Divided Monarchies Pt. 1 & 2 The Kings and Fall of Israel (1-2 Kings) & Solomon

United Monarchy

first period of the kingdom of Israel in which all 12 tribes are united under a single king

Who is Rehoboam

Man who takes thrown after Solomon --> is worse than his father --> causes the split of the kingdom into Israel and Judah, king during Shishak's Invasion

Divided Monarchy

the second period of the monarchy, post-schism

Kingdom of Israel

northern kingdom, first king = Jeroboam, Capital = Samaria

Kingdom of Judah

Southern kingdom, first kind = Rehoboam, Capital = Jerusalem

Golden Calves of Jeroboam

King Jeroboam had built them so people wouldn't leave to worship in Jerusalem

King Omri

king of Israel for 12 years, Biblically super evil and bad but historically brought prosperity,

King Ahab

son of Omri, ruled for 22 years, married Jezebel, killed prophets of YHWH, both were evil, Seizure of Naboths Vineyard

Seizure of Naboth's Vineyard

Ahab wanted to buy vineyard from Naboth --> Naboth refused saying it wouldn't please YHWH --> Jezebel has Naboth killed

Prophet

figure who interprets and/or communicates the will of a deity

Elijah

prophet, revives a child, challenges Baal prophets to call down fire, condems Ahab for death of Naboth

Elisha

Successor of Elijah, receives double portion of Elijahs spirit

King Jehu

ruled for 28 years, overthrew the Omrides, tosses Jezebel out window, kills all Baal worshippers, close to being good but ultimately failed

Syro-Ephraimite Crisis

Aram (Syria) and Israel (Ephraim) try to fight against Assyrian but Judah refuses to help --> Aram and Israel attack Judah, Judah calls Assyra -->Assyrians destroys Aram

Fall of Israel

Assyrian invasion of Israel, capture of Samaria, & deportation of Israelites

Shishak's Invasion

Shishak (Egyption King) attacks Jerusalem 1. Egypt expanding influence in response to Assyria 2. its punishment from YHWH for idolatry

King Hezekiah

Judah king, 29 years, overall righteous --> Removes/destroys high places, pillars, and sacred poles, initially non-compliant with Assyrian empire, Israel falls during his rule, sennacherib's Siege

Sennacherib's Siege

Assyrian army besieges Jerusalem under leadership of Sennacherib (the king) -->Hezekiah consults the prophet Isaiah--> angel strikes down thousands of Assyrians

Sennacherib's Prism

an Assyrian record that includes statements concerning Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem --> says attack happened but not why they failed to capture Jerusalem

King Manasseh

Judah king, 55 years, worst of them ALL, loyal to Assyrian, Rebuilt everything Hezekiah tore down, Built altars to illicit gods in the temple to YHWH, child sacriface --> Manasseh is last straw for YHWH

King Josiah

Judah king, 31 years, finds "book of law" (torah)(early version of Deuteronomy), grieve at how wrong they've done --> consults Huldah (prophetess) to authenticate -->says that Judah is cooked but because he grieved they lowkey get to live until hes dead in natural time.

Josiah's reforms

sweeping religious reforms instituted by Josiah in response to finding the "book of the law" (Removes/destroys high places, pillars, sacred poles, Reaffirms Mosaic covenant, Cleanses Jerusalem Temple of illicit altars, "Defiles" altars spread across all the land) first passover festival since Judges

Babylonian Excile

period which Babylonian empire conquered Judah and exiled many Jerusalem residents to Babylon

Jerusalem Temple destroyed in 587 BCE

how the former prophets/deuteronomistic history ends

Solomon's Temple/The First Temple

reinforces Jerusalem as center of YHWH worship

Ahijah's prophecy

to Jeroboam (the rebel leader)

Ahijah (prophet) tears garment in 12 pieces --> gives Jeroboam 10 pieces (i.e., Jeroboam will be king of 10 tribes)

Corvee

a practice of forced labor in which subjects yield service to their ruler for a prescribed period of time

what happened in 722 BCE?

The Fall Israel

What happened in 587 BCE?

Babylonian Exile and Jerusalem Temple destroyed

Mastered (28)

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