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2. Divided Kingdom Part 1
Lesson 5

3. Opening 1 Chron 16:1-6 Asa king in Judah Baasha king in Israel
36th year
Baasha king in Israel
Israel and Judah at war
Asa made treaty with Ben-Hadad king of Syria; sent silver and gold
Ben-Hadad attacked Israel

4. Rebuke of Hanani 1 Chron 16:7-10
Asa had put trust in king of Syria; not in Jehovah
Reminded Asa of past victories
“strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him”
Asa was angry; put Hanani in prison

5. Hanani Rebukes Baasha Different reason than Asa
1 Ki 16:2-4 "Inasmuch as I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made My people Israel sin, to provoke Me to anger with their sins, "surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. "The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Baasha and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the fields."

6. Baasha Dies Elah his son reigned in his place
1 Ki 16:7 And also the word of the LORD came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD in provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he killed them.

7. Reign of Elah 26th year of Asa king of Judah Elah reigned two years
Zimri, commander of chariots, killed Elah while he was drunk
Elah was killed in the 27th year of Asa
Zimri destroyed the house of Baasha
As prophesied

8. Reign of Zimri
1 Ki 16:13 for all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, by which they had sinned and by which they had made Israel sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idols.
27th year of Asa king of Judah
Zimri reigned seven days

9. Reign of Zimri
1 Ki 16:19 because of the sins which he had committed in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he had committed to make Israel sin.
People of Israel made Omri king over Israel
Was commander of the army

10. Reign of Omri 31st year of Asa king of Judah Omri reigned 12 years
Build the city of Samaria
1 Ki 16:25 Omri did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all who were before him.

11. Reign of Omri
1 Ki 16:26 For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin, provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idols.
Pattern??
Ahab his son is king

12. Intro to Ahab Son of Omri 38th year of Asa Reigned 22 years in Samaria
1 Ki 16:30 Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.
Took Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians as wife; served Baal

13. Baal Worship Baal and Asherah were gods of fertility
Fornication was part of the worship
Priests and priestesses were male and female prostitutes
Morals of Israel plummeted to the depths when they turned to Baal worship

14. Intro to Ahab
1 Ki 16:33 And Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

15. Rebuilding Jericho
1 Ki 16:34 In his days (Ahab’s) Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation with Abiram his firstborn, and with his youngest son Segub he set up its gates, according to the word of the LORD, which He had spoken through Joshua the son of Nun.
Jos 6:26 Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, "Cursed be the man before the LORD who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates."

16. Death of Asa 1 Chron 16:11-14 39th year of reign—diseased in his feet
Very severe; did not seek the LORD for help
Died in 41st year of his reign
Buried in City of David

17. Jehoshaphat Reigned in place of his father Asa
Strengthened Judah against Israel
2 Ch 17:3 Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David; he did not seek the Baals, but sought the God of his father, and walked in His commandments and not according to the acts of Israel.

18. Jehoshaphat Removed the high places and wooden images from Judah
Sent leaders and priest throughout the land to teach the people
Took Book of the Law of the LORD with them

19. Jehoshaphat Surrounding kingdoms were afraid
Philistines brought presents
Built fortresses and storage cities in Judah
Had men of valor and men of war
Over a million men prepared for war

20. Jehoshaphat Adnah the captain Jehohanan the captain Amasiah
300,000 mighty men of valor
Jehohanan the captain
280,000 men
Amasiah
200,000 mighty men of valor
Eliada a mighty man of valor
200,000 armed with bow and shield
Jehozabad
180,000 prepared for war

21. Kings Judah Rehoboam Abijam Asa Jehoshaphat Israel (all evil)
17 yrs; evil
Abijam
3 yrs; evil
Asa
41 yrs; good
Jehoshaphat
25 yrs; good
Israel (all evil)
Jeroboam - 22 yrs
Nadab - 2 yrs
Baasha - 24 yrs
Elah - 2 yrs
Zimri - 1 week
Omri - 12 yrs
Ahab - 22 yrs

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