The Divided Kingdom II

1. The Divided Kingdom II Hezekiah’s Reforms Samaria Falls

2. Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Israel Jeroboam – 22 yrs – Evil 922-901BC Nadab – 2 yrs – Evil 901-900BC Baasha – 24 yrs – Evil 900-877BC Elah – 2 yrs – Evil 877-876BC Zimri – 1 wk – Evil 876BC Omri – 12 yrs – Evil 876-869BC Ahab – 22 yrs - Evil 869-850BC Judah Rehoboam – 17 yrs – Evil 922-915BC Abijah – 3 yrs – Evil 915-913BC Asa – 41 yrs – Good 913-873BC Jehoshaphat – 25 yrs – Good 873-849BC

3. Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Israel Ahaziah – 2 yrs – Evil 850-849BC Jehoram – 12 yrs – Evil 849-843BC Jehu – 28 yrs – Evil 843-815BC Jehoahaz – 17 yrs – Evil 815-802BC Jehoash – 16 yrs – Evil 802-786BC Jeroboam II - 41 yrs - Evil 786-745BC Zechariah – 6 months – Evil Shallum – 1 month – Evil Menahem – 10 years – Evil Judah Jehoram – 8 yrs – Evil 849-843BC Ahaziah – 1 yr – Evil 843BC Athaliah – 6 yrs – Evil 843-837BC Joash – 40 yrs – Evil 837-800BC Amaziah – 29 yrs - Good 800-783BC Uzziah – 52 yrs – Good

4. Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Israel Pekahiah – 2 years – Evil Pekah – 20 years – Evil Hoshea – 9 years – Evil Judah Uzziah – 52 yrs – Good Jotham – 16 years – Good Ahaz – 16 years – Evil Hezekiah – 29 years – Good

5. Prophets of the DK • The prophets during the Divided Kingdom • Obadiah – Judah in the days of Jehoram • Joel – Judah in the days of Joash • Jonah – Israel in the early days of Jeroboam II • Amos – Israel in the days of Jeroboam II & Uzziah • Hosea – Israel in the days of Jeroboam II & Uzziah • Isaiah – Judah in the days of Uzziah – Hezekiah • Micah – Judah in the days of Jotham – Hezekiah

6. The Good Kings • Hezekiah – 2 Chron. 29:1; 2 Chron 26:5 • There is perhaps a link to a good prophet, Zechariah, as Zechariah was his grandfather • Jotham’s father was Uzziah • Uzziah’s father was Amaziah • Amaziah’s father was Joash • Joash was preserved by Jehoshabeath (2 Chron. 22:11) • Josiah - ???

7. Hezekiah’s Reforms • 2 Chron 31:1 and 2 Kin. 18:4 mention that Hezekiah tore down the “high places” • Hezekiah also reformed the worship in the temple • He led by example and commanded the people to bring offerings for the priests • The people brought and brought from the 3rd month to the 7th month

8. Hezekiah’s Reforms • The people brought the firstfruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, oxen, and sheep • There was abundance in the 3rd month • There were heaps that kept growing as the people brought more offerings • There were store rooms built the excess • Hezekiah organized the priests for the work • Notice 2 Chr. 31:21

9. Hoshea’s Reign • Hoshea was an evil king in Israel • Shalmaneser made him pay tribute • Hoshea conspired with So, king of Egypt, and did not pay one year • Shalmaneser put him in prison • Shalmaneser began to seize Samaria, but Sargon finished taking the city • It took three years to take Samaria

10. Israel Taken Captive • After Samaria fell, Assyria removed the people from the city and took them to other cities in their empire • Assyria brought in people from other nations to live in Samaria • The people who came in did not obey God and offered sacrifices to their idols • God sent lions to kill some of them

11. The Other Nations in the Land • When the king of Assyria heard of the lions, he sent a priest to show them how to worship God • The priest came to Bethel, but the people continued to serve idols • They worshipped God and their idols • 2 Kin 17:34 sums this up

12. The Reason for the Captivity • Israel was taken captive because they sinned against Jehovah • They followed after other gods, the gods of the people of the land • They committed secret sin • They set up high places to worship idols • They ignored the warnings of the prophets • They offered human sacrifices • They rejected the covenant that God made with them

14. Taken by Assyria in the days of Pekah (2 Kin. 15:29; 1 Chron. 5:25-26) Naphtali Invasion by Edom and the Philistines (2 Chron. 28:18-21)