substituted for the light which speaks of Christ. Also, the measurements of the cherubim over the mercy seat are given while there was no measurement of the cherubim in the Tabernacle because it speaks of the deity of Christ which cannot be measured. The striking feature of the construction of the Temple is stated in verse 7. It took 7 years to build the Temple (v. 38). Many other buildings surrounded the Temple proper. The estimated cost of the Temple is $2-450,000,000 to $4,900,000,000.
Chapter kjv@1Kings:7 — Solomon builds other structures: His own palace — 13 years in building (v. 1), House of the forest of Lebanon (v. 2), Palace for the daughter of Pharaoh (v. 8), Pillars for the porch of the Temple (v. 21), Molten sea for the Temple (v. 23), Ten lavers of brass (v. 38), Articles of furniture for the Temple (vs. 48, 49).
Chapter kjv@1Kings:8 — The glory of the Lord fills the Temple after the ark is brought from the Tabernacle and installed inside the Holy of Holies (vs. 10, 11). Solomon dedicates the Temple, giving the proper credit to David (vs. 17-20). See kjv@1Chronicles:22 for the account of David's gathering all the materials for the Temple. It is properly David's temple. The only temple Solomon had was on the side of his head. Solomon's prayer of dedication reveals that he had no primitive view of God (v. 27). It is a pagan notion that God dwells in a house. The Temple becomes the center of worship. The world was to come to the Temple to worship. Israel in captivity was to turn toward the Temple to pray. The large number of animals sacrificed (v. 63) poses no problem when it is considered that many temporary altars were erected for this occasion (v. 64). C. Fame of Solomon, Chapters 9, 10
Chapter kjv@1Kings:9 — God appears to Solomon the second time (v. 2) and encourages his heart. God sets up David, a very human standard, by which to measure the kings that followed him (v. 4). The fame of Solomon spreads throughout the world. Hiram was not happy with the payment for material that Solomon made to him (v. 12).
Chapter kjv@1Kings:10 — The visit of the queen of Sheba reveals that Solomon had succeeded in witnessing for God to the world of that day (see also 5:24). Solomon's fame had spread, and obviously multitudes were coming to Jerusalem to worship the living and true God (v. 1). In the present dispensation, the church is to go to the world, but the commission to go into all the world was not given to Israel. As Israel was true to God, she was a witness to the world, and the world came to Jerusalem to worship. "And his ascent" (v. 5) should be translated "burnt offering." This is the offering that speaks more fully of Christ and His substitutionary death than all others. The queen of Sheba and the world came to know about Christ through the burnt offering — "without shedding of blood is no remission of sins." The testimony of the queen of Sheba reveals that she had come to know the living and true God (vs. 7-9). This is one isolated experience out of many which could have been recorded. (The Book of Acts records only certain conversions such as that of the Ethiopian eunuch.) This chapter reveals that for a time Israel succeeded in witnessing to the world. The wealth of Solomon is given in verses 14-21. The luxury of his kingdom is revealed in verse 22. All these are luxury items: Apes for entertainment, Peacocks for beauty, Gold, silver, and ivory for magnificent decorations. There is a frivolous and tragic note here which is symptomatic. He is called to give a witness to the world, and he spends his energy and time with apes and peacocks to satisfy a whim. D. Shame and death of Solomon,
Chapter kjv@1Kings:11 Solomon is the most colossal failure on the pages of Scripture. "For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required." He had the greatest opportunity of any man who ever lived. He began by failing to remove false religion ( kjv@1Kings:3:3). What was at first a spot is now the plague of leprosy. He has a harem of 1000 wives (vs. 1-3). David also had a harem, but his was largely political while Solomon's is licentious. The Lord was angry with Solomon (v. 9). The kingdom is to be divided as a judgment from God, yet it would not happen in Solomon's day — for David's sake (vs. 12, 13). Jeroboam is promoted by Solomon but plots to lead the 10 northern tribes in revolt according to the word of Ahijah the prophet (vs. 29-31). When Solomon discovers this, he attempts to slay Jeroboam who flees to Egypt until the death of Solomon. The death of Solomon concludes the chapter. He reigned 40 years.
III. DIVISION of the kingdom, kjv@1Kings:12 — kjv@2Kings:16 1 Kings
Chapter kjv@1Kings:12 — Rehoboam, son of Solomon, succeeds to the throne. Jeroboam returns from Egypt and leads 10 tribes in demanding a reduction in taxes. Rehoboam, under the influence of the young men of his kingdom, having rejected the counsel of the old men who were Solomon's advisors, turns down the request of the 10 northern tribes. Instead of reducing taxes, he threatens to raise them (vs. 10, 11). Therefore, Jeroboam leads the 10 tribes in revolt. First Kings was written during the time of the division of the kingdom (v. 19). Jeroboam divides the nation religiously as well as politically by setting up a golden calf in Bethel and one in the tribe of Dan. The northern tribes go into idolatry (vs. 28-30).
Chapter kjv@1Kings:13 — God grants Jeroboam another chance by sending a prophet to him with a warning and a sign. Jeroboam seems to repent at the time but finally plunges into total apostasy.
Chapter kjv@1Kings:14 — Ahijah the prophet pronounces judgment on Jeroboam and measures him according to David (v. 8). Rehoboam king of Judah led the people into idolatry and sin. There was an abnormal increase of homosexuality (v. 24). Shishak king of Egypt came against Jerusalem and captured it. He took as booty the gold shields that Solomon had on display. Rehoboam substitutes shields of brass. There was deterioration in the kingdom now as well as division. Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, dies. This chapter, which describes the reigns of Jeroboam and Rehoboam, sets the pace for the sordid record of the kings of the divided kingdom. There was not one good king in the northern kingdom of Israel. There were 19 of them, and all were bad. In the southern kingdom there were 20 kings — 12 of them were bad. Only 8 of them could be labeled good kings. Out of the 8, only 5 were outstanding. (See chronological table of the kings of the divided kingdom.)
Chapter kjv@1Kings:15 — Abijam, son of Rehoboam, succeeded his father on the throne of Judah. He was as wicked as his father (v. 3). David continues as the standard of excellence for the kings of both Israel and Judah (v. 5). (Jeroboam became the standard of evil for the kings of the northern kingdom.) The one black mark against David is recorded, not covered. Abijam did nothing worthy of mention, either good or bad; his death is recorded here. Asa succeeded Abijam in the southern kingdom of Judah. Asa compares to David (v. 11). He led in the first revival of the nation. First Kings gives only half a chapter to his reign, but 2 Chronicles gives three chapters (chapters 14, 15, 16). We will explore his reign when we come to the Book of Chronicles. Asa did have to bribe Ben-hadad, king of Syria, and he warred with Israel continually. Jehoshaphat succeeded Asa as king of Judah. Nadab, son of Jeroboam, succeeded him as king of Israel. He was evil (v. 26). Baasha led a conspiracy against him, slew him, and reigned in his stead (vs. 27, 28). Baasha continued war against Asa (v. 32).
