1st Kings1st Kings

The The Kingdom Kingdom

United and United and DividedDivided

1st Samuel 2nd Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings

Samuel & Saul

David as King

Solomon & Divided Kingdom

Fall of the Divided Kingdoms

1 Kings 1-11 1 Kings 12 - 2 Kings 17 2 Kings 18-25

Northern Kingdom United Kingdom under Solomon

Southern Kingdom of Judah

ASSYRIA

EGYPT

Solomon’sKingdom

Phoenicians

1 Kings 4:251 Kings 4:25So Judah and So Judah and

Israel lived in safety, Israel lived in safety, every man under his every man under his vine and his fig tree, vine and his fig tree, from Dan even to from Dan even to Beersheba, all the Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. days of Solomon.

Dan

Beersheba

Acclamation of SolomonAcclamation of Solomon1 Kings 1:32-401 Kings 1:32-40

Go down to GihonGo down to Gihon

Solomon to ride the King’s muleSolomon to ride the King’s mule

Temple

David’sCity

Temple

1 Kings 11:1-21 Kings 11:1-2Now King Solomon loved many foreign Now King Solomon loved many foreign

women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, Hittite women, 22 from the nations concerning from the nations concerning which the LORD had said to the sons of which the LORD had said to the sons of Israel, "You shall not associate with them, Israel, "You shall not associate with them, neither shall they associate with you, neither shall they associate with you, for for they they will surely turn your heart away after their will surely turn your heart away after their gods." Solomon held fast to these in love.gods." Solomon held fast to these in love.

1 Kings 11:3-41 Kings 11:3-4And he had seven hundred wives,And he had seven hundred wives,

princesses, and three hundred concubines, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away. and his wives turned his heart away. 44 For it For it came about when Solomon was old, his wives came about when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father his God, as the heart of David his father had had beenbeen..

1 Kings 11:5-61 Kings 11:5-6For Solomon went after For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and of the Sidonians and after Milcom the after Milcom the detestable idol of the detestable idol of the Ammonites. Ammonites. 66 And And Solomon did what was Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not LORD, and did not follow the LORD fully, follow the LORD fully, as David his father as David his father had had donedone..

1 Kings 11:7-81 Kings 11:7-8Then Solomon built a Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh high place for Chemosh the detestable idol of the detestable idol of Moab, on the mountain Moab, on the mountain which is east of which is east of Jerusalem, and for Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestable Molech the detestable idol of the sons of idol of the sons of Ammon. Ammon. 88 Thus also he Thus also he did for all his foreign did for all his foreign wives, who burned wives, who burned incense and sacrificed incense and sacrificed to their gods.to their gods.

The Decree of God’s The Decree of God’s JudgmentJudgment

Basis for the JudgmentBasis for the Judgment

Now the LORD was angry with Solomon Now the LORD was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned away from because his heart was turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, appeared to him twice, 1010 and had and had commanded him concerning this thing, commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; that he should not go after other gods; but he did not observe what the LORD but he did not observe what the LORD had commanded. (1 Kings 11:9-10).had commanded. (1 Kings 11:9-10).

The Decree of God’s The Decree of God’s JudgmentJudgment

Basis for the JudgmentBasis for the Judgment

So the LORD said to Solomon, So the LORD said to Solomon, "Because you have done this, and you "Because you have done this, and you have not kept My covenant and My have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.(1 Kings and will give it to your servant.(1 Kings 11:11).11:11).

Revealing of the JudgmentRevealing of the Judgment

The Decree of God’s The Decree of God’s JudgmentJudgment

Basis for the JudgmentBasis for the Judgment

Nevertheless I will not do it in your days Nevertheless I will not do it in your days for the sake of your father David, but I will tear for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. it out of the hand of your son. 1313 However, I will However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen. (1 Kings 11:11).which I have chosen. (1 Kings 11:11).

Revealing of the JudgmentRevealing of the JudgmentGrace Amidst the JudgmentGrace Amidst the Judgment

1 Kings 11:30-311 Kings 11:30-31Then Ahijah took hold of the Then Ahijah took hold of the

new cloak which was on him, and new cloak which was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.tore it into twelve pieces.

And he said to Jeroboam, “Take And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says for yourself ten pieces; for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes.’”of Solomon and give you ten tribes.’”

1 Samuel 151 Samuel 15 Samuel & SaulSamuel & Saul

Saul tears Samuel’s robe and it is Saul tears Samuel’s robe and it is used as a picture of the kingdom used as a picture of the kingdom being torn from Saulbeing torn from Saul

1 Kings 111 Kings 11 Ahijah & JeroboamAhijah & Jeroboam

Ahijah tears his robe and gives 10 Ahijah tears his robe and gives 10 pieces to Jeroboam to illustrate how pieces to Jeroboam to illustrate how the kingdom will be torn apartthe kingdom will be torn apart

Jesus on the CrossJesus on the Cross

The veil of the temple is torn from The veil of the temple is torn from top to bottom to show the way to top to bottom to show the way to God has been openedGod has been opened

Matthew 27Matthew 27Mark 15Mark 15Luke 23Luke 23

1 Kings 11:37-381 Kings 11:37-38 And I will take you, and you shall reign over And I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever you desire, and you shall be king whatever you desire, and you shall be king over Israel. over Israel. 3838 Then it will be, that if you listen to Then it will be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight by observing and do what is right in My sight by observing My statutes and My commandments, as My My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and servant David did, then I will be with you and build you an enduring house as I built for build you an enduring house as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.David, and I will give Israel to you.

JUDAH

ISRAEL

Shechem

Penuel

Bethel

Dan

Samaria

SOUTHERN

KINGDOM OF JUDAH

CATEGORY

NORTHERN KINGDOM OF

ISRAEL 19 Kings, 1 Queen Kings 19 Kings

Jerusalem Capital Samaria

1 Dynasty Dynasties 5 Dynasties and several independent kings.

Judah & Benjamin Tribes 10 Northern Tribes.

Most were unstable; some were good & some were bad.

Character of the Kings

All were bad, but only Ahab and Ahaziah were Baal worshipers.

By Babylon in 586 B.C.

Conquered By Assyria in 721 B.C.

Returned to the land.

Afterward No return.

Samaria

Ethbaal(Itto-Baal)

OMRI

SIDON ISRAEL

AhabJezebel

Sidon

Israel

Judah

Now Elijah the Tishbite, Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely whom I stand, surely there shall be neither there shall be neither dew nor rain these dew nor rain these years, except by my years, except by my word.” (1 Kings 17:1).word.” (1 Kings 17:1).

Sidon

Israel

Judah

MountCarmel

ElijahElijah

YahwehYahweh

AhabAhab

BaalBaal

Who will Who will you serve?you serve?

Three Eras of Revelation

First Era Second Era Third Era

Moses & Joshua Elijah & Elisha Jesus & His Apostles

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