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The Divided Monarchy

The Divided Monarchy. What happened?. Solomon abused his power as king Imposed heavy taxes Enslaved foreigners and his own people Solomon’s Son Rehoboam decision to continue and intensify the harsh conditions for the Israelites. As a result…. Jeroboam lead an insurrection

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The Divided Monarchy

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  1. The Divided Monarchy

  2. What happened? • Solomon abused his power as king • Imposed heavy taxes • Enslaved foreigners and his own people • Solomon’s Son Rehoboam decision to continue and intensify the harsh conditions for the Israelites As a result… • Jeroboam lead an insurrection • See 1 Kings 1-24 • Israel was divided into two kingdom

  3. The Divided Monarchy: Northern Kingdom / The Kingdom of Israel Southern Kingdom / The Kingdom of Judah • Comprised of 10 tribes • The majority of the people disliked the leadership of Solomon and Rehoboam • Comprised on two tribes • Considered themselves the “legitimate kings” because of their connection with the Davidic Line During the Divided Monarchy there was both political and religious division between the tribes and external military threats

  4. Religious Division (1 kings 12:24-33) Northern Kingdom Southern Kingdom • Jeroboam’s changes • Temples in Dan and Bethel • Golden calves to represent Yahweh • Non Levi Priest • Establishment Religion • 1 Kings 18 – King Ahab (support of Baal) vs the Prophet Elijah • Exclusive worship of Yahweh Explain the relationship the exist between these religious viewpoints and people’s socioeconomic views?

  5. Forms of Worship • Create two Mind Maps to represent the different forms of worship that typical of the North and South

  6. Naboath’s Vineyard Read 1 Kings 21 • How did Ahab and Jezebel abuse their royal power? • How does God punish Ahab for his action?

  7. Homework Read and underline the main ideas in “The Last Days of the Independent Monarchy”, 2 Kings 23:36-25:26 and answer the following questions: • What nations did Yahweh set against Jehoiakim? • Who is the king of Babylon? • What happened to Jehoaikim’s son, Jehoiachin, and the people of Jerusalem? • Jehoiachin’s uncle was appointed as King of Judah by king of Babylon. How did Zedekiah surprise the king of Babylon? • How does the phrase “All’s well that ends well” apply to Jehoiachin?

  8. The Fall of the Northern Kingdom • Outside threats • Local power located in Damascus • The Neo-Assyrian Empire • 722BC the Assyrian Empire conquer and deported the Israelites in the North • Who was deported? • Upper class and elite member of society…eliminate the threat of further rebellion • Call the “Ten Lost Tribes of Israel” • Why did this happen? • Explain by the prophet Amos

  9. The Assyrians and The Southern Kingdom • Through King Hezekiah, aligned the southern kingdom with the Assyrians • Eventually the alliance ended and the Assyrians (Saragon 11) launched an unsuccessful siege on Jerusalem

  10. The Fall of the Southern Kingdom • The Babylonians conquered Jerusalem in 597 BC and set up a puppet government under King Zedekiah • King Zedekiah was initially loyal to the Babylonians but then sided with the Egyptian and tries to revolt • King Nebuchadnezzar orders the temple to be destroyed

  11. The Babylonian Exile Throughout the 3 waves of deportation, 4,600 men were exiled to Babylon Why did this happen? The election of a human King? Unfaithfulness to Yahweh? King’s Idolatry? Lack of concern for others?

  12. The Last Days of the Monarchy Finish the Flow Chart: The wealth and prosperity in the North unravels  The ascension of Tiglath-Pilesser III 

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