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Sessions 5 - 6

Division II. Prophets

Post Mosaic to Davidic Kingdom

Handouts needed: Map of Israel and the 12 Tribes

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Session 5

Joshua 1410 - Yeshua, Another Prophet like Moses (Deut.18:15, 18, Acts 3:22, 7:37, John 1:45).

Chapters 1-12 Conquest

Chapters 13-21 Allotment,

Chapters 22-24 Joshua Renews Covenant. Applying the Deuteronomic Covenant.

Joshua is the New Moses that takes them into Canaan.
Their first battle is Jericho. Following battles Ai, and the sin of Achan.
Rahab – the genealogy of Christ begins. (Mat.1:5, Lk.3:32, Hb.11:31)
Crossing of the Jordon
Joshua’s farewell address and admonition along with Phineas (23).
Mount Ebal and Gerazim and ceremony and ratification of Covenant (24). Dividing of the Land

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Judges 1380
Joshua dies
“The Children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord”
12 Deliverers
“In those days there was no king in Israel” Chapters 17-21

Interim period of Israel’s disobedience.
Gentiles were allowed to stay and Israel is negatively influenced.
The absence of a King is an absence of holy leadership.

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Session 6

1st and 2nd Samuel the “United Kingdom” 120 years 5th and final O.T. Covenant

1st Samuel 1050

Samuel
Saul – Reigned 40yrs. Israel wanted a king “like the other nations.”
David Reigned 40yrs “a man after God’s own heart.”

Chapters 1-15
The Ark of the Covenant is in Shiloh
Birth of Samuel
Eli’s troubles
Israel asks for a king
Saul anointed King
Saul’s disobedience and God’s rejection of Saul

Chapters 16-31
David anointed by Samuel to be future King
Goliath and Israel’s wars with the Philistines
Saul despises David and tries to kill him
Jonathan and David become friends.
David spares Saul’s life
Samuel’s death
Saul consults a medium
Saul’s death

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Prophets of Israel and Judah.

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2nd Samuel 1040
Chapters 1-7
The death of Saul and Jonathan
The struggle of who would be king next
The Ark is brought to Jerusalem David and Bath-sheba Problems with David’s sons

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1st Kings 970 Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon are written at this time. 1st and 2nd Kings the “Divided Kingdom”

Adonijah David’s son declares himself to be King and is later killed.
Solomon made king.
Solomon Reigned 40yrs began in wisdom and obedience and built the 1st Temple, but went into idolatry through intermarriage, or agreements with pagan cultures.

Chapters 5-10 Solomon builds the temple over 7 years and increases in wealth.

Chapter 11 Solomon sins according (Deut.17:14-17) (Army/Intermarriage/Wealth).
Solomon dies and his son Rehoboam comes to rule and creates a split in 930bc.

In Jewish history, the mother of the King (I Kings 2:18, 19, Jer. 13:18) was called the "Queen Mother" and sat at the right hand of the King as mediator to the king. All through the history of the kingdom, the Queen Mother occupied that place, second only to the king in the kingdom. There was a special word for the Queen Mother in Hebrew: she was called Gebirah, or "Great Lady."

Chapter 12 930 BC separation of the Southern Kingdom – Rehoboam – Judah / 19 kings from the Northern Kingdom – Jeroboam – 10 tribes of Israel / went into idolatry / 20 kings.

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2nd Kings 930 (Rehoboam & Jeroboam)
Reviews the history of the Kings of Israel and Judah; 20 kings each and Ends with Israel being led into captivity to Assyria and Judah to Babylon. Their captivity was prophesied by Jeremiah (II Chron.36:21).

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1st and 2nd Chronicles) Reviews Israel’s history.
1st Chronicles begins with the genealogy of Adam, the focus is on King David’s family (Judah)
then the other tribes of Israel. It ends with the death of David.

I Chronicles begins with the genealogy of Adam, the focus is on King David’s family (Judah) then the other tribes of Israel. It ends with the death of David. Represents II Samuel.

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2nd Chronicles begins with King Solomon and ends with the split of the kingdoms. It reviews just the Kings of Judah not Israel. Represents I, II Kings.

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