comparing the reigns and the character of Rehoboam and Jeroboam. The kingdom of Israel was split after Solomon died. Prior to his becoming king of Israel‚ Jeroboam encountered Ahijah the prophet in Jerusalem. Catching his own new garment‚ Ahijah tore it into twelve pieces; and giving Jeroboam ten pieces‚ Ahijah declared to Jeroboam these conditional promises of the Lord (1 Kings 11:31- 38): ⦁ that He would rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon’s son and give ten tribes to Jeroboam ⦁ that
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for God. A prophet communicates a direct message that God gives to him to the people that God has sent him to. Some prophets had written messages while some were just spoken. A king is a leader of a kingdom‚ who governs a kingdom’s people. The old testament of the holy bible majorly speaks of the kingdom of Israel and its history‚ kingship and prophesies. It speaks of different prophets a different periods in the books of 1st and 2nd Samuel and 1st and 2nd Kings. The leadership in Israel lands in the
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Jonathan Gogol Jim Dumke Intro. OT Exegesis #2 Jeremiah 31:23-40 This particular section of the book of Jeremiah talks about a revelation from Yahweh that entails a promise of a “new covenant” for His people Israel; one that would enable them to fully know and follow Yahweh and his commands. This vision of consolation comes despite Israel’s consistent unfaithfulness to Yahweh‚ and also at a time when the people are truly suffering; by way of the destruction of their land by the hands of
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prophet and he is quoted in the New Testament. It has been interpreted that Jeremiah “spiritualized and individualized religion and insisted upon the primacy of the individual’s relationship with God.” About a year after King Josiah of Judah had turned the nation toward repentance from the widespread idolatrous practices of his father and grandfather‚ Jeremiah’s sole purpose was to reveal the sins of the people and explain the reason for the impending disaster (destruction by the Babylonian
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the prophet said God would help Israel during times of conflict with enemies (if the people have faith in God). Isaiah said this during a time when the northern kingdom of Israel had already been conquered by the Assyrian Empire. And the southern kingdom‚ Judah‚ was about to be conquered by Babylon. (The Bible explains that Israel and Judah lost their independence because so many of the residents had turned to false religions). But‚ since 1948 when Israel was re-established‚ Israel has been attacked
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THE ASSYRIAN CRISIS‚ A TIME OF GROWTH The Assyrian Crisis in Judah appears‚ from the surface‚ as a time of great luck for the people of Jerusalem. However‚ by examining the situation with a more powerful lens‚ one can see the powerful religious infuence such an event could have on a resident’s theology. If I were a Judean during this time‚ my faith would have faced the toughest test of my life. Going into such a conflict with a nation as strong as Assyria‚ I could not help but be afraid
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unmistakable that the Babylonians had a resounding victory and the Assyrians were vanquished. In 604 BCE‚ the Chaldeans had declared their king Nebuchadnezzar II as the ruler of the neo-Babylonian empire. At this time‚ in the kingdom of Judah‚ the Jews were ruled under king Jehoiakim. While Judah had been paying tributes to Babylon‚ however‚ king Jehoiakim observed during a battle in 601 BCE‚ that there was a great loss on the Babylonian side against Egypt. This convinced him that he should abstain from giving
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“A woman stay round uh store till she get old as Methusalem…”(78) Methuselah is‚ according to the Bible‚ the oldest human to ever walk the face of this planet. With a lifespan of 969 years‚ his family is also mentioned as inheriting his traits of longevity‚ with his descendants mostly living for 800 to 900 years. With his long life span‚ Methuselah is also used as a symbol of wisdom and although is portrayed as having lots of knowledge‚ never plays a very prominent role in the bible. Following
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STUDY GUIDE: MODULE 5 Harbin: Chapter 14 How did Rehoboam manage to lose most of his kingdom? He refused to cut taxes and threaten to raise them. Why is Asa viewed as a good king but given a mixed review? His lack of faith in God to assist with attack on Baasha in Northern Kingdom. How did Jehoshaphat show piety on the one hand but political naivete on the other? He went thru the country removing pagan shrines and sent teachers in the land teaching the law. he was judged for helping the
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things that support this idea‚ the acknowledgement of the king as Yahweh’s anointed one and the function of the king as one whom Yahweh willed to deliver Israel. The best example to me is when King David was still anointed and chosen by the men of Judah and later by the elders of Israel but he also conquered Jerusalem and called it the city of David. According to many Biblical texts King David was seen as both a hero and a villain. But the genius of David is that he unified very diverse groups‚ as
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