Chapter kjv@1Kings:16 — Baasha's evil reign lasted for 24 years. Elah his son succeeded him but reigned only 2 years. Zimri, a captain, slew Elah while he was drunk. Zimri destroyed every male member of the house of Baasha. He reigned only 7 days, for Omri, captain of the host of Israel, besieged Tirzah and captured it. Zimri committed suicide by burning down the house in which he was. The northern kingdom was divided between Omri and Tibni for 4 years. Tibni died and Omri reigned alone for 8 years. Omri built Samaria and made it the capital of the northern kingdom. He plunged Israel into the depths of evil (v. 25). His pattern was Jeroboam (v. 26). Ahab, son of Omri, succeeded him (v. 28). He was worse than his father; he was the worst king of all (v. 30). He compounded evil by marrying Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians and high priest of Baal. What evil designs Ahab did not think of, Jezebel did.
Chapter kjv@1Kings:17 — Elijah the prophet is introduced by his walking into the court of Ahab and Jezebel and making a very brave announcement — no rain for 3 years but according to the word of Elijah. Then he departs in just such a dramatic fashion. He retires to the brook Cherith where he is fed by ravens and drinks of the brook until it dries up. He learned that his life was no more than a dried up brook. He could truly sing, "Make me a channel of blessing today." He was sent by the Lord to the widow of Zarephath. For many days Elijah looked down into an empty flour barrel and sang the doxology. He learned that his life was no more than an empty flour barrel. When the widow's son died, he learned that this life was no more than a dead body. He also learned that life comes from contact.
Chapter kjv@1Kings:18 — This is one of the most spectacular chapters of Scripture. The meeting between Elijah and Ahab is again dramatic. Note the 3 times it is announced, "Behold, Elijah is here" (vs. 8, 11, 14). The contest is sensational as Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal (vs. 21-24). It is Elijah versus 450 prophets of Baal. John Knox was right — "One with God is a majority." The prophets of Baal use every kind of incantation to bring fire down upon the offering in the name of Baal. Elijah looks on with a bored and skeptical eye. He uses the rapier of irony and sarcasm. They yell louder and become more frantic but to no avail. Elijah, after the prophets of Baal retire in defeat, repairs the altar of 12 stones, showing that the nation Israel is one. He then arranges the wood and the sacrifice. When barrel after barrel of water is brought up from the blue Mediterranean to Mount Carmel and poured on the altar, Elijah utters one of the great prayers of Scripture, brief but effective (vs. 36, 37). After slaying the prophets of Baal, he announces the approach of a rainstorm from out over the Mediterranean Sea.
Chapter kjv@1Kings:19 — Ahab reports to Jezebel that Elijah had slain all her prophets of Baal. She vows to kill Elijah. "And when he saw that" (v. 3) reveals for the first time that Elijah is a man of like passions as we are. He got his eyes off the Lord and ran from the woman. He beat a cowardly retreat to Beersheba, where he left his servant, and continued on into the wilderness to crawl under a juniper tree where he requested that he might die. Evidently Elijah was suffering from nervous exhaustion. He was physically and mentally depleted. God gave him nourishing food and plenty of sleep. He informed Elijah that "the journey is too great for thee" (v. 7). Then the Lord rebuked him and treated him to a spectacular display: (1) strong wind — but God was not in the wind; (2) earthquake — but God was not in the earthquake; (3) fire — but God was not in the fire. Elijah loved all of this. Then came the still small voice. This is contrary to Elijah, but God was in the still small voice. Elijah returns to the scene of action and danger. On the way, he calls Elisha.
Chapter kjv@1Kings:20 — God grants to Ahab another opportunity of turning to Him. A prophet of God promises victory to Ahab over the Syrians. God grants the victory which seemed impossible. Again the prophet warns Ahab that the king of Syria will return, but God will give him another victory. God granted this victory also, but Ahab failed to obey God by sparing Benhadad. Judgment of God is pronounced upon Ahab (v. 42).
Chapter kjv@1Kings:21 — Ahab attempts to buy the vineyard of Naboth, but Naboth refuses to sell. Ahab returns to his palace like a spoiled child. Jezebel promises to get the vineyard. She has Naboth slain through a dastardly plot. Ahab is overjoyed and goes to claim the vineyard. God sends Elijah to meet Ahab and pronounce judgment upon him (v. 19). Just as Naboth died, Ahab will die, and the dogs will lick his blood in the same place. Be not deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. kjv@Galatians:6:7) This is another instance of the operation of this immutable law of God. Also, judgment is pronounced upon the line of Ahab (v. 22) and upon Jezebel (v. 23). Ahab repents in a measure, and God delays judgment but does not revoke the sentence upon Ahab and Jezebel.
Chapter kjv@1Kings:22 — It is strange that Jehoshaphat would become an ally of Ahab, but his son married a daughter of Ahab and Jezebel ( kjv@2Kings:8:16-18). Before making war against Syria, Jehoshaphat, who had real spiritual discernment, asked that a prophet of God be called (vs. 5, 7). Micaiah, a prophet of God, is called (vs. 8, 9). He is one of the unsung great men of God. The prophets of Baal had already told Ahab what he wanted to hear. Micaiah at first resorted to sarcasm and comedy (v. 15). Note the reaction of Ahab (v. 16). Then Micaiah gave a ridiculous parable. Imagine God asking any creature for advice (vs. 20-23). This was a subtle way of calling the false prophets of Baal liars. Note the reaction of Ahab to Micaiah's prophecy (v. 18). Ahab orders him kept in prison until he returns from battle. Micaiah had one parting shot (v. 28). Ahab will not return alive. Ahab uses a clever and crooked device to escape from being killed in battle. He wore the uniform of a common soldier, while Jehoshaphat was the only one dressed as a king. Ahab did not escape. Note the irony of it all: And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. Wherefore, he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. (v. 34) Note how literally the prophecy of Elijah was fulfilled (vs. 37, 38). Ahaziah, his son, succeeded him. Jehoshaphat returned home a sadder but wiser man. He refused to make a further alliance with Ahaziah (v. 49). First Kings closes with the 2-year reign of Ahaziah who walked in the steps of his father, Ahab.
