Amaziah, Uzziah, and Introduction to Amos The Divided Kingdom II Amaziah, Uzziah, and Introduction to Amos

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 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 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 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

Review of Amaziah Who is king in Israel when Amaziah begins his reign in Judah? Who is Amaziah’s father? What was the character of Amaziah’s father? What happened to Amaziah’s father? What did Amaziah do about this when he became king? Is there a contrast between this transition and the transitions in Israel? 2 Chronicles 24:14-27; 2 Kings 12:17-21

Review of Amaziah Describe the character of Amaziah Compare this to the character of his father Is there a lesson in this? Describe the war between Judah and Edom during Amaziah’s reign What happened in Judah while the war was going on in Edom? Whom did Amaziah go to war with next? 2 Chron. 25:1-24; 2 Kings 14:7-14

Review of Amaziah Who was king in Israel when Amaziah went to war with Israel? Who became king next in Israel? What dynasty was this king in Israel from? Why does this matter? 2 Kings 10:30 What was happening in Assyria during this time? What happened in Israel as a result? 2 Kin. 14:25 Review Jonah’s prophecy 2 Kin. 14:23-29

Death of Amaziah Let’s read 2 Kin. 14:18-20 and 2 Chron. 25:26-28 There was a conspiracy against Amaziah in Judah This conspiracy was a result of his apostasy Exactly when Amaziah fled to Lachish is difficult to pinpoint What lesson can we learn from this story?

Azariah (Uzziah) Becomes King It appears that there were 11 years between the death of Amaziah and the beginning of Uzziah’s reign 2 Kin. 14:1, 17, 23; 15:1 Uzziah is made king in Judah when he was 16 years old and he reigned 52 years He was a good king (2 Chron. 26:4-5)

Successes of Uzziah Uzziah built and controlled Eloth Uzziah made war against the Philistines Uzziah controlled the edge of the desert to the east, with victories against the Arabians Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah Uzziah fortified the wall of Jerusalem and built towers in Jerusalem and in the desert Uzziah dug wells all over to support his livestock. Uzziah loved to farm and had farmers and vinedressers

Uzziah’s Army Uzziah had a great army that fought in companies He had 2600 “chief officers” in his army He had 307,500 mighty men under them He provided the men of the army with their weapons, and advanced weapon technology Read 2 Chron. 26:11-15

Background of Amos It is while Israel and Judah are prospering that Amos does his work Amos prophesied during the reign of Uzziah and Jereboam II Amos is a man who had flocks of sheep and lived in the wilderness Amos lived in Judah and prophesied in Israel

Intro to Amos The message that Amos delivers is that judgment is certain for Israel Some key verses in Amos: 2:6-7 3:11-15 4:11-12 8:4-6 8:11

Prophets of the DK The prophets during the Divided Kingdom Obadiah Joel Jonah Amos Hosea Isaiah Micah