Kings & Prophets

Kings &

ProphetsCh.5

Moses• Saved by his mother• Raised in Egypt • Moses kills an

Egyptian and flees • Burning Bush• “let my people go”• 10 plagues• Red Sea• 10 Commandments• Does NOT take the

Israelites into Canaan

Joshua • Born in Egypt• A spy for Israel • Became leader of

Israelites after Moses• Took people into the

Promised Land• Led Israelites in the

destruction of Jericho• Tribes are separated

and given land• Levites get 48 cities

Joshua dies and, for the first time, Israel does not have a leader.

Judges• Othniel• Ehud• Shamgar• Deborah• Gideon • Tola• Joir• Jephthah• Ibiza• Leon• Abode• Samson

• Iron Age• Gone is the time of

Miracles.• Gone is the time

where good from bad is clear

• Judges were warriors

• Israelites fall into a cycle of sin

• The sin of Israel is worshiping Baal

BA’AL

god of…Rain ThunderFertilityAgriculture

SIN

Servitude

RepentanceSalvation

Silence

CYCLE OF SIN

Samson• Leader of the Danite

Tribe (Dan)• Gets entangled with

Delilah (Philistine) • Delilah wants

Samson’s secret of strength

• He finally tells her• He is tortured• He commits suicide

Book of Judges• Led by judges for 200+ years

• Ends with the nation falling apart due to weak leadership.

• The Israelites look at other nations

• The Israelites want a king

Samuel

Samuel• Hears God

speak to him

• Israel understands Samuel was chosen by God

The “Ark” is Captured

Eat More Chicken!

Samuel makes his sons judges…

They were terrible!

Samuel • Warned Israel that a King would

bring: - an army - taxes - slavery

• God selects Saul to be Prince…not King.

Saul• Rich

• Good looking

• That’s about it

Samuel anoints Saul

Saul• Leads Israel

into battle and wins

• Becomes prideful

• Saul disobeys God

• Samuel never speaks to Saul again

Saul• Saul needs

Samuels help with a battle.

• Samuel is dead• Saul goes to a

witch in Endor• The witch

congers up the spirit of Samuel

Saul falls on his sword

David • Skilled harpist• Brave warrior• Killed the

Philistine giant, Goliath

• Was chased after by a jealous Saul

David• Ruled the southern kingdom –

Judah (7years)• Eventually united the North and

South (33 years)• Made Jerusalem Israel’s capital• David had a son, Solomon