The second book of Kings continues the record begun in the first book of Kings. In fact, there does not seem to be a proper division between the two books. Ahaziah's reign in Israel is begun in 1 Kings and concluded in 2 Kings. The king and the prophet take the place of the priest as God's instruments of communication.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:1 — Ahaziah king of Israel, son of Ahab and Jezebel, fell down through a lattice and was seriously injured. Greatly influenced by his mother Jezebel, he sends messengers to Ekron to inquire of Baal if he would be healed. Elijah, in his last public act as prophet, is sent by the Lord to meet the messengers with a stern rebuke, "Is it because there is not a God in Israel that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?" Then Elijah pronounces the death sentence upon Ahaziah. Elijah brings down fire from heaven to destroy the two detachments of 50 sent by the king to get him. Then Elijah goes with the 3rd detachment and personally delivers the death message to Ahaziah — which was fulfilled.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:2 — This chapter records the translation of Elijah. He goes from Gilgal to Bethel to Jericho to the Jordan river, accompanied by Elisha. Elijah promises Elisha a double portion of his spirit if he witnesses his departure. Elijah strikes the waters of Jordan with his mantle, and they two go over. Elijah departs from him in a chariot of fire (v. 11), and Elisha witnesses it (v. 12). Elisha returns over Jordan by using Elijah's mantle to smite the waters. Elisha makes the bitter waters sweet at Jericho. On his return to Bethel he is met by a crowd of roughnecks and hoodlums who ridicule him. This incident has been derided by the critic who seems to be totally unaware of the facts. And he went up from thence unto Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. ( kjv@2Kings:2:23 KJV) "Little children" is nahar or naar in Hebrew. It was used of Isaac when he was 28, of Joseph when he was 39 and of Rehoboam when he was 40. It also was used for the sons of Jesse ( kjv@1Samuel:16:11) and of the Hebrew children kjv@Daniel:1:4 kjv@Daniel:1:17) who were at least 17 at the time of captivity, and also for the Sodomites who attacked the home of Lot. These "little children" were not from a nursery school. Elisha did not bring out the bears — God was responsible. God still judges sin and blasphemy. They were ridiculing Elisha and scoffing at the translation of Elijah. Their irreverence was blasphemy, as it attacked one of the great doctrines of Scripture: Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation. ( kjv@2Peter:3:3-4) See also kjv@2Timothy:3:1-9 and kjv@Jude:1:7-15. The one obvious fact from this episode is that Elisha was bald.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:3 — King Ahaziah, son of Ahab, had no son as his successor so that his brother Jehoram (Joram) reigns after him. Moab rebels against Israel. Jehoshaphat joins forces with Jehoram to go against Moab. Jehoshaphat again calls for a prophet of Jehovah. Elisha refuses at first, but responds because of the presence of Jehoshaphat (v. 14). Elisha announces that God would give them both water, which they sorely needed, and victory over Moab, which was granted.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:4 — This chapter contains 5 miracles performed by Elisha. While there is a similarity between the miracles of Elisha and Elijah, the miracles performed by Elisha were more extensive and greater to a degree.
(1) A widow of one of the prophets is in dire circumstances — her two sons are about to be sold into slavery. Elisha multiplies the pot of oil.
(2) A "great woman" of Shunem entertains Elisha (v. 10). Elisha promises she would have a son.
(3) When the son was grown to manhood, he died, and Elisha restores him to life (using the same method as Elijah had).
(4) Sons of the prophets are eating a soup in which there was poison, and Elisha makes it harmless.
(5) Elisha feeds 100 men with food for one man.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:5 — Naaman, captain of the army of Syria and a great man but a leper, comes to Elisha for healing at the suggestion of his wife's maid (a Hebrew girl taken captive). Elisha refuses to see him but sends a messenger to tell him to go wash in the Jordan 7 times (v. 10). Naaman, because of pride, refuses to go at first (vs. 11, 12). He is persuaded to swallow his pride and obey the prophet. He is healed. Gehazi, servant of Elisha, extracts a reward from Naaman without Elisha's permission. Elisha pronounces judgment upon him, and he becomes a leper.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:6 — The miracle of the floating axe head reveals the character of the prophet Elisha. Elisha is the popular professor of the school of the prophets. They need larger quarters (vs. 1, 2), and Elisha goes with them to cut down timber in the Jordan valley where the accident occurs. The borrowed axe head slips off and falls into the river (vs. 4, 5). Some consider the young student careless and feel that he should not have borrowed the axe. Both charges seem unjustified, for Elisha did not rebuke him. The miracle of making an axe head float may seem "much ado about nothing" since it is not spectacular like bringing fire down from heaven. Here we see the contrast between Elijah and Elisha. Elijah would not have done it this way or bothered with it at all. I think he would have said, "Son, forget it." But not Elisha. Like our Lord, he is interested in the individual and his little problems. There is a great spiritual lesson here. Man is lost and the dark waters of defeat and death have passed over him. Only when the stick, representing the cross, is placed in the waters of death can man be recovered (saved) and restored to his Godgiven purpose and pursuit in time and eternity (vs. 5-7). Elisha warns the king of Israel concerning the plot of Benhadad and thereby saves his life, not once but many times. Ben-hadad attempts to capture Elisha by sending a great host to Dothan where the prophet is staying. The servant of Elisha thinks this will be their finish, but Elisha prays that the Lord would open his servant's eyes. God does "and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha" (v. 17). Elisha leads the blinded Syrians to Samaria as captives. Ben-hadad lays seige to Samaria, and the inhabitants of the city are starving. The king of Samaria blames the prophet and tries to destroy him.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:7 — Elisha promises an abundance for the very next day. Four leprous men outside the city enter the camp of the Syrian army in desperation and find it deserted. During the night the Lord had caused the superstitious Syrians to hear a great noise which they interpreted as the great host of a hired army coming to attack them. They fled in panic, leaving all their supplies behind. The lepers report to the starving populace of Samaria that there is an abundance of food in the deserted camp.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:8 — Elisha predicts a famine of seven years and urges the Shunammite mother to leave the area. She returns at the end of the drought and appeals to the king to restore her land. After learning who she is, he does so. Elisha goes to Damascus, predicts the death of sick Benhadad and the ascension of Hazael (who will in turn destroy Israel) to the throne. Hazael pleads innocent of all such plans but carries them out. Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, begins to reign with his father. He walks in the ways of the kings of Israel, for he had married the daughter of Ahab. Edom revolts against him, also Libnah. Jehoram dies after an 8-year reign. He is succeeded by Ahaziah his son, who joins with Joram, king of Israel, against Hazael of Syria in war. Joram is wounded.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:9 — Elisha sends one of the sons of the prophets to Jehu in Ramoth-gilead to anoint him as king of Israel and to pronounce judgment on the house of Ahab. Jehu is proclaimed king by the army. He slays Joram king of Israel, Ahaziah king of Judah, and Jezebel. Jezebel attempts to win Jehu over by her appeal as a woman (v. 30), but she is too old (v. 33). The prophecy of Elijah is literally fulfilled (vs. 36, 37). It is the frightful finish of a frightful woman.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:10 — The house of Ahab is exterminated by the slaying of his 70 sons. Jehu slays what remained. Jehu also kills the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah. Jehu pretends to turn to Baal worship in order to gather together Baal's followers. When they come together, Jehu has all of them slain (v. 25). Jehu destroys Baal worship from Israel (vs. 27, 28), but he does not return to the worship of Jehovah. He merely comes back to the low level of calf worship which had been established by Jeroboam (v. 29). However, God does recognize and reward him (v. 30). Israel begins to decline as a great kingdom (v. 32). Jehu dies and his son Jehoahaz succeeds to the throne (vs. 34, 35).
