1. United & Divided Kingdom
Old Testament Survey
United & Divided Kingdom

2. Old Testament Survey All nations rise and fall Assyria Babylon Persia
Greece
Rome
USA

3. Old Testament Survey Inspired account of Israel’s rise & fall
Good times & Bad
Heroes, Heroines, & Villains
Faithfulness & Unfaithfulness

4. Old Testament Survey
United Kingdom
Divided Kingdom

5. Old Testament Survey United Kingdom Israel’s first king was Saul
Anointed, 1 Sam. 10:1
Transgressed, 1 Sam. 13, 15
Jealous of David, 1 Sam. 18:7-9
Wanted to kill David, 1 Sam. 18:17-29
Turned on son, 1 Sam. 20:30-33
Murdered priests, 1 Sam. 22:16-19
Killed in battle, 1 Sam. 31:3, 4

6. Old Testament Survey United Kingdom Israel’s greatest king was David
Man after God’s heart, 1 Sam. 16:7; 13:14
Faith in God, 1 Sam. 17:45-47
Transgression, 2 Sam. 11:1-5; 12:1-15
Troubled house, 2 Sam. 13, 15

7. Old Testament Survey United Kingdom Israel’s greatest king was David
Turned from God, 2 Sam. 24
Sweet Psalmist of Israel, 2 Sam. 23:1
Died in peace, 1 Kgs. 1:1; 2:10-12

8. Old Testament Survey United Kingdom Solomon reigned in peace
Wisdom & foolishness
Admonished to serve God, 1 Kgs. 2:1-4
Asked for wisdom, 1 Kgs. 3:5-14
Built the temple, 1 Kgs. 6, 7, 8
Turned from God, 1 Kgs. 11:1-9

9. Old Testament Survey United Kingdom Solomon reigned in peace
Wisdom & foolishness
Proverbs: practical, daily wisdom, Prov. 1:7-9
Ecclesiastes: purpose of life, Ecc. 12:13, 14
Song of Solomon: true love

10. Old Testament Survey Divided Kingdom Rehoboam listened to his peers
Instead of older, wiser men
1 Kgs. 12:12-16
Two tribes, 1 Kgs. 12:20, 21;
2 Chron. 11:1, 12-17

11. Old Testament Survey Divided Kingdom Jeroboam started a legacy of sin
Immediate apostasy, 1 Kgs. 12:25-33
Remained in sin, 1 Kgs. 15:34; 22:52;
2 Kgs. 3:3; 10:29
Assyrian captivity, 2 Kgs. 17:6-18

12. Old Testament Survey Divided Kingdom The southern kingdom vacillated
Between good and evil
Sinful & faithful kings, 1 Kgs. 14:21-24;
1 Kgs. 15:9-13
Babylonian captivity, 2 Kgs. 24:1-12; 25:8-10;
2 Chron. 36:15, 16