The Kingdom Fractures

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The Kingdom Fractures

• The Divided Kingdom Period

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The Kingdom Fractures
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From - 1 2 Kings

• Like the books of Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings were
  originally one book.
• The division into two books was first made in the
  LXX, and then in the Vulgate.

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Author

• The author of 1 and 2 Kings is unknown, although
  Jewish tradition ascribes the work to the prophet
  Jeremiah.
• All that can be said with certainty is that Kings
  was compiled from various sources and written
  from a prophetic perspective.

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Author

• The author mentions three primary sources
• The book of the acts of Solomon, (1141) from
  the Temple archives.
• The book of the Chronicles of the kings of
  Israel, (1419 157) from the official state
  archives.
• The book of the chronicles of the kings of
  Judah, (1429 157) from the royal archives.

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Date

• The grammar and style of the Hebrew and the
  contents of the books of Kings indicate that the
  work was completed during the Babylonian
  captivity.
• Kings was mostly likely completed after 561 B.C.
  since this is the date of the last recorded
  event. (2 Kings 2527-30)
• 1 Kings covers the 120 years from the beginning
  of Solomons reign in 971 B.C. through Ahaziahs
  reign ending in 851 B.C.

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Outline of 1-2 Kings

• United Kingdom Solomons Reign (1 Kings 1-11)
• Divided Kingdom (1 Kings 12 through 2 Kings 17)
• Kingdom of Judah Alone (2 Kings 18-25)

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A History of Israel

• Patriarchs 1900-1750 BC
• Exodus 1290 (13th Cen.)
• Conquest (begins) 1250
• Time of Judges 1200
• Saul 1020
• David 1000
• Solomon 961
• Division of Kingdom 922
• Fall of Israel 721
• Fall of Judah 587

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The Divided Kingdom

• Significant Rulers

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Reasons for the Division of the Kingdom

1. Solomons unfaithfulness to God (examples
   Foreign wives and foreign gods) (1 Kings 11 2
   Chron. 10)
2. Policy of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12 2 Chron. 10)
3. Heavy taxation under Solomon to finance his
   building projects (1 Kings 124 2 Chron. 10).

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Reasons for the Division of the Kingdom

• Utilized forced labor (1Kings 915 2 Chron.
  104).
• Jealousy among the tribes (1Kings 916 2 Chron.
  1016).
• No outside threat to unify the people.

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Northern Jeroboam I

• Dates 931-909 BC Reign 22 Years
• Served as a cabinet member under Solomon escaped
  to Egypt.
• Led the revolt of the ten Northern tribes
• His false religion cause Israel to sin
• His pagan altar was destroyed his arm was
  paralyzed, and his son stricken by God for his
  sin.

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Northern Jeroboam I

• He was defeated in battle by Abijah, the second
  king of Judah.
• He was stricken with a plague from God and died.

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Northern Omri (6)

• Dates 885-873 B.C. Reign 12 years
• He made Samaria the northern capital.
• He was the most powerful king up to his time.
• He arranged the marriage of his son Ahab to
  Jezebel.

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Northern Ahab (7)

• Dates 874-852 B.C. Reign 22 years
• He married Jezebel.
• His Baal worshiping practices caused a great
  famine to fall upon the land.
• He was allowed to defeat the Syrians on two
  occasions.
• He tricked king Jehoshaphat (Judah) into a
  matrimonial and military compromise.

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Ahab

1. His death for his sins was predicted by three
   prophets.
2. The death of Jezebel, his wife, was also
   predicted by Elijah.
3. He was killed in a battle with Syria.

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Northern Jehu (10)

• Dates 841-813 B.C. Reign 28 years
• He was anointed by a messenger from Elisha.
• He was known for his bloodletting. He executed
  Judahs king Ahaziah the northern king Jehoram
  Jezebel Ahabs 70 sons, relatives, and friends
  42 royals princes of Judah and numerous Baal
  worshipers.

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Northern Jeroboam II (13)

• Dates 793-752 B.C. Reign 41 years
• He ruled longer than any other northern king.
• He was one of the most powerful kings of the
  north.
• He recovered much of Israels lost territory.

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Southern Rehoboam (1)

• Dates 931-914 B.C. Reign 17 years
• Was the son of Solomon.
• His stupidity and tactlessness sparked the civil
  war.
• He had eighteen wives and sixty concubines.
• His favorite wife was Maachah, the evil daughter
  of Absalom.
• He sees his capital, Jerusalem, invaded by
  Shishak, Pharaoh of Egypt.

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Southern Jehoshaphat (4)

• Dates 873-848 B.C. Reign 25 years
• He instituted a national religious education
  program by sending out teachers of the word of
  God.
• He marred his testimony by compromising with
  three ungodly, northern kings.
• He appointed a religious director and a civil
  director.
• When Jerusalem was threatened by a massive
  Moabite invasion, God heard his prayer and
  supernaturally intervened.

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Southern Athaliah (7)

• Dates 841-835 B.C. Reign 6 years
• Took over after her son, Ahaziah, was killed by
  Jehu, and slaughtered all the royal seed but
  Joash, who was hidden from her.
• She was executed after six years.

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Southern Uzziah (10)

• Dates 792-740 B.C. Reign 52 years
• He was a mighty warrior and builder.
• He attempted to intrude on the office of the
  priesthood and was punished for this with leprosy.

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Southern Ahaz (12)

• Dates 735-719 B.C. Reign 16 years
• Probably the second worst king of Judah.
• He sacrificed his own children to devil gods.
• He ordered the construction of a pagan Assyrian
  altar and placed it in the Temple.

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Southern Hezekiah (13)

• Dates 716-687 B.C. Reign 29 years
• Judahs second best king, and the richest of all.
• He repaired the Temple and organized several
  musical groups.
• He held the greatest Passover celebration since
  Solomon.

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Hezekiah

• He saw the death Angel defeat the Assyrian
  enemies that had surrounded Jerusalem.
• God healed him of a terminal disease, giving him
  another 15 years.
• He wrote fifteen of the Psalms.
• Foolishly showed the wealth of Judah to
  Babylonian ambassadors.

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Southern Manasseh (14)

• Dates 697-642 B.C. Reign 55 years
• Ruled longer than any other king, north or south.
• The most wicked king of all.

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Southern Josiah (16)

• Dates 641-610 B.C. Reign 31 years
• Godliest king since David.
• Judahs last godly king.
• A book of the Law was discovered when renovating
  the Temple.
• This sparked a great revival.
• He conducted a larger Passover celebration than
  Hezekiahs.
• He was killed in battle with the Egyptians.

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Southern Jehoiachin (19)

• Dates 598 B.C. Reign 3 months
• Grandson of Josiah.
• He incurred a curse from God, banning his sons
  from the throne.
• Both Ezekiel and Jeremiah predicted that he would
  carried off into Babylonian Captivity.
• He was exiled away after Nebuchadnezzers second
  visit, which also carried away Ezekiel.
• He eventually died in Babylon.

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