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Divided KingdomPart 1

Lesson 5

Opening

1 Chron 16:1-6 Asa king in Judah

36th year Baasha king in Israel Israel and Judah at war Asa made treaty with Ben-Hadad king

of Syria; sent silver and gold Ben-Hadad attacked Israel

Rebuke of Hanani

1 Chron 16:7-10 Asa had put trust in king of Syria; not

in Jehovah Reminded Asa of past victories “strong on behalf of those whose

heart is loyal to Him” Asa was angry; put Hanani in prison

Hanani Rebukes Baasha Different reason than Asa 1 Ki 16:2-4 "Inasmuch as I lifted you out of

the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made My people Israel sin, to provoke Me to anger with their sins, "surely I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. "The dogs shall eat whoever belongs to Baasha and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the fields."

Baasha Dies Elah his son reigned in his place 1 Ki 16:7 And also the word of the

LORD came by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha and his house, because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD in provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he killed them.

Reign of Elah

26th year of Asa king of Judah Elah reigned two years Zimri, commander of chariots, killed

Elah while he was drunk Elah was killed in the 27th year of Asa Zimri destroyed the house of Baasha

As prophesied

Reign of Zimri

1 Ki 16:13 for all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, by which they had sinned and by which they had made Israel sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idols.

27th year of Asa king of Judah Zimri reigned seven days

Reign of Zimri

1 Ki 16:19 because of the sins which he had committed in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he had committed to make Israel sin.

People of Israel made Omri king over Israel Was commander of the army

Reign of Omri

31st year of Asa king of Judah Omri reigned 12 years Build the city of Samaria 1 Ki 16:25 Omri did evil in the eyes of

the LORD, and did worse than all who were before him.

Reign of Omri

1 Ki 16:26 For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin, provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their idols.

Pattern?? Ahab his son is king

Intro to Ahab Son of Omri 38th year of Asa Reigned 22 years in Samaria 1 Ki 16:30 Now Ahab the son of Omri

did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.

Took Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians as wife; served Baal

Baal Worship

Baal and Asherah were gods of fertility

Fornication was part of the worship Priests and priestesses were male and

female prostitutes Morals of Israel plummeted to the

depths when they turned to Baal worship

Intro to Ahab

1 Ki 16:33 And Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.

Rebuilding Jericho 1 Ki 16:34 In his days (Ahab’s) Hiel of

Bethel built Jericho. He laid its foundation with Abiram his firstborn, and with his youngest son Segub he set up its gates, according to the word of the LORD, which He had spoken through Joshua the son of Nun.

Jos 6:26 Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, "Cursed be the man before the LORD who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates."

Death of Asa

1 Chron 16:11-14 39th year of reign—diseased in his feet Very severe; did not seek the LORD for

help Died in 41st year of his reign Buried in City of David

Jehoshaphat

Reigned in place of his father Asa Strengthened Judah against Israel 2 Ch 17:3 Now the LORD was with

Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David; he did not seek the Baals, but sought the God of his father, and walked in His commandments and not according to the acts of Israel.

Jehoshaphat

Removed the high places and wooden images from Judah

Sent leaders and priest throughout the land to teach the people

Took Book of the Law of the LORD with them

Jehoshaphat

Surrounding kingdoms were afraid Philistines brought presents Built fortresses and storage cities in

Judah Had men of valor and men of war

Over a million men prepared for war

Jehoshaphat Adnah the captain

300,000 mighty men of valor Jehohanan the captain

280,000 men Amasiah

200,000 mighty men of valor Eliada a mighty man of valor

200,000 armed with bow and shield Jehozabad

180,000 prepared for war

Kings Judah Rehoboam

17 yrs; evil Abijam

3 yrs; evil Asa

41 yrs; good Jehoshaphat

25 yrs; good

Israel (all evil) Jeroboam - 22 yrs Nadab - 2 yrs Baasha - 24 yrs Elah - 2 yrs Zimri - 1 week Omri - 12 yrs Ahab - 22 yrs

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