The Divided Kingdom II

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The Divided Kingdom II

• The First Invasion

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Jehoahaz Is Made King

• After Josiah died, the people made Jehoahaz, his
  son, king
• He did evil and only reigned 3 months
• Necho removed him and imprisoned him in Hamoth
  and put his brother, Eliakim on the throne
• Necho changed Eliakim to Jehoiakim and took
  Jehoahaz to Egypt where he died (Jer. 2210-12)

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Jehoiakim

• Jehoiakim reigned 11 years and was very wicked
• Recall that in his day, they wanted to kill
  Jeremiah and did kill Uriah
• Jehoiakim paid tribute to Nebuchadnezzar
• He rebelled, and in the 3rd year, Nebuchadnezzar
  invaded and took captives and treasures from the
  temple

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Nebuchadnezzar Invades

• Daniel and his friends are taken captive (Dan.
  11-7)
• The time is about 605 or 606 BC
• The stories of Daniel will be covered next
  quarter while studying the captivity
• Recall the prophecy of 2 Kings 2017-18

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Jeremiahs Prophecy of the Captivity

• During this same year, Jeremiah prophesied that
  the captivity was going to happen (Jeremiah
  251-14)
• Jeremiah said that the captivity would last 70
  years
• Jeremiah also foretold that Babylon would be
  punished
• Jeremiah specifically mentioned the Medes (Jer.
  5111)

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The Rechabites

• God uses the example of the Rechabites to show
  what He wanted from His people (Jer. 351-19)
• They were commanded once by their father not to
  drink wine, and never did
• Judah was commanded by God over and over and
  still did not listen
• This story dates back 250 years (2 Kin. 1015-23)

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Jehoiakim Burns the Scroll

• God told Jeremiah to write the words he had
  spoken in a scroll (Jer. 361-32)
• This was probably Jeremiah 1-20
• Baruch went to the temple and read the scroll
• Micaiah heard the reading, told the princes, and
  told Baruch and Jeremiah to hide and hide the
  scroll
• Jehudi found the scroll and read it to the king.
• The king cut and burned each portion.
• Another scroll was written

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Key Verses in Jeremiah 1-20

• The call of Jeremiah (Ch. 1)
• God is faithful, yet Judah has forsaken Him
  (25,11-13)
• The gods are nothing, yet Judah worships them and
  is not ashamed (226-28, 35-36 615-16 812)
• God would take them back (31)

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Key Verses in Jeremiah 1-20

• Judah did not learn from Israel (36-13)
• Wickedness is hopelessly pervasive (51 613)
• Jeremiahs words are hard (514)
• Reason for the captivity (519, 30-31)
• God desires true repentance and worship (73-12,
  21-23)
• Judgment is coming because of the sins introduced
  by Mannaseh (154 730-34 194-6)

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Key Verses in Jeremiah 1-20

• Judah has polluted the land with their idolatry
  (27 32-3 912-15)
• The judgment will be complete (1319)
• The idols are nothing (103-5)
• Jeremiah is not to pray for Judah they are past
  help (1114 1323 1411-12)
• A glimpse of hope (1214-17)
• The prophets are false (1413-16)

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Key Verses in Jeremiah 1-20

• Jeremiah is not to marry (161-3)
• The sign of the potter and the broken flask (Ch.
  18-19)
• The oppression by Pashur
• The internal strife of a prophet (207-9)

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Quick Review of Divided Kingdom
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

• 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

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Quick Review of Divided Kingdom
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

• 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

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Quick Review of Divided Kingdom

• Judah
• Uzziah 52 yrs Good
• Jotham 16 years Good
• Ahaz 16 years Evil
• Hezekiah 29 years Good
• Manasseh 55 years Evil
• Amon 2 years Evil
• Josiah 31 years Good
• Jehoahaz 3 months Evil
• Jehoiakim 11 years - Evil

Israel Pekahiah 2 years Evil Pekah 20 years
Evil Hoshea 9 years Evil
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Prophets of Judah Alone

• Zephaniah
• Jeremiah
• Nahum
• Habbakuk