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Conquest and Exile
1 Kings 12 – 2 Kings 25
Internal Politics
• Divided Kingdoms• Lots of fighting• People turning away
from God• Mostly bad kings
Prophets
• God sent messengers• Reminder of God’s love• Often ignored• Unpopular• Warning messages• Must not abandon God
The Middle East, Present
Kingdom of Judea, 800 B.C.
Kingdom of Judea…and her Enemies
BabylonAssyria
Rome
Egypt
Greece
Persia
International Politics
• Three very powerful empires
• Egypt• Assyria (Iran)• Babylon (Iraq)
Assyrian Invasion
• 722 BCE• Invades and destroys Israel• Deported many Israelites• New culture emerges:
Samaritans
Babylonian Exile
• 597 BCE• All middle and upper classes
of Judah relocated• Babylonians destroy temple• Outlaw Judaism• End of the Jews? • End of the world?
New Beginnings
• 538 BCE• Babylonians defeated by
Persians• Cyrus the Great• Allowed to return• Laid Foundations for a new
Temple