Chapter kjv@2Kings:11 — When Athaliah sees that her son Ahaziah was slain by Jehu, this bloody daughter of Jezebel tries to destroy all the line of David. She destroys all the princes of the royal line except Joash who was hidden by a sister of Ahaziah. When Joash is seven, he is revealed to the rulers of the kingdom who in turn plot the overthrow of bloody Athaliah. She is slain and Joash (Jehoash) becomes king at seven years of age (v. 21). Jehoiada, the priest, leads in a movement to return to the worship of Jehovah (v. 17). The Baal worship which had invaded Judah is exterminated (v. 18).
Chapter kjv@2Kings:12 — Jehoash reigns 40 years, and he does that which is right in the eyes of the Lord (v. 2). The corruption of the priesthood is corrected and the Temple repaired. The Syrians take Gath, and Jehoash has to pay a ransom to Hazael king of Syria to save Jerusalem. Jehoash is slain by a conspiracy of his servants. Amaziah his son succeeds him.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:13 — Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, reigns over Israel for 17 years, and he follows in the sinful steps of Jeroboam. In desperation he turns to the Lord when oppressed by the king of Syria. The Lord delivers them, but they return to the sins of Jeroboam. Jehoahaz dies a natural death. Joash (Jehoash) son of Jehoahaz succeeds his father to the throne. Nothing of consequence is done in his reign except he renews the war against Judah during the reign of Amaziah. Elisha becomes sick with a fatal illness. He is visited by King Jehoahaz of Israel, to whom the prophet promises victory over the Syrians. Elisha dies. The Syrians oppress Israel, but God is gracious (v. 23).
Chapter kjv@2Kings:14 — Amaziah son of Joash succeeds to the throne of Judah and he, too, does that which is right in the sight of the Lord — but does not quite measure up to David's standard (v. 3). He is defeated by Jehoash, king of Israel, who takes Jerusalem, breaks through the wall for 400 cubits and removes all the gold and silver that remain in the house of the Lord. Amaziah is slain in a conspiracy at Lachish. Azariah (Uzziah), son of Amaziah, succeeds to the throne. Jeroboam II, king of Israel, reigns 41 years and does evil according to the sins of Jeroboam I. He restores the border of Israel according to Jonah, son of Amittai, the prophet. This is the historical reference to Jonah and confirms the fact that Jonah was a real person and a prophet in Israel (v. 25). Jeroboam II dies a natural death, and his son Zechariah succeeds him.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:15 — Uzziah king of Judah is a good king, but because he intrudes into the priest's function, he is smitten with leprosy ( kjv@2Chronicles:26:15-21). Jotham his son succeeds him (see kjv@Isaiah:1:1). Zechariah, last of the line of Jehu, is slain by Shallum after he had reigned only 6 months. Shallum reigns only 1 month. Menahem overthrows and slays Shallum. Then he reigns 10 years and does evil as had Jeroboam. At this time, Pul, king of Assyria, comes against Israel, and Menahem pays 1,000 talents of silver to preserve his kingdom. At his death, Pekahiah his son succeeds to the throne but reigns only 2 years, when Pekah, his captain, conspires and slays him. During the reign of Pekah, Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, comes against Israel and takes captive the tribe of Naphtali. Pekah is slain by Hoshea. Jotham reigns in Judah and is recognized as a good king.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:16 — Ahaz, son of Jotham, succeeds him to the throne. He is a wicked king who walks in the evil ways of the kings of Israel (vs. 2, 3). Rezin, king of Syria, and Pekah, king of Israel, invade Judah but cannot take Jerusalem (see kjv@Isaiah:7—10). Ahaz appeals to Assyria for help, and the Assyrians take Damascus. The term "Jews" is used for the first time in the Bible (v. 6).
IV. CAPTIVITY of ISRAEL by Assyria,
Chapter kjv@2Kings:17 Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, captures the northern kingdom and exacts tribute from them. When he discovers that King Hoshea had formed a conspiracy against him, he besieges Samaria and, after 3 years, takes the northern tribes into captivity. These are the reasons God permitted Israel to go into captivity: (1) Disobeyed God (v. 13) Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. (2) Doubted God (v. 14, see also kjv@2Chronicles:36:15-16) Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like the neck of their fathers, who did not believe in the LORD their God. (3) Defied God (v. 15) in that they refused to observe the sabbatic year for 490 years To fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths; for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfill threescore and ten years. ( kjv@2Chronicles:36:21) The story of this nation is the story of every individual kjv@Romans:1:5 kjv@Romans:16:20 kjv@Romans:16:26; kjv@Acts:7:51; kjv@Hebrews:12:16). Assyria brings in foreigners to colonize the land — first mention of Samaritans (v. 29).
V. DECLINE and CAPTIVITY of JUDAH by Babylon, Chapters 18 — 25
Chapter kjv@2Kings:18 — Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, succeeds him to the throne and is an exceptionally good king (v. 3). There is a revival during his reign (vs. 4, 5). Hezekiah is able to overcome the Philistines, but Sennacherib, king of Assyria, invades Judah and threatens Jerusalem. Rab-shakeh, captain of Assyria, insults Hezekiah and attempts to frighten him.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:19 — He is successful in this, for Hezekiah puts on sackcloth and goes to the house of God to pray. In the meantime, he sends a messenger to Isaiah. Isaiah returns a message of encouragement (vs. 6, 7). Rab-shakeh becomes bold and challenges the God of Israel by sending an insulting letter to Hezekiah. Hezekiah goes into the house of the Lord and spreads the letter before God. God answers through Isaiah that He will turn the hosts of Assyria back (vs. 28, 3234). God destroys 185,000 of the Assyrian army, and Sennacherib returns home where he is slain.
Chapter kjv@2Kings:20 — Hezekiah takes sick and his time is come to die (v. 1). He prays for a recovery, and God hears his prayer. This is a time when a man should have died at the appointed time. After his recovery, he commits 3 foolish acts: (1) He permits the ambassadors from Babylon to see his treasures (vs. 12-19). (2) He fathers Manasseh, the worst king of all (21:2,9, 16, 17). (3) Hezekiah's heart becomes full of pride ( kjv@2Chronicles:32:25). That this is an important section is evident from its being recorded 3 times in the Word of God (in 2 Chronicles and Isaiah).
