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The Divided Kingdom Part One Foundations Class Winter 2009 Lesson Text 1 Kings 12:1 – 2 Kings 14:14 2 Chron 10:1 – 2 Chron 25:24 Time Frame 921 – 721 B.C.

Judah Israel Rehoboam – 17 yrs – Evil Abijah – 3 yrs – Evil Asa – 41 yrs – Good Jehoshaphat – 25 yrs – Good Jehoram – 8 yrs – Evil Ahaziah – 1 yr – Evil Athaliah – 6 yrs – Evil Joash – 40 yrs – Evil Amaziah – 29 yrs - Good Jeroboam – 22 yrs - Evil Nadab – 2 yrs – Evil Baasha – 24 yrs – Evil Elah – 2 yrs – Evil Zimri – 1 wk – Evil Omri – 12 yrs – Evil Ahab – 22 yrs - Evil Ahaziah – 2 yrs – Evil Jehoram – 12 yrs – Evil Jehu – 28 yrs – Evil Jehoahaz – 17 yrs – Evil Jehoash – 16 yrs – Evil

Ben-ha-dad King of Syria, Lays Siege to the Israelite Capital City Of Samaria The Severe Famine

Ben-ha-dad King of Syria, Lays Siege to the Israelite Capital City Of Samaria The Four Lepers

Ben-ha-dad King of Syria, Lays Siege to the Israelite Capital City Of Samaria The King’s Response

Ben-ha-dad King of Syria, Lays Siege to the Israelite Capital City Of Samaria Trampled In the Gate

The Shunammite Woman’s Land is Restored by the King of Israel

The Idolatry of Israel and Judah Before entering the Land of Canaan Rachel stole Father’s Idol Gen.31:19-24 Golden Calf at Sinai Ex.32:1-8 Warnings Deut.29:14-18; Lev Speech of Joshua Josh 24:15 After entering the Land of Canaan Committed Idolatry with the Moabites Num.25:1-3 Days of the Judges – Baal and Astoreth Judges 2; 3; 4; 6; 8; 10; 13 Latter Days of Solomon Alliance with Egypt – Pharaoh’s Daughter 1 Kings 3:1 Married 700 Wives and 300 Concubines Deut.17:14-20; 1 Kings 11:3 Alliances with Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, Hittites 1 Kings 11:1-3 Turned his Heart away from God 1 Kings 11:4 God’s Two Appearances to Solomon 1 Kings 3:5-13; 1 Kings 9:2-9 Influence of Wives – turned from God to Idolatry

The Idolatry of Israel and Judah – Idols they Worshipped Golden Calves of Jeroboam the Son of Nebat 1 Kings 12:26-28 Ashtoreth (Ashtoroth – The Abomination of the Zidonians) 1 Kings 11:5 Moon God (Female counterpart of Baal – Goddess of Love and Fertility) Also called Astarte, Ishtar, Athtar, Tanish, Dido, Nana, Zarpanit Among the Philistines during the reign of Saul 1 Sam.31:10 Women were required to sacrifice their hair or their chastity. Baal (Baalim – Sun God – Male counterpart of Ashtoreth) Worship involved fornication and prostitution Degraded the Morals of the People Milcom (Abomination of the Moabites and Ammonites) Also known as Molech or Moloch Involved Human Sacrifice 2 Kgs.16:3; 21:6; 23:10; 2 Chron.28:3; 32:35 Idol erected by Solomon on Mount of Olives 1 Kings 11:7 Worshipped in the Valley of Hinnom or Tophet (Gehenna) Josh.18:8; 8:16 Isaiah, and Jeremiah’s references to: Isa.3:33; Jer.7:31-34 Jesus’ references to: Matt.5:29; Mark 9:43-48