Transcript Divsion of the Kingdom - West Side Church of Christ

A Divided Kingdom:
The Books of I & II Kings
Biblical History Prior to 2nd Kings
05 December 2012
Announcements
Today’s Objectives
• Review the course of study for this quarter
• Review Biblical history from Genesis through 1st
Kings
• Review historical maps of Israel and the region
• Learn about Israel’s continued spiritual decline
along with their declining regional economic and
military power
• Learn the key theological points of discussion that
are important to Christians today
• Learn how God uses other nations to help and to
hurt Israel
II Kings
Week
Date
Topic
1
05 Dec 12 The Bible before 2nd Kings – A Summary
2
12 Dec 12 Allies and Enemies: The World of the Israelites
3
19 Dec 12 Judgment on Ahaziah: II Ki 1
4
26 Dec 12 Elijah, Moab, and Naaman: II Ki 2-4
5
02 Jan 13 Elisha the Prophet: II Ki 5-8
6
09 Jan 13 Jehu’s Revolt: II Ki 9:1-10:28
7
16 Jan 13 After Jehu until the Fall of Samaria, Pt 1: II Ki 11-14
8
23 Jan 13 After Jehu until the Fall of Samaria, Pt 2: II Ki 15-17
9
30 Jan 13 Judah after the Fall of Israel, Pt 1: II Ki 18-19
10
06 Feb 13 Judah after the Fall of Israel, Pt 2: II Ki 20-21
11
13 Feb 13 Judah after the Fall of Israel, Pt 3: II Ki 22-23
12
20 Feb 13 Judah after the Fall of Isreal, Pt 4: II Ki 24-25
13
27 Feb 13 Summary of Kings
Overview of I and II Kings
• Originally one book
– Early Greek manuscripts of the OT combined the books of
Samuel and Kings under the title of "kingdoms," or "reigns"
– Kings was broken into two books for convenience sake because
of its length (Greek translation)
• Authorship
– Some portions of the book identical to the book of Jeremiah
– Jeremiah would have personal knowledge of some contents
– Evidence that Ezra was the author after the Babylonian captivity
• Timeline
– Approximately 400 years, written between 560 B.C. and 538 B.C.
– Start: Death of David in 971 B.C. (1 Ki 2:10)
– End: Jehoiachin's release from a Babylonian prison in 562 B.C. (2
Ki 25:27) in his 37th year of exile (reign of Evil-Merodach strart)
Background
• Books of Samuel and Kings cover Israel's period as
a nation under a king:
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I Samuel: Life of Saul
II Samuel: Life of David
I Kings: Solomon and the divided kingdom
II Kings: The fall of the divided kingdoms of Israel and
Judah
• Content of I and II Kings
– 47 chapters (I Ki – 22 chapters, II Ki – 25 chapters)