Chapter kjv@2Kings:21 — Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, is the most wicked king of all, even surpassing Ahab and Jezebel. (Since Manasseh was 12 years old when he began to reign and Hezekiah reigned 14 years after his illness, Manasseh was born after the recovery of Hezekiah.) Amon succeeds Manasseh and is evil as was his father (v. 20). His servants conspire against him and slay him in his own house. Josiah his son succeeds him.
Chapters kjv@2Kings:22-23 — Josiah begins to reign when he kjv@Isaiah:8 years old, and he reigns 31 years (22:1). He is one of the best who reigned after Solomon (22:2). A great and needed revival comes to the nation. Hilkiah, the high priest, is his counselor, assistant, and adviser. The steps of revival are given: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Temple repaired (22:3-6); Return to the Word of God (22:8-10); Convicted of sin (22:11-13); Put away idolatry (23:4); Put away immorality (23:7); Reinstituted the Passover (23:21-23 and kjv@2Chronicles:35:18); (7) Further reformation (23:8-20). Josiah is slain by Pharaoh-neco, king of Egypt. Josiah's son Johoahaz reigns 3 months, then the king of Egypt makes Eliakim king, another son of Josiah, and changes his name to Jehoiakim. Jehoiakim does that which is evil (v. 37).
Chapter kjv@2Kings:24 — Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, comes against Jehoiakim, and Judah is destroyed (v. 2). This is God's judgment upon the nation because of the sins of Manasseh (vs. 3, 4). After the death of Jehoiakim, who reigns 11 years, his son Jehoiachin comes to the throne for 3 months. He is an evil ruler (v. 9). The king of Bablyon captures him, sacks Jerusalem and takes captive all the leaders of Jerusalem — among whom is Daniel and the 3 Hebrew children (vs. 14, 15). Nebuchadnezzar also takes Jehoiachin into Babylonian captivity and makes his uncle, Mattaniah, king over Judah and changes his name to Zedekiah. Zedekiah is also an evilking, and he rebels against Nebuchadnezzar (vs. 19, 20).
Chapter kjv@2Kings:25 — Nebuchadnezzar comes up against Jerusalem, destroys it, and deports the people into captivity. The eyes of Zedekiah are put out after he witnesses the slaying of his own sons (v. 7). Nebuchadnezzar burns the Temple (v. 9) and transports all things of value to Babylon, including the vessels of the Temple. Jerusalem is totally destroyed. Gedaliah is made governor and becomes the abject subject of King Nebuchadnezzar (v. 24). Before long he is murdered, and the people who remain flee to Egypt. Jehoiachin is released from prison in Babylon and given a place of prominence there.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS: Crockett, William Day. A Harmony of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, n.d. Darby, J. N. Synopsis of the Books of the Bible. Addison, Illinois: Bible Truth Publishers, n.d. Davis, John J. and John C. Witcomb, Jr. A History of Israel. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1970. (Excellent.) Epp, Theodore H. David. Lincoln, Nebraska: Back to the Bible Broadcast, 1965. Epp, Theodore H. Elijah — A Man of Like Nature. Lincoln, Nebraska: Back to the Bible Broadcast, 1969. Gaebelein, Arno C. Annotated Bible. Neptune, New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1917. Gray, James M. Synthetic Bible Studies. Westwood, New Jersey: Revell, 1906. Jensen, Irving L. I Kings with Chronicles. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1968. (A self-study guide.) Jensen, Irving L. II Kings with Chronicles. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1968. (A self-study guide.) Kelly, William. Lectures on the Earlier Historical Books of the Old Testament. Addison, Illinois: Bible Truth Publishers, 1874. Knapp, Christopher. The Kings of Israel and Judah. Neptune, New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers, 1908. (Very fine.) Krummacher, F. W. Elijah the Tishbite. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, n.d. Krummacher, F. W. Elisha. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, n.d.
Mackintosh, C. H. Miscellaneous Writings. New York, New York: Loizeaux Brothers, 1951. McNeely, Richard J. First & Second Kings. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1978. Meyer, F. B. David: Shepherd, Psalmist, King. New York, New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., 100:1895. (Devotional.) Meyer, F. B. Elijah and the Secret of His Power. London, England: Morgan & Scott, 1901. (A rich devotional study.) Meyer, F. B. Samuel the Prophet. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: Christian Literature Crusade, n.d. (Devotional.) Pink, Arthur W. Gleanings from Elisha. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1972. Sauer, Erich. The Dawn of World Redemption. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1951. (An excellent Old Testament survey.) Scroggie, W. Graham. The Unfolding Drama of Redemption. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1970. (An excellent survey and outline of the Old Testament.) Unger, Merill F. Unger's Commentary on the Old Testament, Vol. 1. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1981. (A fine summary of each paragraph. Highly recommended.) Wood, Leon J. Israel's United Monarchy. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1979. (Excellent.) Wood, Leon J. The Prophets of Israel. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1977. (Excellent.)
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Now you've got the basics, let's learn how to use a relatively simple editor called Potlatch 2. We have customised this tool to focus specifically on the features this map uses.
Firstly, you need to create an OpenStreetMap account.
Head over to the new account form and set yourself up. When you're done, come back here.
Open the editor using this link in a new window, then come back here. You should see something like this:
The main section shows the map with all of the features drawn on top of the background map as lines or dots.
At the top you have general controls that let you change the background (e.g. to aerial photography or an old out-of-copyright map); change the map style (e.g. away from our custom style to the OpenStreetMap default); show up any GPS data you might have gathered; read the help pages; change your options; and save anything you've done.
On the left you have the features that you can add and edit. If you've not got anything selected it shows "points of interest" you can drag and drop onto the map (but not areas, since you can't just drag and drop them on - you need to draw their shape). If you select a feature, it will show that feature's properties.
These are some basic controls for Potlatch 2...
Have a go! Until you try to save your changes, you can't do any damage.
If you select a feature you can view and edit its properties using the left panel.
If you've gone out and surveyed your local area and found (let's say) a cycle route sign indicating part of a Sustrans route, then fire up the editor. Do not copy from other maps unless they definitely aren't copyrighted! So no to Google maps, Ordnance Survey, etc.
To add a point of interest simply drag the icon from the left panel onto the map, and drop it in the right location. Then add in the relevant properties and you're done!
To add line-based features, e.g. a street or building, zoom right in so you can easily draw the shape of that street then just start clicking!
Starting with the outline of a building is good practice. Make sure you draw the shape as one continuous line from the first node to the final click that closes the area.
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Once you've drawn the shape, keep it selected, then click on the 'unknown' drop down in the left panel and choose the type of street, then add in extra information like name, etc.
If you are drawing a complicated shape it's sometimes easier to start with something very simple, then drag the nodes into their right positions. You can also add new nodes in the middle of a line by holding down the 'shift' key and clicking on the line.
If you make a mistake, just use the undo/redo buttons at the top.
