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KINGS OF ISRAEL
REIGN DATE
Jeroboam 22 years 930-909 BC
Nadab 2 years 909-908 BC
Baasha 24 years 908-886 BC
Elah 2 years 886-885 BC
Zimri 7 days 885 BC
Omri 12 years 885-874* BC
Ahab 22 years 874-853 BC
Ahaziah 2 years 853-852 BC
Joram (Jehoram)
12 years 852-841 BC
KINGS OF JUDAH
REIGN DATE
Rehoboam 17 years 930-913 BC
Abijah (Abijam) 3 years 913-910 BC
Asa 41 years 910-869 BC
Jehoshaphat* 25 years 872-848 BC
Jehoram* 8 years 853-841 BC
REIGN OF AHAZIAH
Made ship alliance with Jehoshaphat
2 YEARS 853-852 BC
1 KINGS 22:51-532 KINGS 1:1-18
2 CHRONICLES 20:35-37
17th year of Jehoshaphat
FOR BAAL-ZEBUB IN EKRON(2 KINGS 1:1-8)
Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron (1)
“Lord of the flies” or “Fly god”
By the time of Jesus: Beelzebub—”Lord of the dung”
Elijah is sent to tell the messengers (3-4)
Is there no God in Israel?
What’d he look like?!(7-8)
FOR ELIJAH(2 KINGS 1:9-16)
Captains address, “O man of God” (9,11,13)
Elijah’s answer to the first two (10,12 cf. Luke 9:51-56)
“If I am a man of God let fire come down from heaven…”
Why does He go with the third captain? (13-15)
Humility of the captain
The angel of the LORD directed him16 Then he said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of
Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word?—therefore you shall not come down from the bed where
you have gone up, but shall surely die.'”- 2 Kings 16:17 NASB-
17 So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And because he had no son, Jehoram became
king in his place…
Ahaziah dies and Joram begins to reign in Israel
Elijah is taken to heaven, Elisha take the mantle
Joram’s reign in Israel
Elijah to Elisha: “Stay here…___”
Elisha to Elijah: “…I will not leave you”
Sons of the prophets at ___ to Elisha:“…the Lord will take your master from over you today”
Elisha to the sons of the prophets ___:“Yes, I know; be still.”
What’s the double portion of Elijah’s spirit? (Deut 21:17)Only God not Elijah could grant this
Most likely: firstborn, preeminent of the prophets
MIRACLES PERFORMED BY ELISHA(2 KINGS 2:13-25)
In front of the prophets of Jericho (14-15)
Parts the Jordan River with Elijah’s mantle
In the city of Jericho (19-22)
The water is healed
Going up to Bethel (23-25)
The young men are killed by 2 bears after Elisha’s curse
APPLICATIONS 2013
1. Hymn: “Where could I go, but to the Lord?”
2. Persist in following Jesus, our master (Luke 9:57-62)
REIGN OF JORAM (JEHORAM)
Allied with Jehoshaphat to fight Moab
12 YEARS 852-841 BC
2 KINGS 1:17; 3:1-9:26
SUMMARY OF HIS REIGN(2 KINGS 3:1-3)
Became king in the
18th year of Jehoshaphat (3:1)
2nd year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat (1:17)
During the co-regency of Jehoshaphat & Jehoram (8:16)
He did evil in the sight of the Lord
Not like his father and mother (put away Baal)
But like Jeroboam son of Nebat (golden calves)
DÉJÀ VU?(2 KINGS 3:4-27)
Ahab to Jehoshaphat Joram to Jehoshaphat…fight with me? (24)I am as you are… (4)…Prophet to inquire the
word of the Lord? (8)Micaiah
Prophet doesn’t have anything good to say (8)
…fight with me? (7)I am as you are…(7)…Prophet to inquire the
word of LORD? (11)Elisha
Prophet doesn’t have anything good to say (14)
LORD was not judging Joram as he supposed
(10,13)
LORD was judging Ahab(23)
God provides water and victory
APPLICATIONS 2013
1. Hymn: “Where could I go, but to the Lord?”
2. Persist in following Jesus, our master (Luke 9:57-62)
3. The Lord gives people ample opportunity (2 Peter 3:9)
SUMMARY OF HIS REIGN(2 CHRONICLES 21:1-7)
Firstborn son of Jehoshaphat (3)
After establishing his kingdom (4)
Killed his brothers and the rulers of Israel
He walked in the ways of Ahab, king of Israel (6)
He was married to Athatliah, Ahab’s daughter
“Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant which He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him
and his sons forever.”- 2 Chronicles 21:7 NASB -
SUMMARY OF HIS REIGN(2 CHRONICLES 21:8-20)
Edom and Libnah revolted against his rule (9-10 cf. 15:2)
“Because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers”
He made high places (11)
He led the people astray (11 cf. 19:4)
He died with no one’s regret and not buried with kings (20)
THUS SAYS THE LORD…(2 CHRONICLES 21:12-19)
Letter from Elijah the prophet (12)
Tishbite? Before taken to heaven? After taken to heaven? Written before and passed through Elisha?
Every thing he has will be taken away from him (14)
All his stuff is taken including his sons except the youngest (16-17)
The LORD will strike him with a sickness that will kill him (15)
Struck him with a painful disease for 2 years (18-19)
APPLICATIONS 20131. Hymn: “Where could I go, but to the Lord?”
2. Persist in following Jesus, our master (Luke 9:57-62)
3. The Lord gives people ample opportunity (2 Peter 3:9)
4. Forsake the Lord and He will forsake you (Heb 10:36-39)
5. Good can be undone quickly by others