The Divided Kingdom part 3: Minor prophets

Part 3 of a three-part study covering the time when the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah were divided. Part 3 covers the books of Hosea Micah Obadiah Nahum Zephaniah Habakuk and Lessons 21-30.

The Divided Kingdom part 3: Minor prophets
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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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Course Introduction: The Divided Kingdom and The Minor Prophets
Lesson 2 (21): Passion for the Unfaithful
Day 1: The Prophet and His Family, the Lord and His Unfaithful People
Day 2: The Indictment and Redemption of an Adulterous Wife
Day 3: God’s Charges Against the Priests and the People
Day 4: God’s Warning, Israel’s Response
Day 5: God’s Warning, Israel’s Response
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Lesson 3 (22): Pursuit of the Unfaithful
Day 1: The Price of Idolatry
Day 2: The Price of Idolatry
Day 3: God’s Proven Love
Day 4: Israel’s Sin; God’s Anger
Day 5: God’s Persistent Love and Promise to Restore
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Lesson 4 (23): Israel’s Fall and Hezekiah’s Rise
Day 1: Israel: Hoshea and the Fall of the Northern Kingdom
Day 2: Israel: Hoshea and the Fall of the Northern Kingdom
Day 3: Israel: The Repopulation of Samaria
Day 4: Judah: The Rule of Hezekiah
Day 5: The Assyrian Crisis
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Lesson 5 (24): Judah’s Deliverance and Decline
Day 1: The Assyrian Threat, Hezekiah’s Response, and God’s Deliverance
DAY 2: The King Enters the Temple
Day 3: Hezekiah’s Life Extended
Day 4: The Reign of Manasseh
Day 5: The Reign of Amon
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Lesson 6 (25): The Faithful Remnant’s Joys
Day 1: Judgment Is Coming
DAY 2: The Parable of the Wedding Feast, Part II
Day 3: Jerusalem Will Be Restored and Messiah Will Reign in Zion
Day 4: Divine Punishment Is at Hand
Day 5: Divine Mercy Will Restore
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Lesson 7 (26): Your Sins Will Find You Out
Day 1: God Promises Judgment for Esau/Edom
Day 2: God Promises Deliverance for Jacob/Israel
Day 3: Nineveh’s Judgment Is Declared
Day 4: Nineveh’s Judgment is Described
Day 5: Nineveh’s Judgment is Deserved
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Lesson 8 (27): Josiah and the Revival of Judah
Day 1: The Discovery of the Book of the Law
Day 2: The Discovery of the Book of the Law
Day 3: Josiah’s Religious Reforms
Day 4: The Covenant Is Renewed
Day 5: Josiah’s Death and Successors
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Lesson 9 (28): Judgment Before Glory
Day 1: A Warning of Judgment
Day 2: A Call for Repentance
Day 3: Judgment on Judah’s Neighbours
Day 4: Jerusalem: Judgment and Restoration
Day 5: Jerusalem: Judgment and Restoration
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Lesson 10 (29): A Conversation With God
Day 1: The Prophet’s First Complaint
Day 2: Yahweh’s Answer
Day 3: The Prophet’s Second Complaint
Day 4: Yahweh’s Response
Day 5: The Prophet’s Prayer
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Lesson 11 (30): The End of the Surviving Kingdom
Day 1: Judah: The Reigns of Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin
DAY 2: Peter’s Denials
Day 3: Judah: The Fall of the House of David
Day 4: The Destruction of Jerusalem
Day 5: The Surviving Remnant
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