– History of the Jewish commonwealth
– Death of David to subjugation to Babylonians
Background
• Purpose
– Imparting of great moral lessons backed up by wellknown illustrations
– Religious history
– Focused upon kings rather than prophets
• Key Lesson
– God does not fail His people; His people, led by their
kings, have failed God
– God’s covenant has the contingency of Israel’s
faithfulness
– Covenant also promises a return from exile those that
return to God
Chronicles, Samuel and Kings
From
Reign of
Reign of Divided
Judah
Adam to King David King
Kingdom
alone
David
Solomon
2nd Chronicles
1st Chronicles
Genesis 2nd Samuel 1st Kings
2nd Kings
thru 1st
Israel &
Judah
Samuel Israel United
Judah
alone
1007 BC
722 BC
Divided
586 BC
Death
of Saul
Fall of
Samaria
Fall of
Jerusalem
The Land
The Fertile
Crescent
Hatti
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Hatti
Land
Bridge
Mesopotamia
DESERT
Egypt
Hittites
Assyria
Israel
Egypt
 Babylon
Hittites
Assyria
Phoenicia
Israel
Egypt
Aram
 Babylon
Hittites
Assyria
Phoenicia
Israel
Egypt
Aram
Solomon’s
Kingdom
 Babylon
Prehistory
Exact Dates Uncertain
Creation
The Flood
The Fall
of Man
The Tower
of Babel
The Patriarchal Period
2166 B.C.
Patriarchal
Period Begins
Birth of Abram
2067 B.C.
Dealings with
2026 B.C.
2081 B.C. Nephew, Lot Date Uncertain Isaac’s
1991 B.C.
Marriage to Sodom &
Testing of Marriage to Death of
Hagar
Abraham
Gomorrah
Abraham Rebekah
2091 B.C.
Call of Abram
Arrival in
Canaan
2080 B.C.
Birth of
Ishmael
2066 B.C.
Birth of
Isaac
2029 B.C.
Death of
Sarah
2006 B.C.
Birth of
Jacob
& Esau
1910 B.C.
Jacob’s Return
to the
Promised Land
1930 B.C.
Jacob’s
Journey from
the Promised
Land
= Jacob’s Stay in
Haran, Marriages,
and Childbirths
End of Patriarchal Period
& Beginning of Egyptian Sojourn
1886 B.C.
Joseph
1899 B.C.
Released &
Joseph Sold as Made Ruler
Slave
Death of Isaac
1889 B.C.
Joseph
Imprisoned
1879 B.C.
Beginning of
Famine
= Joseph's Separation
from his Family
1806 B.C.
1876 B.C.
Israel's Move Patriarchal
1878 B.C.
to Egypt
Period Ends
Brothers First
Egyptian
Death of Joseph
Journey to
Sojourn Begins
Egypt
1877 B.C.
Brothers
Second
Journey to
Egypt
1526 B.C.
Moses is
Born
1859 B.C.
Death of
Jacob
= Egyptian Sojourn
430 Years
The Exodus, Conquest of the
Promised Land & Early Judges
1526 B.C.
Moses is
Born,
Taken from
Nile
1446 B.C.
1406-1399 B.C.
Joshua’s
1360-1350 B.C. 1230 B.C.
Conquest &
Othniel‘s
Shamgar‘s
Occupation
Judgeship
Judgeship
Return of
Moses &
Exodus
1120-1117 B.C.
Abimelech’s
Pagan Kingdom
Desert
Wanderings
1486 B.C. 1446 - 1445 B.C.
Moses Flees
Sinaitic
Egypt
Covenant
= Egyptian Sojourn
430 Years
1406 B.C.
Death of
Moses
1300-1275
B.C.
Ehud’s
Judgeship
1190-1180 B.C.
Gideon‘s
1117-1093
Judgeship
B.C.
Minor
Judges
1240 -1220 B.C.
Deborah‘s Judgeship
Late Judges and United Monarchy
1020-1011 B.C.
David’s Exile 1011 B.C.
from Saul
Death of Saul
David’s Reign
Begins Over
992 B.C.
Judah Adultery with
1106 B.C.
Jephthah’s 1084 B.C.
Judgeship Samuel’s
Judgeship
1117-1093 B.C.
Minor Judges
1051-1011 B.C.
Saul’s Reign
1104-1104 B.C.
Samson’s
Judgeship
Death of
Solomon
967-960 B.C.
Building of
the Temple
Bathsheba
991 B.C.
1004 B.C. Birth of
Reign over Solomon
Israel Begins
Jerusalem
Conquered
931 B.C.
973-971
B.C.
Coregency
Kingdom
Divides
971 B.C.
Death of David
Solomon’s
Coronation
Uncertain Dates During the Time of Judges
The Bethlehem Trilogy
971-931 B.C.
Solomon's Reign
- 1011-971 B.C.
David’s Reign
Divided Monarchy – Israel's Timeline
Overlapping Dates Suggest
Coregencies
798-782 B.C.
Jehoash
910-909 B.C.
Nadab
931-910 B.C.
Jeroboam
885 B.C. 874-853 B.C. 852-841 B.C.
793-753 B.C.
Ahab
Joram
909-886 B.C. Zimri
Jeroboam II
Baasha
885-874 B.C. 853-852 B.C.
