The Divided Kingdom Part 2 - 2 Kings

Part 2 of a three-part study covering the time when the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah were divided. Part 2 covers the book of 2 Kings and Lessons 13-20.

The Divided Kingdom Part 2 - 2 Kings
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KINGS AND PROPHETS

Israel’s united monarchy lasted through the reigns of only three kings—Saul, David, and Solomon. The period began hopefully, with a humble Saul and ended disastrously, with a disloyal Solomon. The following era was tumultuous: civil war, the political and religious division of Israel into the northern kingdom (Israel) and the southern kingdom (Judah), the steady advance of idolatry, and the varying faith and obedience of the divided nation’s kings. The kings of Israel and Judah distinguished themselves to the degree that they were faithful or unfaithful to God’s covenant. Because the kings were often corrupt, God raised up faithful prophets during these four centuries to call the people back to allegiance to Yahweh, the God of Israel. The biblical accounts of the split monarchy and the years of the divided kingdom appear in 1 and 2 Kings, with additional material from 2 Chronicles. These lessons are largely organized around the narrative presented in 1 and 2 Kings. The prophetic books will be studied at the places in which the lives of the prophets touch the history of the respective kingdom.

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Lesson 1 (1): Introduction: The Divided Kingdom And The Minor Prophets
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Lesson 2 (13): Elisha and the Adequacy of the Word
Day 1: Israel’s Campaign Against Moab
Days 1 and 2: Israel’s Campaign Against Moab
Day 3: God’s Word Supplies the Needs of the Poor Widow
Day 4: God’s Word Supplies the Needs of the Barren Woman
Day 5: God’s Word Supplies the Needs of the Prophets
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Lesson 3 (14): The Power of the Word
Day 1: The Word Has the Power to Heal
Day 2: The Power of the Word to Discipline
Day 3: The Power of the Word to Protect the Faithful
Day 4: The Power of the Word to Protect the Faithful
Day 5: The Power of the Word to Supply Food for the Needy
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Lesson 4 (15): The End of an Exasperating Era
Day 1: A Providential Encounter
Day 2: Hazael Becomes King of Aram
Day 3: Judah: Jehoram, Son of Jehoshaphat, and Ahaziah, Grandson of Ahab
Day 4: Israel: The Rule of Jehu
Day 5: Israel: The Rule of Jehu
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Lesson 5 (16): The Day of the Lord
Day 1: The Locust Invasion
Day 2: The Imminent Day of the Lord
Day 3: A Call to Repentance and Prayer
Day 4: The Purpose of the Invasion and God’s Promises
Day 5: The Ultimate Day of the Lord
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Lesson 6 (17): Slender but Unbreakable
Day 1: Judah: Athaliah’s Attack on David’s Line
Day 2: Judah: The Recovery of the Throne
Day 3: Judah: The Rule of Joash
Day 4: Judah: The Rule of Joash
Day 5: Israel: The Rule of Jehoahaz and Jehoash
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Lesson 7 (18): Royal Arrogance, Royal Chaos
Day 1: Judah: The Rule of Amaziah
Day 2: Israel: The Rule of Jeroboam II
Day 3: Judah: The Rule of Azariah (Uzziah)
Day 4: Israel: Chaos and Decline
Day 5: Judah: The Rule of Jotham and Ahaz
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Lesson 8 (19): The Education of a Reluctant Prophet
Day 1: Jonah Rebels
Day 2: Jonah Prays
Day 3: Jonah 3—Jonah Preaches
Day 4: Jonah Pouts
Day 5: Lessons From Jonah
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Lesson 9 (20): Prophet in Prosperity
Day 1: Judgment Is Near
Day 2: Judgment Is Certain
Day 3: Judgment Is Terrible
Day 4: Four Visions of Judgment
Day 5: A Vision of Disaster … and Hope
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