Power during the United KingdomSaulDavidSolomon

God determined to divide the kingdomBecause of Solomon’s idolatry, 1 Kgs. 11:30-33Dynasty if faithful, 1 Kgs. 11:38

Rehoboam listened to his peersInstead of older, wiser men1 Kgs. 12:12-16

Two tribes, 1 Kgs. 12:20, 21;2 Chron. 11:1, 12-17

Jeroboam started a legacy of sinImmediate apostasy, 1 Kgs. 12:25-33∙Idolatry∙Fear of losing the people∙False priests∙False days of worship

Jeroboam started a legacy of sinRemained in sin∙Ahab, 1 Kgs. 16:29-33∙Jehu, 2 Kgs. 10:18-31

Jeroboam started a legacy of sinAssyrian captivity∙Hoshea, 2 Kgs. 17:1-3∙Carried away, 2 Kgs. 17:6-9

The southern kingdom vacillatedBetween good and evil

Sinful & faithful kings∙Rehoboam, 1 Kgs. 14:21-24∙Abijah, 1 Kgs. 15:1-3∙Asa, 1 Kgs. 15:9-13∙Uzziah, 2 Kgs. 15:1-5

The southern kingdom vacillatedBetween good and evil

Sinful & faithful kings∙Hezekiah, 2 Kgs. 18:1-7∙Manasseh, 2 Kgs. 21:1-9∙Josiah, 2 Kgs. 22:1, 2

The southern kingdom vacillatedBetween good and evil

Babylonian captivity∙Reforms did not stop judgment,2 Kgs. 23:26∙Three waves of captivity, 2 Kgs. 24:1-4;2 Kgs. 24:10-12; 25:8-10

Ezra labored to restore the templeEzra 3:1-7

Resisted by enemies, Ezra 4:1-5Ezra’s preparation, Ezra 7:10Repentance, Ezra 10:1-44