We learned in Deuteronomy that following the covenant results in success and material blessings and choosing to worship other gods and not follow the covenant results in defeat, enslavement, and other curses (in short, good for good, bad for bad). We saw how this played out in Joshua and Judges, how the ancient Israelites are successful in their initial invasion but encounter repeated defeat in Judges with the judges bringing them back to the covenant only for them to slip up. First and Second Kings is a text that serves as a theodicy to explain why the ancient Israelites are in exile.
Watch the video under 1-2 Kings (II) about the ending of 1-2 Kings. In the video, I warn of the dangers of Deuteronomistic theology. This is the question at hand in this discussion board. What is dangerous about following and believing in the Deuteronomistic theology? However, can we learn anything helpful from Deuteronomistic theology? If so, what? If not, why?
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