Israel A Divided Kingdom

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IsraelA Divided Kingdom

• Wednesday Evening Bible Study
• A series on the Kings of the two kingdom

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The Fall of an EmpireI Kings 111-14

• Divine Dialogue, vs. 1-10
• Divine Discipline, vs. 11-13
• Divine Disturbance
• Hadad from the South, vs. 14
• Rezon from the North, vs. 23
• Jeroboam from within, vs. 27

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The Division of An EmpireI Kings 1126-40

• Divine Design, 1111, 13, 31-32, 35-36, 43
• The Servant Jeroboam ten tribes
• The Son Rehoboam one tribe
• Democratic Defection 121-20
• Counsel Discarded, vs. 7-9, 13
• Collective Defiance, vs. 16, 18, 19
• Common Decision, vs. 20

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The Dynasties of an EmpireI Kings 1111-13 29-39

• Judah One dynasty
• Lineage of David
• Spanning 339 years (253 years B. H. Carroll)
• Israel Nine dynasties
• Whoever was powerful and alive
• Spanning 204 years

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The Tribal Regions
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Jeroboam, King of Israel

• Jeroboams status
• Jeroboams sedition
• Jeroboams symbolism
• Evil conduct
• Evil control
• Evil custom
• Jeroboams sin
• Activating idolatry
• Appointing his own priests
• Abandoning true worship

• Jeroboams scolding
• The informant
• The instigator
• The issue
• The impact
• Jeroboams sentence
• Divine destruction
• Conclusive destruction
• Shocking destruction
• Fierce destruction

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Rehoboam, King of Judah

• Rehoboams Relatives (I Kings 1143)
• Solomons son
• Solomons product
• Rehoboams Recognition (I Kings 121-24)
• Socially imperceptive
• Religiously indecisive
• Had heard and heeded the word (I Kings 1221-24)
• Had limited obedience (II Chron. 1117)
• Had mixed up priorities (I Kings 121, 6, 10)
• Rehoboams Reign
• Its length was seventeen years ( I Kings 1421)
• Three good years
• Fourteen years of forsaking the law of God
• Its leadership (I Kings 1214)
• Dominated no rest
• Demented no respect
• Destructive no freedom

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I Kings 151-8 II Chronicles 131-24Abijam,
King of Judah (Abijah)

• Abijams Reign
• His history
• By birth, I Kings 1431II Chron. 1216
• By covenant, I Kings 154-5II Chron. 217
• His heart
• Not perfectI Kings 153
• Not uprightPsalm 11980

• His hostilities
• Mocking aggressionII Chr 131
• Adverse analysisII Chr 132-9
• Blind arroganceII Chr 1310-12I Kings 1423-24
• Abijams Ruin
• Failure to recognize
• Failure to respect
• Failure to repent

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Asa, King of Judah

• The Days of Asa
• The Dealings of Asa
• The Disputes of Asa
• The Deficiency of Asa
• The Disease of the Asa
• The Death of Asa

• I Kings 158-23
• II Chronicles 14 15 and 16

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Asa, King of Judah

• The Days of Asa
• Ruling 41 years II Ch. 1613
• Removal of idols II Ch. 143
• Revival of worship II Ch. 144
• Reinstated morality I Ki. 1512
• Restoration of peace II Ch. 145-6

II Chronicles 1517 nevertheless the heart of
Asa was perfect all his days.

• II Chronicles 14 15 16 I Kings 15

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Asa, King of Judah

• The Dealings of Asa
• Integrity II Ch. 158
• Intensity I Ki. 1513
• Inventive I Ki. 1517-22
• Inconsistent II Ch. 1517

But the high places were not taken away out of
Israel nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect
all his days.
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Asa, King of Judah

• The Disputes of Asa
• Family II Chr. 1516
• Friends I Ki. 1516
• Foreigners II Ch. 149-15
• Fidelity II Ch. 167-10

And Asa oppressed some of the people the same
time.
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Asa, King of Judah

• The Deficiency of Asa
• Communication II Ch. 167
• Consideration II Ch. 1610
• The Disease of Asa
• Distressing II Ch. 1612
• Deteriorating II Ch. 1612
• The Death of Asa