If you want to practice without worrying about mistakes, launch this practice editor that connects to a test server instead of the main OpenStreetMap server. You can mess about to your heart's delight without a worry!
Click on the 'save' button at the top right to save your changes. If it's the first time you've used the editor, you will need to follow the instructions to authorise yourself with the OpenStreetMap web site.
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Barack Obama claims only that his legislative and foreign policy achievements in his first two years matched those of "any president — with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR and Lincoln" in "modern history." Some Obama enthusiasts are less restrained.
They suggest that among presidents, he ranks as the most learned since John Quincy Adams, the most profound since James Madison and the most visionary since Thomas Jefferson. And he is, of course, the most rhetorically gifted politician since Pericles.
Yet, remarkably, he is frequently misunderstood. How can this be?
After the June 8 news conference in which he said "the private sector is doing fine," he, responding to the public's strange inability to parse plain English, held another news conference in which he said: "It's absolutely clear the economy is not doing fine; that's the reason I had a press conference."
That clarified everything, but then on July 13 the public, which Obama really must regard as a disappointment, again failed to comprehend him. In Roanoke, Va., he gave what any reasonable person must admit was an admirably pithy and entirely clear distillation of his political philosophy: "You didn't build that." The public's obtuseness forced his campaign to run an ad saying "my words about small business" had been taken "out of context." Ah, context.
In late October 1980, as Ronald Reagan prepared for his one debate with President Jimmy Carter, Reagan's aides worried that Carter might unearth some of the inconveniently colorful things Reagan had said over the years, such as, when Patty Hearst's kidnappers demanded the distribution of free food, including canned goods, Reagan reportedly said something like: This would be a good time for a botulism epidemic. When an aide wondered how Reagan could explain that quip, there was a long pause, and then another aide impishly suggested: "Say it was taken out of context."
As Obama tries to cope with the public's inability to discern his meanings, perhaps he can take comfort from similar difficulties of another candidate for national office. On Aug. 18, 1920, the Democrats' vice presidential nominee, campaigning in Butte, Mont., said that it would be fine for the United States to join the League of Nations because our nation would have multiple votes. He assured listeners that "the votes of Cuba, Haiti, San Domingo, Panama, Nicaragua and of the other Central American states" would not be cast "differently from the vote of the United States," which is "the big brother of these little republics."
Then, referring to his days as assistant secretary of the Navy, the vice presidential candidate said: "You know I have had something to do with running a couple of little republics. The facts are that I wrote Haiti's constitution myself and, if I do say so, I think it a pretty good constitution." He added: "Why, I have been running Haiti or San Domingo for the past seven years."
As David Pietrusza writes in "1920: The Year of Six Presidents," Haiti and the Dominican Republic had been U.S. protectorates since July 1915 and May 1916, respectively, but the boastful candidate had not written any constitution. Nevertheless, he repeated his claim at more Montana stops and in San Francisco.
When, inevitably, the candidate's words caused consternation, he insisted he never said them. But the controversy continued, so on Sept. 2, he added: "I should think that it would be obvious that one who has been so largely in touch with foreign relations through the Navy Department ... could not have made a deliberate false statement of this kind."
Idaho's Republican Sen. William Borah dryly said: "I am willing to admit that he didn't say it, though I was there and heard him say it." Thirty-one witnesses signed an affidavit attesting that the candidate had said what he was reported to have said, but public attention had wandered.
Far from being injured, the vice presidential candidate went on to become one of the three presidents whose achievements in their first two years are, Obama says, "possible" to compare to his. The candidate was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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If you want to survive in the game of sports betting, Soccer Fixtures And Predictions in Review then you have to use effective money management. I recommend that you follow these guidelines at all times.
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Betting Exchange Place Markets - Wise Up And Win
This is the third instalment in a series of articles on profitable betting through sensible money management. So far, I have discussed the importance of getting value when you bet, to maximise the returns you achieve when your selections win. In the most recent article you should have learned to keep your stakes in proportion to the size of your betting bank.
Today I want to examine a common mistake that often gets punters into serious trouble – chasing your losses.
I don't think there can be many of us who have not at some time, decided to get back what we just lost by betting a little bigger on the next race. It is sometimes known as progressive staking.
Let's take a simple scenario: you bet £10 on Red Rum, and he loses. What do you do? Perhaps you continue with your selection methods and come up with another pick in the next race – Best Mate. The price is 6/4F
But, rather than putting another £10 bet on Best Mate, you decide to 'chase' your loss from the last race. You add another £7 to your stake so that when Best Mate wins you will pick up an extra £10.50 to recover the bet you lost on Red Rum. Good plan? Could be, after all Best Mate is a sure fire winner, right? May be. May be not!
What happens if Best Mate loses? You are now £27 'in the hole'. But you still have a plan. Your next selection is a dead cert winner at Even money. You place your usual £10 stake plus an extra £27 to cover your losses so far. No need to worry. When this one comes in, you will have re-couped your losses and have a £10 profit to show as well.
Let's take a step back here. You are staking £37 to win a £10 profit. Think about it – you are effectively getting odds of only around 1 to 4 odds-on about a horse that is Even money in the market. That is terrible value!
You may escape this time and your horse may well win. But what if, heaven forbid, your red-hot even money favourite fails to win? After just three bets, you are down to the tune of £64 when your normal stake is just a tenner!
Long losing runs do occur, more frequently than you might think, and even with short-priced selections.
If you spent a day in a casino at the roulette tables, and analysed how many times you witnessed a run of 7 or 8 consecutive 'red' numbers, I would not be at all surprised if you saw this happen four or five times – in a single day. Here we have pretty much a 50/50 bet, even money, that the roulette ball will land in either a red or a black slot. Yet I was amazed to learn that the longest run of the same colour (reported) was THIRTY-NINE consecutive reds!!
Imagine if you were betting on black, and saying to yourself each time "no worries, it's got to be black next time…. Surely?"
But let's go back to the more common occurrence of a losing run of 7 even money bets. We will be betting on the red.
We place a £1 bet on the first spin. It's black. We chase our loss by 'doubling up' and next bet £2. If we were to carry on in this manner, after 6 spins we would be betting £64 to win our original £1
I sincerely hope my point is getting across. By chasing your losses you can very quickly see your stakes climbing to preposterous levels, to win your original, relatively small stake. The risk is way out of proportion compared to the potential reward.
One last example to really ram the point home. The Racing Post runs a tipster competition. All the leading racing journalists are involved, representing the nation's newspapers and horse racing publications. These are experts at tipping horses. Take a look at the results table any day, and see for yourself the longest losing run. Remember, these are the experts.
I looked today, and Racing Post PostData has suffered this season a losing run of twenty-seven. Twenty-seven consecutive losers from an expert tipster! And believe me, he is not on his own, just the worst offender this season so far.
