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The Divided KingdomPart One

   

Foundations Class Winter 2009

Lesson Text1 Kings 12:1 – 2 Kings 14:14

2 Chron 10:1 – 2 Chron 25:24

 

Time Frame921 – 721 B.C.

Judah IsraelRehoboam – 17 yrs – Evil Abijah – 3 yrs – EvilAsa – 41 yrs – Good

Jehoshaphat – 25 yrs – Good

Jehoram – 8 yrs – EvilAhaziah – 1 yr – Evil

Athaliah – 6 yrs – EvilJoash – 40 yrs – Evil

Amaziah – 29 yrs - Good

Jeroboam – 22 yrs - Evil

Nadab – 2 yrs – EvilBaasha – 24 yrs – EvilElah – 2 yrs – EvilZimri – 1 wk – EvilOmri – 12 yrs – Evil Ahab – 22 yrs - Evil

Ahaziah – 2 yrs – Evil Jehoram – 12 yrs – Evil

Jehu – 28 yrs – EvilJehoahaz – 17 yrs – Evil

Jehoash – 16 yrs – Evil

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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.13-33• 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