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A Troubled Time. Coach Crews World History. Before. The Israelites Choose a King Around 1000 B.C., t he strongest people living in Canaan were the Philistines The Israelites began to worship their gods The 12 tribes constantly quarreled
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A Troubled Time Coach Crews World History
Before The Israelites Choose a King • Around 1000 B.C., the strongest people living in Canaan were the Philistines • The Israelites began to worship their gods • The 12 tribes constantly quarreled • To unite against the powerful Philistines, they needed a king
Before The Rule of King Saul • Despite his warnings, Samuel the prophet did as the people wanted and chose a king (Saul) • He defeated many of the Israelite enemies • Saul displeased God by disobeying Him and God instructed Samuel to choose a new king
Before The Rule of King David • Warrior who defeated the giant Goliath at a young age • David took the throne after the death of Saul • He drove out the Philistines and established an empire • Israelites payed high taxes to expand the capital and build the temple • David died before the temple building
Before The Rule of King Solomon • He built the temple, the center of the Jewish religion • Known for his wisdom and proverbs • At his death, 10 of the 12 tribes rebelled and formed a new country • North: Israel with Samaria as the capital • South: Judah with Jerusalem as the capital
During You are going to read about how the Assyrians and Chaldeans defeated Israel and Judah after the division of the 12 tribes On a separate sheet of paper, complete The Kingdom of Israel graphic organizer as the instructions direct Use pages 90-92 of your textbook Due by the end of class Place in the basket when finished Worth 15 points
After As a group, answer the following questions on your index card Questions answered on one side; names of group members on the other side Raise your card when you are finished and I will collect your card 1. Who were the prophets? 2. What caused the fall of Israel? 3. Why did Judah fall?