There is an old saying – "Don't throw good money after bad". If your selections don't make a profit from simple level stakes betting, don't try and make them profitable by throwing more money at them. You may survive with a profit for a while, but this approach is a disaster waiting to happen. Sooner or later you WILL blow your entire bank chasing a disproportionately small profit.
If your selections don't make a profit from simple level stakes betting, change your system.


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Every year at the Great American Beer Festival there's always one or two good stories to shout out to the inter mountain beer faithful about our local brewers. This years was an exceptionally good year for Utah and one brewer in particular.
The big story from this past weekend was from Red Rock Brewing Co and their head brewer Kevin Templin who stunned the audience by not only winning five medals but Large Brewpub and Brewer of the Year!
This is huge for Utah's image as a legitimate beer producing region. So often when I speak to people from other states and countries about our beer, they balk at our miserable alcohol restrictions and poo-poo the very thought that varying styles of 4.0% beers can be made consistently and still be palatable.
Kevin and Red Rock were not the only ones to get good news from their piers in Denver. Squatters received two medals. A Silver for it's new Organic Amber Ale and a gold for it's IPA. India Pale Ales are one of the most popular styles in states. And this one is consistently ranked as one of the best.
The final medal winner is is from Hopppers Grill & Brewing out of Midvale, Ut. They're not as consistent in the medal categories as some but they are no strangers to winning hardware and do an excellent job of producing good beer. They achieved a gold medal with they're Lil' Pips Mild Ale. I had never tried it 'till last Thurs and was happy that a light session drinker like that could win a gold.
Those are the highlights for now. In the coming days; war stories and pics from GABF. Cheers!
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Independence program will expand high school college credit options
Participants can graduate with high school diploma, associate's degree
The Independence School District's board has approved its new Course of Studies program, giving participants a chance to graduate high school with a diploma and an Associate's degree at the same time.
Students can currently take a handful of classes that also give them the opportunity to earn college credit, but the district plans to triple the number of those classes by next fall.
The district is working out matters with colleges and universities so that every student taking part in the Course of Studies program could get a dual degree by spring 2018, with the chance for even more college courses in the evening.
"Certainly it's great for us to be able to keep our best and our brightest right here in the community," said Independence Superintendent Dale Herl. "Because if we can educate them here and have them get a college degree, the likelihood that they're going to come back and be productive citizens right within our community certainly is a lot greater."
Some vocational technical students at William Chrisman High School said they can certainly see the value in the program for future students.
"I'm not sure if they'll understand it all the way, but I know right now, as a junior, I'm worrying about scholarships and stuff to help throughout the rest of my life," said Tomasi Tui'one.
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Warning: Do not watch this adorable live stream of the Penguins at SeaWorld in San Diego unless you can squeal with happiness at your place of work. Just wait until the first penguin takes a run at the live penguin camera, and you'll turn into a hopeless pile of joy.
The live stream is promoting the Discovery Channel's Frozen Planet (which is premiering on March 18th). FYI, feeding times happen throughout the day (it's intense) EDIT: and there will be future Q&A sessions on Monday March 19th at 12:00pm ET.
We've embedded the penguin-cam below — but if that doesn't work head over the official page at Discovery Channel.
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While the first wave of financial advisors nears retirement age (and scrambles to finalize succession plans), a new generation of planners is entering the field without a clear path of establishing themselves in a still fairly young industry. This presents a dilemma on both sides: veteran advisors need forward-thinking talent to continue the work that they've started; new planners feel unsure of where to get their first three years of experience.
In this, the first of a multipart blog series on how smaller advisory firms can hire and motivate new advisors, I'll present some of what I've learned over the years on how to smartly hire new advisors for your firm.
According to the Financial Planning Association's "2010–2011 Financial Planning Salary Survey," nearly half of financial planning firms reported that they planned to hire additional staff over the next 12 months. Students surveyed who are graduating between 2012-2013 with a certification or degree in financial planning expect to start in a junior financial planner or paraplanner position; 87% will hold a bachelor's degree and 61% will hold Certified Financial Planner certification by the time they graduate.
With the majority of firms still relatively small–fewer than five people—finding that right "fit" is a challenge, and a potentially costly one if a new advisor doesn't stick around.
So while casting a wide net for talented new advisors may work for larger firms, we "little" guys have to be incredibly selective about who we bring on board. That means going beyond the numbers and finding the superstars who will make a difference in the firm not only today but also in years to come.
Recruiting Beyond the Numbers
I don't have to tell you that a dazzling resume does not necessarily make for a dazzling addition to your practice. At Private Ocean, we go through a hiring process that is key to creating the right team. That means lower turnover and greater loyalty, and because we aim for enviable levels of client service, we've chosen new hires who share our philosophy on customer service and as a result elevate our company's reputation.
That may sound like finding a needle in a haystack, but investing the time to select recruits makes a world of difference in running an efficient practice on track for a successful future. So here are some of the best recruiting practices I'd recommend:
1) Hold lots of interviews. Don't just review a stellar resume, hold an interview, and then drop the gavel. Consider a series of interviews—an interview with a direct manager and then additional in-person meet and greets with the people this candidate would be working with. It doesn't matter how qualified someone may seem on paper. Observing how they engage with different groups of people can provide meaningful insight—you learn motivations, passions, personality trait—and you can quickly tell if this person fits (or doesn't fit) in your environment.
2) Ask the right questions. Are they as focused on your priorities as you are, or do they just want to work five minutes away from their house? How passionate are they about customer service? I always say that you can teach skill, but you can't teach heart. Ask the questions that you'd want someone to ask you if you were the candidate. Also, encourage the candidate to ask questions about the firm. Their questions can be as revealing as their answers.
3) Keep in mind generational differences. Young planners today don't necessarily have the same values, beliefs and goals as the previous generation, but one thing is clear: they want to help people. Looking ahead means embracing what these advisors have to offer, while holding on to the values that you started in this business to begin with.
4) Change Venues to shake things up. A longer interview process can start to seem like a Spanish inquisition if you don't change things up. Once you've decided the candidate has potential, take them to lunch. While I know that's not a new practice, it's important to consider the venue as part of the interview. See how the candidate interacts with the servers, how they conduct themselves in a more social environment. It's at the lunch that people start to get comfortable, and show their true colors.
Bottom line: you're looking for chemistry just as much as an impressive GPA and certification. Work with your team to compare notes, especially from different areas of the company. You may find that a candidate makes a great impression on his potential managers, but a not-so-great one on colleagues.
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Call for Presentation concerning the "Libre resources and software for scientific research" topic of the 10th Libre Software Meeting (Nantes, France, July 2009)
Knowledge sharing and free access to the methods used are necessary to scientific works (reproductivity, refutability…). The free software movement (conceptualized in college laboratories) has transposed those principles into software development and data production through a particular use of copyright. Hence, it seems normal that scientists are users and developers of those free software and resources, their research work auxiliaries.
