Notes: Divided Kingdom part1

1. Slide 1
Slide 1- “O.T. 4,000 yrs”
The OT covers 4,000yrs; while the NT covers about 150yrs
The story of the OT is God guiding His Chosen Leader and People to His Chosen Place
Slide 2- “Prehistory”
The first 11 chapters of Gen. covers about 2000 yrs of “Pre-history”
Pre-Israel
Slide 3- 500yr each
From Gen 11 to the end of the OT covers about 2,000 yrs
This two thousand years’ time frame can be broken up into
500yr increments
2000, 1500, 1000, 500
Slide 4- “Event”

2. We can remember each section by the main event
Election (Abraham)
Exodus
Empire
Exile
Slide 5- “Person”
For each section, we have a prominent person and position-
Abraham (patriarchs, Abraham to Joseph)
Moses (Prophets, Moses to Samuel)
David (Empire- Saul to Zedekiah)
Isaiah (Priests- Joshua to Ciaphas)
Slide 6- “Patriarchs”
2000-1500
Gen 12-50-The Bible records this information
Slide 7- “Pilgrimage”
1500-1000
God’s leading and preparing a people for
A kingdom is found in
Law: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
History: Joshua, Judges, Ruth
Slide 8- “Kingdom”
1000-500
Exod 16:31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna…
Exod 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation...
The kingdom had a false start with Saul
And David brings in the kingdom to it’s
Highest Plato
Then it quickly goes down hill
This is recorded in:
1&2 Sam, 1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chron
Psalms, S of S, Prov, Eccl
Slide 9- “Payment/Excile”
500- Christ
Israel’s history of Exile- before, During, After
Recorded in the Bible-
Before Exile-

3. Isaiah Hosea
Joel Amos
Obadiah Jonah
Micah Nahum
Habakkuk Zephaniah
During Exile-
Daniel Jeremiah
Lamentations Ezekiel
After Exile-
Ezra Nehemiah
Esther Haggai
Zechariah Malachi
Slide 10- “2 Gaps”
Two gaps of about 400 yrs silence.
First 400 yr silence is between the Patriarchs and Exodus from Egypt;
The next 400+ yrs of silence occurs
after Israel’s return from Babylonian captivity
Slide 11- “Jesus N. T.”
After the book of Mal. The silence is finally broken by
Jesus the messiah’s birth this starts the NT
Slide 12- “Payment resumed”
For 1,000yrs (from Abraham to David) God was
working to set up the kingdom of Israel.
It only took Israel 500yrs to destroy it.
So for 400+yrs God was silent,
Then God in the flesh showed up on earth
In the form of Jesus Christ.
But because Israel rejected Him,
God has been silent to the nation of
Israel now for 2000yrs
Mil. Kingdom
Soon it will all start again and Jesus
for 1,000 yrs. will set up the kingdom
of Israel on earth

5. Slide 2
• Sa ul
– 40yrs.reign
• 1 Samuel
• Da vid
– 40yrs.reign
• 2 Samuel
• Sol omon
– 40yrs.reign
• 1 Kings 1 - 10

6. Slide 3
1Kings 12- 2Kings 17; 2Chr 10-28
931/930 B.C. to 723/722 B.C.
The division of the kingdom occurred about 931/30 BC
The northern kingdom was called “Israel” consisting of 10 tribes.
1Kgs 11:31
31) And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel,
Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
The southern kingdom was called “Judah” consisting of 2 tribes.
1Kgs 12:21
21) And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with
the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors,
to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of
Solomon.
2Chr 11:1
1) And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and
Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight
against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
In Judah all the kings were descendants David through Solomon.
1Kgs 11:31-32

7. 31) And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel,
Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
32) (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city
which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
2Sam 7:11-17
11) And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have
caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an
house.
12) And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed
after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13) He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14) I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the
rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
15) But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away
before thee.
16) And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall
be established for ever.
17) According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto
David.

8. Slide 4
• Judah- 2 Tribes in the South
• Israel- 10 Tribes in the North
• War 80yrs (1Kng 12-16)
• Peace 80yrs (1Kng 16- 2Kng 10)
– Elijah (1Kng 17- 2Kng 2)
– Elisha (1Kng 19- 2Kng 9)
• War 50 (2Kng 11-17)
Israel to Assyria – 722(21) BC
Juda h Isr a el

9. Slide 5
• Judah (“Jew”)
– 135 yrs.
• 2 Kng. 18 – 25
Judah to Babylon 587(6) BC
Juda h

10. Slide 6
• Rehoboam
– 930-913
• Abijah
– 913-910
• Asa
– 910-869
• Jeroboam 1st
– 930-909
• Nadab
– 909-908
• Baasha
– 908-885
Juda h Isr a el

