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Welcome—Divided Kingdom  Lesson Booklet Lessons 1-8 on the left Lesson 9-13 on the right  Two additional pages Schedule lesson topics Schedule lesson scriptures

Introduction to the Divided Kingdom Lesson 1

Review  Saul 1020 – 1000 B.C.  David 1000 – 960 B.C.  Solomon 960 – 920 B.C.  Divided Kingdom 921 – 721 B.C.

Review  Solomon Riches – silver like stones Maximum land size Turned away from God  Foreign wives  Idols  Pagan worship

Kingdom would divide  Because of Solomon’s unfaithfulness  Remnant left for David’s sake 2 Samuel 7:8-17

 “A milestone of Old Testament Revelation”  Nathan’s prophecy (vv. 1-17) in many ways the most important part of the books of Samuel  Explanations of the prophecy are given by later OT prophets and inspired NT writers 2 Samuel 7

 Like it was with the judges God promises David rest from enemies  Moreover, the Lord promises to make a house for David Promise to David vv. 8-11

 When David’s days are fulfilled and he is gone, God promises a physical offspring  He will build a house for God’s name  God will establish his throne forever  God will be his father, he will be God’s son Promise to David vv Spiritual – Jesus Christ

 When he commits iniquity, God will chasten him with the rod of men, with stripes from the sons of men  But God will not take His love from him as He did from Saul  David’s house, kingdom, throne will be established forever Promise to David vv Spiritual kingdom – church

 God did not permit David to build Him a house  God built David a house  Two parts—  Physical—kingdom of Solomon and descendants  Physical—temple in Jerusalem Summary

 God did not permit David to build Him a house  God built David a house  Two parts—  Spiritual—kingdom of Christ  Spiritual—temple the body of Christians; kingdom located in new Jerusalem Summary Revelation 5:2 Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?" …. 5 But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals."

Kingdom would divide  Because of Solomon’s unfaithfulness  Remnant left for David’s sake 2 Samuel 7:8-17 God had told Solomon  1 Kings 11:11-13

Kingdom would divide  Rehoboam Solomon’s son Judah in the south; two tribes  Jeroboam, tribe of Ephraim Israel in the north; ten tribes

Divided Kingdom  200 years  Israel fall to Assyria in 721 B.C.  Judah left Very small Fell to Babylon in 586 B.C.

Relationship to God  Obedience = blessings  Sin = curses and punishment  NO good kings in Israel  A few good kings in Judah

After Solomon’s death  Rehoboam assumes kingdom  Calls for meeting at Shechem  Jeroboam, son of Nebat Promised ten tribes by Ahijah, the prophet Fled to Egypt to escape Solomon Returned after Solomon’s death Spokesman for people before Rehoboam

Option for Rehoboam  Lighten the load and we will serve you  Wants three days to decide  Old advisers Listen to the people Reduce the taxes; they will serve you  Younger men Would be sign of weakness

Rehoboam’s decision  My little finger will be thicker than my father’s thigh  My father chastised you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions

Rehoboam’s decision  Rebellion at the news  Stoned Adoram The sending of Adoram to collect the taxes, when the public mind was in such a state of fermentation, was another proof of Rehoboam's folly and incapacity to govern. (Matthew Henry)

Judah  Rehoboam  17 years  Evil  Remnant of house of David  Tribes of Judah and Benjamin  Capital in Jerusalem  Temple to Jehovah

Israel  Jeroboam  22 years  Evil  Ten tribes  Headquartered in Shechem  Larger of two kingdoms

Divided Kingdom  Israel had NO good kings  Judah had some good kings  Blessing during obedience  Curses/chastisements of sin  Lesson is driven home over and over  Good kings were blessed  Evil kings suffered consequences

Text  1 and 2 Kings Activities of kingdom of Israel  2 Chronicles Activities of kingdom of Judah  Many names and events  Important link in the narrative 2 Samuel 7  Christ  Lessons they were taught apply to us

“servant” serve them  1 Kings 12:7 And they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.“  King serve the people???  Servant-King

“servant”  Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."  John 13:14 "If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.  Jesus Christ, our Servant-King

“servant”  Politics It has been my privilege to _________ the past four years Mr President  Family Father Mother

“servant”  Church Elders Deacons Family

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