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(Part 2 - Week 4)

Era #7 – Divided Kingdom

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• Rehoboam becomes king – 1 Kings 11:43 • Rehoboam dealt harshly with the people – 1 Kings 12:14 • The people ask Jeroboam to be king – 1 Kings 12:20 • 10 northern tribes form “Israel” • Benjamin and Judah remain loyal and become the kingdom of Judah • All Jews were to make 3 pilgrimages every year to the Temple – Deut. 16:16 o Forbade travel to o Mobilized the army o Guarded the border • Introduced the worship of 2 golden calves – 1 Kings 12:28 • Jeroboam welcomed the worship of Baal, Asherah & other Phoenician gods • All subsequent monarchs of Israel followed Jeroboam’s example. • In Judah, it was cyclical, with good kings and bad kings. • Jeroboam caused a division in the kingdom that would never reunite. • Judah was saved because: o They were not seduced into idol worship o They maintained the dynasty of David o They were influenced by the prophets o The Temple in Jerusalem

• Kings of Israel – (This week) o Ahaziah 1 Kings 22:51-53 o Joram :1-3 o :6-10 o Jehoahaz :1-3 o Jehoash 2 Kings 13:10-11 o Jeroboam :23-24

• Next Kings of Judah – (This week) o Jehoram :16-18 o Ahaziah 2 Kings 8:25-29 o Athallah 2 Kings 11:1-3 o Joash 2 Kings 11:12 & 12:2 o Amaziah 2 Kings 14:1-3 o Azariah 2 Kings 15:1-3

Teach Me How To Trust God Like

1. Trust Comes From __INTIMACY__ :6 (NIV)

2. Trust Comes From __OBEDIENCE__ 1 Kings 17:8-9 (NIV)

3. Trust Comes From ______

“Then he stretched himself out on the boy three times and cried to the LORD, ‘O LORD my God, let this boy's life return to him!’" 1 Kings 17:21 (NIV)

Teach Me About My Faith From

She ______She ______A ______

“The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, ‘Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the LORD. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.’" 2 Kings 4:1 (NIV)

God ______What ______Already ______

“Elisha replied to her, ‘How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?’ ‘Your servant has nothing there at all,’ she said, ‘except a little oil.’" 2 Kings 4:2 (NIV)

The ______Of Her ______Was ______

“Elisha said, ‘Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don't ask for just a few.’” 2 Kings 4:3 (NIV)

God ______Her ______Than She ______

“She went and told the man of God, and he said, ‘Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.’” 2 Kings 4:7 (NIV)