Week 32

KINGS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH

  • Solomon was chosen by God to follow David as king over God's Kingdom. His wisdom and wealth were proverbial. He built the first temple in Jerusalem.
  • During his days there was a measure of peace, but there were seeds of trouble whilst he was alive, and on his death the Kingdom was divided (1 Kings 12).

TWO KINGDOMS

Israel
(Ten Tribes)
Bad Kings
Jeroboam I - 975 BC
to
Hoshea
Ten tribes taken captive
into Assyria, 721 BC
Judah
(Two Tribes)
Bad (and a few good) Kings
Rehoboam, 975 BC
to
Zedekiah, 599 BC
Two tribes taken captive
into Babylon, 588 BC

DAILY NOTES

SUNDAY
1 Kings 3		 Solomon asked for the right gift (verse 9). See Proverbs 4:7, etc.
MONDAY
1 Kings 5		 Gentiles and Jews together built the Temple. Likewise, in Christ both Jews and Gentiles are accepted by God.
TUESDAY
1 Kings 12		 Solomon's sin (1 Kings 11:1-3) and Rehoboam's lack of wisdom (verse 11) resulted in the division of the Kingdom.
WEDNESDAY
1 Kings 17		 Elijah was sent by God to try to turn Israel back to Him. Miracles were performed by Elijah, showing he was from God (verse 24).
THURSDAY
1 Kings 18		 The worship of idols introduced by Solomon and then by Jeroboam (1 Kings 12:28-30) was temporarily halted by Elijah's prayer (verse 36) and action (verse 40).
FRIDAY
2 Kings 5		 Though Israel was rebellious, Naaman, a Syrian, obeyed and was cleansed. See Luke 4:25-27.
SATURDAY
2 Chronicles 36		 God sent messengers and prophets (verse 15) to His people. But they were still rebellious. As a punishment they were taken captive into Babylon for 70 years (verses 17-21).