The Divided Monarchy

Solomon abused his power as king Imposed heavy taxesEnslaved foreigners and his own people

Solomon’s Son Rehoboam decision to continue and intensify the harsh conditions for the Israelites

What happened?

As a result…Jeroboam lead an insurrection

See 1 Kings 1-24 Israel was divided into two kingdom

Northern Kingdom / The Kingdom of IsraelComprised of 10 tribesThe majority of the

people disliked the leadership of Solomon and Rehoboam

Comprised on two tribesConsidered themselves

the “legitimate kings” because of their connection with the Davidic Line

The Divided Monarchy:Southern Kingdom / The Kingdom of Judah

During the Divided Monarchy there was both political and religious division

between the tribes and external military threats

Northern KingdomJeroboam’s changes

Temples in Dan and Bethel

Golden calves to represent Yahweh

Non Levi PriestEstablishment Religion

1 Kings 18 – King Ahab (support of Baal) vs the Prophet Elijah

Exclusive worship of Yahweh

Religious Division (1 kings 12:24-33)

Southern Kingdom

Explain the relationship the exist between these religious viewpoints and people’s socioeconomic views?

Create two Mind Maps to represent the different forms of worship that typical of the North and South

Forms of Worship

Read 1 Kings 21

How did Ahab and Jezebel abuse their royal power?How does God punish Ahab for his action?

Naboath’s Vineyard

Read and underline the main ideas in “The Last Days of the Independent Monarchy”, 2 Kings 23:36-25:26 and answer the following questions:

1. What nations did Yahweh set against Jehoiakim?2. Who is the king of Babylon?3. What happened to Jehoaikim’s son, Jehoiachin,

and the people of Jerusalem?4. Jehoiachin’s uncle was appointed as King of

Judah by king of Babylon. How did Zedekiah surprise the king of Babylon?

5. How does the phrase “All’s well that ends well” apply to Jehoiachin?

Homework

Outside threatsLocal power located in DamascusThe Neo-Assyrian Empire

722BC the Assyrian Empire conquer and deported the Israelites in the North

Who was deported?Upper class and elite member of society…

eliminate the threat of further rebellionCall the “Ten Lost Tribes of Israel”

Why did this happen?Explain by the prophet Amos

The Fall of the Northern Kingdom

Through King Hezekiah, aligned the southern kingdom with the Assyrians

Eventually the alliance ended and the Assyrians (Saragon 11) launched an unsuccessful siege on Jerusalem

The Assyrians and The Southern Kingdom

The Babylonians conquered Jerusalem in 597 BC and set up a puppet government under King Zedekiah

King Zedekiah was initially loyal to the Babylonians but then sided with the Egyptian and tries to revolt

King Nebuchadnezzar orders the temple to be destroyed

The Fall of the Southern Kingdom

Throughout the 3 waves of deportation, 4,600 men were exiled to Babylon

The Babylonian Exile

Why did this happen?

The election of a human King?Unfaithfulness to Yahweh?King’s Idolatry?Lack of concern for others?

Finish the Flow Chart:The wealth and prosperity in the North

unravels The ascension of Tiglath-Pilesser III

The Last Days of the Monarchy