From David to Destruction
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Editor's ForewordIntroductionConclusion; Failure to Accept Rebuke, The Beginning and Ending Theme of Sefer MelachimAcknowledgments
David HaMelech's Last InstructionsShlomo HaMelech Marries Bat ParohBad BamotShlomo HaMelech's Great ChoiceVariations in Sephardic and Ashkenazic Practice after the Mashi'achLand for Peace; Not Every Precedent is a Precedent!Shlomo HaMelech and the Messianic IdealThe Conversion of Shlomo HaMelech's WivesShlomo HaMelech's FallA Pristine Version of Shlomo HaMelech in Divrei HaYamim
Eliyahu HaNavi is Fed by RavensEliyahu HaNavi and the AlmanahEliyahu HaNavi and the Issur YichudEliyahu HaNavi Performs Techiyat HaMeitimDancing Between Two OpinionsEliyahu HaNavi and the Talking Bull"Hashem Hu Ha'Elokim" During the Yom Kippur ServiceWhy Not Also Kill Achav and Izevel?Achav Tells Izevel About the Events at Har HaCarmelEliyahu Flees to Har ChoreivA Fed Up Man of FaithEliyahu HaNavi at the SederThe Appointments of Chaza'eil, Yeihu, and ElishaThe Great First Meeting of Eliyahu HaNavi and Elisha
Eliyahu HaNavi's Model of Tzeni'utEliyahu HaNavi's Two Models of Torah CentersHashem is Taking Your MasterUnderstanding the Bnei HaNevi'imElisha's Outstanding RequestPerceiving the SpiritualityHar HaCarmel vs Chariots of FireCommon Hashkafic Belief & the Mystery of Eliyahu HaNavi's DeathIsrael's Chariot and HorsemenThe Splitting of the Yarden; Was This Miracle Necessary?Searching for Eliyahu HaNavi
Elisha and the BearsMoav's Rebellion and the Mesha SteleMoav's Rebellion Independent of the Mesha SteleElisha's Oil Miracle; Assembling the Vessels for GoodElisha's Oil Miracle; Haftarah for Parashat VaYeiraA Miracle's ModestyElisha and the Ishah HaShunamit; Haftarah for Parashat VaYeiraElisha's Impoverished StudentsElisha Meets Na'aman; Haftarah for Parashat Tazri'aThe Tragedy of GeichaziThe Lost Axe BladeElisha and the Aramean ArmyThe Arba'ah Metzora'im; Haftarah Before Yom Ha'Atzma'utChaza'eil and the Tel Dan SteleYehoram ben Achav vs YeihuYeho'ash Renovates the Beit HaMikdash; Shabbat ShekalimThe Lost Grave of ElishaEliyahu HaNavi and Elisha's Long Term Accomplishments
Achaz and the Assyrians; Can We Find a Way to Excuse Him?Archaeological Artifacts from Chizkiyahu's ReignRavshakeh's Raving RantMenachem Begin and Sefer MelachimSennacherib's Prism; Responding to a Misguided Museum GuideChizkiyahu's Missing SongThink Good and it Will Be Good; Chizkiyahu and MenasheChizkiyahu Requests a SignMinimizing or Maximizing the Miracle of Chizkiyahu's RecoveryNo Old, Bold Pilots; A Bold Perspective on ChizkiyahuThe Tense Relationship Between Two TzaddikimUnderstanding, But Not Justifying MenasheAmbivalent Feelings Concerning Menashe's TeshuvahMenashe vs "Rabi" Elazar ben Dordaya
The Discovery of a Special Sefer TorahWhy Chuldah?The Intriguing Connection Between Chuldah and RachavYoshiyahu's Profound Pesach; Haftarah on the 2nd Day of PesachToo Painful to Record; Yoshiyahu HaMelech's DeathYoshiyahu's "Peaceful" Death and Unfulfilled ProphecyWhy is Yoshiyahu HaMelech's Death Still Mourned?Why We Fast on Tzom GedaliahThe Haftarah for Shabbat Chazon