The topic "Libre resources and software for scientific research" aims at discovering free software and resources existing nowadays and used for scientific research. LSM is one of the few events where people from the different communities (developers, researchers, scientists, engineer and users) can meet and ashare their experiences with the available tools.
This year, we plan to focus especially on three faces of Free software in sciences :
- free scientific resources : dictionaries and thesaurus, predictive models, geographic databases, taxon databases, etc. If you created such databases, or if you use them in your research, we are interested !
- free software for biology
- free software for linguistic and computational linguistic.
Beyond those topics, any experience linking free software and sciences (from sociology to chemistry through history, mathematics or astronomy) is welcome. Migration in a laboratory from a non-free piece of software or resource, to a free equivalent is interesting too.
We would like to highlight presented software, so obviously, developers are expected to talk for them. However, we would really like to welcome feedbacks from researchers as users of those software, presenting why they chose this particular software, its drawbacks and benefits for the research made. Short presentations about free software uses in a particular scientific field will also be very welcomed.
The LSM is an excellent opportunity for developers and researchers to gather in a common place in order to discuss and work together. Thus, researchers and developers interested in organizing such a meeting may contact us. We can provide rooms and help you managing the meeting in terms of logistic.
We besides suggest you to check the calls for presentations of the parallel scientific meetings already scheduled :
You are invited to also consult the call for speak of a copartner event of the LSM 2009 : the International OpenSource Geospatial Research Symposium, that will take place from July 7th to 9th.
Details for speakers
English is the expected language for the lectures of the topic though (if nobody objects in the audience) some talks might be in French with at least the slides in English.
Talks are expected to last 20 minutes. PDF version of the lecture are not mandatory but would be very appreciated (archived online after the event, they are a very appreciated resource for the community as a whole).
If you are considering coming and submitting a talk, please send us as soon as possible an email at the following address : email@example.com with an English summary of your talk and a short presentation of the lecturer (please also send a French summary if you can, but if not, we will translate the English one).
Feel free to send this announcement wherever or to whom you feel it is relevant (but beware of spamming people).
We have very limited funding for the travels (only for speakers that cannot be refunded by the institution they belong to) but there are no registration fees for the conference and very low cost housing is organised on the site.
The RMLL 2009 team of volunteers organising the "Libre resources and software for scientific research" topic : Frédéric Lehobey, Valérie-Emma Leroux and Fabien Poulard with the collaboration of Jean-Marie Favreau, Étienne Loks and Jean Thiéry.


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There was never any question what the developers of Mortal Kombat were going to use the new consoles' increased processing power for, was there?
Ok, it's not just blood. In the clip above, you can see Scorpion, Sub-Zero and a slew of other Kombatants dueling to the death with environmental interactions a la Injustice. The details look more painful than ever. And that Fatality? Gonna be a lot of fun pulling that off.


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New research finds that men who undergo prostate removal often suffer more from urinary incontinence and impotence than they expected, even when counseled beforehand about possible aftereffects.
The findings suggest there's a wide gap between what men with prostate cancer expect post-surgery and what actually happens - and that many are shocked by the level of dysfunction after the operation.
After the surgeries, "we find that men are very disappointed and very sad. It's as if they really didn't hear what was being told to them," said study lead author Daniela Wittmann, a sexual health coordinator at the University of Michigan's prostate cancer survivorship programme.
Removal of the prostate, a treatment for prostate cancer, is especially common among younger men, while older men often turn to radiation, said Dr. Stephen Freedland, an associate professor of urology and pathology at Duke University in Durham, N.C.
The procedure can lead to urinary incontinence, sometimes to the point where men need to wear padding, as well as difficulty attaining and maintaining an erection.
Prostate cancer is also sometimes treated with hormonal therapy, which can also lead to impotence and other serious side effects, or by "watchful waiting," which means having regular exams while doctors keep an eye on the tumor to see if it grows or spreads. The latter is usually recommended when physicians feel someone's age will allow them to outlive the generally slow-moving cancer.
The study appears in the August issue of the Journal of Urology.
The problem is that the prostate is located right next to the urinary sphincter and nerves that contribute to erections, Freedland said.
The operation to remove the prostate can disrupt those other parts of the body.
Competition among doctors may cause them to downplay the risks, Freedland said. "If one doctor says, 'Look, almost everybody I operate on leaks a little bit,' and the guy next door says, 'None of my patients leak,' one of them is telling the truth and the other isn't."
Compassion can be another factor preventing physicians from telling the entire story about risks. And patients themselves may be overly hopeful due to human nature, he said. "You're going to always have a mismatch between realities and expectations."
The new study tries to measure that gap.
A total of 152 men undergoing radical prostatectomy (prostate removal) took part in the study. They received counseling about the surgery and were questioned before the operation and a year later.
The counselors talked to the patients for about 20 to 45 minutes with a focus on side effects, said study lead author Wittmann. That's more time than patients typically get with a urologist, she said.
A year after the surgery, 46 percent reported that urinary incontinence was worse than expected, while 44 percent said the same about sexual function. Most of the rest said their experiences in those areas were what they expected.
Watch: Man kegels to strengthen your pelvic floor muscle
The researchers concluded that patients had "unrealistic expectations" despite the extensive counseling about side effects. They also discovered that a minority of the men (12 to 17 percent) expected to have better bladder control and improved erections after the surgery, which is the opposite of what usually occurs.
Many more had thought that their bladder and sexual functioning post-surgery would at least remain the same, they noted.
Wittmann said the researchers plan to test another approach - two-hour seminars for the patients and their partners about side effects, including tips men can use to try to alleviate them.
"It includes the kinds of things that men can do to help themselves afterward," she said. "It's not just information on what you can expect, but what you can do."
Sources:Healthday, Journal of Urology


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We've seen a few real-life superheroes in recent times, including Seattle's Phoenix Jones and Tennessee's The Viper. Now, an eclectic mix of suburban dads and ex-hoodlums known as the Black Monday Society are patrolling Salt Lake City's crime-strewn thoroughfares.
Unlike most spandex-clad homegrown heroes, members of the Black Monday Society dress like Slipknot. Also, the group has antiheroes amongst its ranks, such as the former gang member Fool King and a man known only as "Assylum":
The hero "Assylum," who wears a black head mask with a grotesque painted on smile, says he came from a sorted [sic] past. He says he sought out drug users who owed money. "If you got so much in drugs and didn't pay your money, I was the dude that showed up at 3 in the morning and beat you until you got the money," he says.
My favorite though is Professor Midnight, whose superpower is total anonymity — nobody knows his real name! Despite carrying tasers and pepper spray, The Black Monday Society aren't vigilantes. They mete out justice with well-timed phone calls to the cops, aid bags for homeless folks, and a Medico Della Peste.
[Fox 13 via Bleeding Cool]