Understanding Yosida approximation of operators

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Definition 129 in these notes states:

The Yosida approximation to a semigroup $K_t$ with generator $G$ is given by $$ K_t^\lambda := e^{tG^\lambda}$$ $$ G^\lambda := \lambda GR_\lambda = \lambda (\lambda R_\lambda - I)$$

where $R_\lambda$ is the resolvent operator, given by $R_\lambda = \int_0^\infty e^{-\lambda t}K_tf(x) dt$.

I don't understand any of the equalities in this.

First, since $K_t = e^{tG}$, shouldn't $K_t^\lambda = e^{\lambda tG}$? Now I see this multiplication in the second equality, but why is there now a resolvent operator? And I also don't understand the factorization $\lambda GR_\lambda = \lambda (\lambda R_\lambda - I)$.