841-814 B.C.
753 B.C.
886-885 B.C.
Omri
Ahaziah
Jehu 814-798 B.C.
Zechariah
Elah
Jehoahaz
911-870 B.C.
931-913 B.C. Asa
Rehoboam
913-911 B.C.
Abijah
873-848 B.C.
Jehoshaphat
848-841 B.C.
Jehoram
835-796 B.C.
Joash
841
B.C.
Ahaziah
841-835 B.C.
Athaliah
792-740 B.C
Uzziah
796-767 B.C.
Amaziah
Divided Monarchy – Israel's Timeline
Overlapping Dates Suggest
Coregencies
752-742 B.C.
Menahem,
752-732 B.C.
Pekah
722 B.C.
Fall of Israel
The Northern
Kingdom
732-722 B.C.
752 B.C.
Hoshea
Shallum
742-740 B.C.
Pekahiah
History of the Ten Lost Tribes Ends
729-686 B.C.
642-640 B.C.
Hezekiah
Amon
750-731 B.C.
Jotham
735-715 B.C.
Ahaz
609 B.C. 598-597 B.C.
Jehoahaz
Jehoiachin
696-642 B.C. 640-609 B.C.
Josiah
Manasseh
608-598 B.C.
Jehoiakim
Overlapping Dates Suggest
Coregencies
597-586 B.C.
Zedekiah
Years in
Exile
586 B.C.
Fall of Judah
The Southern
Kingdom
Returns and Restoration Birth of Christ.
New Testament Begins
Approximately
515 B.C.
539 B.C. Completion
Fall of
of New
Babylon
Temple
Around 474
B.C.
Time of Esther
458 B.C.
Ezra’s
Pilgrimage
538 B.C.
Cyrus
Liberates the
Israelites
536 B.C.
Foundations
Laid for
New Temple
458 B.C.
Nehemiah’s
Pilgrimage
536 -515 B.C.
Construction of
New Temple
425 B.C.
End of Old
Testament Israel
425 B.C. – 5 A.D.
Silent
Transitional
Period
Key Events in I Samuel
• God calls Samuel to prophetic service (I Sam
3:1-4:1)
• Elders of Israel approach Samuel and request a
King, Saul chosen (I Sam 8:1-9, 11:12-14)
• God Rejects Saul as king of Israel (I Sam
15:10-23)
• Samuel Anoints David (I Sam 16:8-13)
• Saul is Jealous of David (I Sam 18:1-9)
• Saul confirms his hatred of David (I Sam 20:2434)
• Saul takes his own life (I Sam 31:1-13)
Key Events in II Samuel
• David is anointed king over Israel (II Sam 5:15)
• God makes a covenant with David (II Sam 7:817)
• David moral failure (II Sam 11:1-5, 14-27)
• Absalom plots against David, David flees
Jerusalem (II Sam 15:1-23)
• David returns to Jerusalem (II Sam 19:8-15)
Key Events in 1st Kings
• Covers about 120 year period
• Traces the twin histories of two sets of kings
and two nations of disobedience
• People grow indifferent to God’s laws
• David’s death (1st Kings 2:1-10)
• Solomon’s reign (1st Kings 1-11)
• The division of the kingdom into 10 northern
tribes (Israel) and 2 southern tribes (Judah) (1st
Kings 12)
• Life of Elijah the prophet
Studying the Old Testament
• Old Testament is to the New Testament
what promise is to fulfillment
– Need to fully understand God’s promise to His
people
• It provides us a warning (1 Cor 1:10-11)
• It is written for our learning (Rom 15:4)
• It provides us a rich background on the
saving life of Christ (2nd Tim 3:14-15)
Review
• Review the course of study for this quarter
• Review Biblical history from Genesis through 1st
Kings
• Review historical maps of Israel and the region
• Learn about Israel’s continued spiritual decline
along with their declining regional economic and
military power
• Learn the key theological points of discussion that
are important to Christians today
• Next week: Allies and Enemies of Israel