1. The Divided Kingdom II Hezekiah’s Reforms Samaria Falls

2. Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Judah Rehoboam – 17 yrs – Evil 922-915BC Abijah – 3 yrs – Evil 915-913BC Asa – 41 yrs – Good 913-873BC Jehoshaphat – 25 yrs – Good 873-849BC Israel Jeroboam – 22 yrs – Evil 922-901BC Nadab – 2 yrs – Evil 901-900BC Baasha – 24 yrs – Evil 900-877BC Elah – 2 yrs – Evil 877-876BC Zimri – 1 wk – Evil 876BC Omri – 12 yrs – Evil 876-869BC Ahab – 22 yrs - Evil 869-850BC

3. Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Judah Jehoram – 8 yrs – Evil 849-843BC Ahaziah – 1 yr – Evil 843BC Athaliah – 6 yrs – Evil 843-837BC Joash – 40 yrs – Evil 837-800BC Amaziah – 29 yrs - Good 800- 783BC Uzziah – 52 yrs – Good Israel Ahaziah – 2 yrs – Evil 850-849BC Jehoram – 12 yrs – Evil 849-843BC Jehu – 28 yrs – Evil 843-815BC Jehoahaz – 17 yrs – Evil 815-802BC Jehoash – 16 yrs – Evil 802-786BC Jeroboam II - 41 yrs - Evil 786-745BC Zechariah – 6 months – Evil Shallum – 1 month – Evil Menahem – 10 years – Evil

4. Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Judah Uzziah – 52 yrs – Good Jotham – 16 years – Good Ahaz – 16 years – Evil Hezekiah – 29 years – Good Israel Pekahiah – 2 years – Evil Pekah – 20 years – Evil Hoshea – 9 years – Evil

5. Prophets of the DK The prophets during the Divided Kingdom – Obadiah – Judah in the days of Jehoram – Joel – Judah in the days of Joash – Jonah – Israel in the early days of Jeroboam II – Amos – Israel in the days of Jeroboam II & Uzziah – Hosea – Israel in the days of Jeroboam II & Uzziah – Isaiah – Judah in the days of Uzziah – Hezekiah – Micah – Judah in the days of Jotham – Hezekiah

6. The Good Kings Hezekiah – 2 Chron. 29:1; 2 Chron 26:5 – There is perhaps a link to a good prophet, Zechariah, as Zechariah was his grandfather Jotham’s father was Uzziah Uzziah’s father was Amaziah Amaziah’s father was Joash Joash was preserved by Jehoshabeath (2 Chron. 22:11) Josiah - ???

7. Hezekiah’s Reforms 2 Chron 31:1 and 2 Kin. 18:4 mention that Hezekiah tore down the “high places” Hezekiah also reformed the worship in the temple He led by example and commanded the people to bring offerings for the priests The people brought and brought from the 3 rd month to the 7 th month

8. Hezekiah’s Reforms The people brought the firstfruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, oxen, and sheep There was abundance in the 3 rd month There were heaps that kept growing as the people brought more offerings There were store rooms built the excess Hezekiah organized the priests for the work Notice 2 Chr. 31:21

9. Hoshea’s Reign Hoshea was an evil king in Israel Shalmaneser made him pay tribute Hoshea conspired with So, king of Egypt, and did not pay one year Shalmaneser put him in prison Shalmaneser began to seize Samaria, but Sargon finished taking the city It took three years to take Samaria

10. Israel Taken Captive After Samaria fell, Assyria removed the people from the city and took them to other cities in their empire Assyria brought in people from other nations to live in Samaria The people who came in did not obey God and offered sacrifices to their idols God sent lions to kill some of them

11. The Other Nations in the Land When the king of Assyria heard of the lions, he sent a priest to show them how to worship God The priest came to Bethel, but the people continued to serve idols They worshipped God and their idols 2 Kin 17:34 sums this up

12. The Reason for the Captivity Israel was taken captive because they sinned against Jehovah They followed after other gods, the gods of the people of the land They committed secret sin They set up high places to worship idols They ignored the warnings of the prophets They offered human sacrifices They rejected the covenant that God made with them

14. Taken by Assyria in the days of Pekah (2 Kin. 15:29; 1 Chron. 5:25-26) Naphtali Invasion by Edom and the Philistines (2 Chron. 28:18- 21)