11. Slide 7
• Elah
– 885-884
• Zimri
– 884
• Tibni
– 884—880
• Omri
– 884(880)-873
Juda h Isr a el

12. Slide 8
• Jehoshaphat
– 871(869)-848
• Jehoram
– 853 (848)-841
• Ahaziah
– 841
• Athaliah
– 841-835
• Ahab
– 873-853
• Ahaziah
– 853-852
• Joram
– 852-841
• Jehu
– 841-813
Juda h Isr a el

13. Slide 9
• Joash
– 835-796
• Amaziah
– 796-767
• Uzziah
– 791 (767)-739
• Jehoahaz
– 813-798
• Jehoash
– 798-781
• Jeroboam 2nd
– 792 (782)-753
• Zachariah
– 753-752
• Shallum
– 752
Juda h Isr a el

14. Slide 10
• Jotham
– 750 (739)-731
• Ahaz
– 735 (732)-715
• Menahem
– 752-741
• Pekahiah
– 741-739
• Pekah
– 752 (740)-731
• Hoshea
– 731-722
Juda h Isr a el

15. Slide 11
• Hezekiah
– 715-686
• Manasseh
– 696 (687)-642
• Amon
– 642-640
• Josiah
– 640-609
Juda h Isr a el

16. Slide 12
• Jehoahaz
– 609
• Jehoiakim
– 609-598
• Jehoiachin
– 598-597
• Zedekiah
– 597-586
Juda h Isr a el

17. Slide 13
931/30-913 BC
a) Ten northern tribes revolt
– 1Kings 12:1-20
– 2Chron 10
931/30-910/9 BC
• Jeroboam from servant to king
a) Ahijah prophesies the division
of the kingdom
– 1Kings 11:26-40
Juda h Isr a el
Rehoboam- 10 Northern tribes revolt
1Kgs 12:11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke,
I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips,
but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Exod 1:10-11
10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them;
lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that,
when there falleth out any war, they join also unto ourenemies,
and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them
with their burdens. And they built forPharaoh treasure cities, Pithom
and Raamses.
1Cor 1:19-21
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world?
hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God,
it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

18.  Jeroboam: servant to king
1Kgs 11:26
26) And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose
mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the
king.
1Kgs 11:11
11) Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou
hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely
rend the kingdom fromthee, and will give it to thy servant.
His position under Solomon:
1Kgs 11:27-28
27) And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built
Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
28) And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young
man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of
Joseph.
 His charge: Ahijah prophesies
1Kgs 11:37-40
37) And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and
shalt be king over Israel.
38) And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in
my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments,
as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built
for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
39) And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
His trouble:
1Kgs 11:40
40) Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into
Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
His attempt at compromise:
1Kgs 12:1-4
1) And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him
king.
2) And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of
it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

19. 3) That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came,
and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
4) Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of
thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

20. Slide 14
b) Shemiah forbids
Rehoboam to fight Israel
– 1Kings 12:21-24
– 2Chron 11:1-4
c) Rehoboam fortifies the
cities
– 2Chron 11:5-12
b) Jeroboam corrupts
the worship
– 1Kings 12:25-33
c) Man of God out of
Judah prophesies of
Josiah
– 1Kings 13:1-10
Juda h Isr a el
Rehoboam prepares to fight Israel with the help of… the tribe of Benjamin
1Kgs 12:21
21) And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah,
with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which
were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to
Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
 Shemiah forbids the fight
2Chr 11:1-4
1) And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and
Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight
against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2) But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3) Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah
and Benjamin, saying,
4) Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every
man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD,
and returned from going against Jeroboam.
 A good alternative to fighting is building (you are either in a fight or preparing for one).

21. 2Chr 11:5-12
5) And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
6) He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7) And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
8) And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9) And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10) And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced
cities.
11) And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and
of oil and wine.
12) And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding
strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
 Jeroboam seeks security and popularity
1Kgs 12:26-31
26) And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
27) If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall
the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah,
and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
28) Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them,
It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought
thee up out of the land of Egypt.
29) And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
30) And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even
unto Dan.
31) And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people,
which were not of the sons of Levi.
 He gets a missionary visit from a prophet out of Judah
1Kgs 13:1-10
1) And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto
Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
2) And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus
saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name;
and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee,
and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.
3) And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken;
Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
4) And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which
had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay
hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not
pull it in again to him.

22. 5) The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign
which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
6) And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the
LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of
God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it
was before.
7) And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and
I will give thee a reward.
8) And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not
go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
9) For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink
water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.
10) So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel.