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2. Foundations Class Winter 2009
The Divided Kingdom
Part One
Foundations Class Winter 2009
Lesson Text
1 Kings 12:1 – 2 Kings 14:14
2 Chron 10:1 – 2 Chron 25:24
Time Frame
921 – 721 B.C.

3. The Divided Kingdom Part One
Judah Israel
Rehoboam – 17 yrs – Evil
Abijah – 3 yrs – Evil
Asa – 41 yrs – Good
Jehoshaphat – 25 yrs – Good
Jehoram – 8 yrs – Evil
Ahaziah – 1 yr – Evil
Athaliah – 6 yrs – Evil
Joash – 40 yrs – Evil
Amaziah – 29 yrs - Good
Jeroboam – 22 yrs - Evil
Nadab – 2 yrs – Evil
Baasha – 24 yrs – Evil
Elah – 2 yrs – Evil
Zimri – 1 wk – Evil
Omri – 12 yrs – Evil
Ahab – 22 yrs - Evil
Ahaziah – 2 yrs – Evil
Jehoram – 12 yrs – Evil
Jehu – 28 yrs – Evil
Jehoahaz – 17 yrs – Evil
Jehoash – 16 yrs – Evil

4. The Divided Kingdom Part One
Judah Israel
Ahab reigned 22 years
Jehoshaphat Began 4th year of Ahab
Reigned 25 years
Ahaziah th yr of Jehoshaphat
Reigned 2 years
Jehoram 18th yr of Jehoshaphat
Jehoram th yr of Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat dies 6-7 years after Jehoram of Judah begins co-regency

5. Libnah
Philistines
Edomites
Arabians

6. The Divided Kingdom Part One
The Message of the Prophets
Holiness of God – God’s expectations of His People
Repentance – Before Calamity God offered opportunity to Repent
Judgment – Day of the Lord (Day of Reckoning and Judgment)
Concern for the Nations – God does not tolerate Wickedness
Prophecy of Future Deliverance – Through the Promised Messiah
A Kingdom to Come – Messiah would establish an enduring Kingdom
that would overshadow all others

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The Written Prophets of the Divided Kingdom
Obadiah – Judgment against Edom *
Joel – Call for Judah to Repentance *
Jonah – Message of Repentance to Nineveh
Amos – Message of Imminent Judgment on Israel
Hosea – Adultery/Idolatry of Israel and Judah
Isaiah – Message against the wickedness of both Israel and Judah
Micah – Repentance or Imminent Judgment on Judah

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The Idolatry of Israel and Judah
Before entering the Land of Canaan
Rachel stole Father’s Idol Gen.31:19-24
Golden Calf at Sinai Ex.32:1-8
Warnings Deut.29:14-18; Lev.13-33
Speech of Joshua Josh 24:15
After entering the Land of Canaan
Committed Idolatry with the Moabites Num.25:1-3
Days of the Judges – Baal and Astoreth Judges 2; 3; 4; 6; 8; 10; 13
Latter Days of Solomon
Alliance with Egypt Kings 3:1
Alliances with Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, Hittites Kings 11:1-3
Turned his Heart away from God Kings 11:4
God’s Warning Deut.17:14-20
God’s Two Appearances to Solomon Kings 3:5-13; 1 Kings 9:2-9
Influence of Wives – turned from God to Idolatry

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The Idolatry of Israel and Judah – Idols they Worshipped
Ashtoreth (Ashtoroth – The Abomination of the Zidonians) 1 Kings 11:5
Moon God (Female counterpart of Baal – Goddess of Love and Fertility)
Also called Astarte, Ishtar, Athtar, Tanish, Dido, Nana, Zarpanit
Among the Philistines during the reign of Saul Sam.31:10
Women were required to sacrifice their hair or their chastity.
Baal (Baalim – Sun God – Male counterpart of Ashtoreth)
Worship involved fornication and prostitution
Degraded the Morals of the People
Milcom (Abomination of the Moabites and Ammonites)
Also known as Molech or Moloch
Involved Human Sacrifice Kgs.16:3; 21:6; 23:10; 2 Chron.28:3; 32:35
Idol erected by Solomon on Mount of Olives Kings 11:7
Worshipped in the Valley of Hinnom or Tophet (Gehenna) Josh.18:8; 8:16
Isaiah, and Jeremiah’s references to: Isa.3:33; Jer.7:31-34
Jesus’ references to: Matt.5:29; Mark 9:43-48