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#20 The Divided Kingdom

Till There Was No Remedy Divided Kingdom The Siege of Samaria 2 Kings 6: 24 - 8: 6

The Siege of Samaria • Arameans besiege Samaria – The Plight of the people – cannibalism 2 Kings 6: 24 -29 And it happened after this that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up and besieged Samaria. (25) And there was a great famine in Samaria; and indeed they besieged it until a donkey's head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and one-fourth of a kab of dove droppings for five shekels of silver. (26) Then, as the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help, my lord, O king!“ …

(27) And he said, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress? " (28) Then the king said to her, "What is troubling you? " And she answered, "This woman said to me, 'Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow. ' (29) So we boiled my son, and ate him. And I said to her on the next day, 'Give your son, that we may eat him'; but she has hidden her son. "

The Siege of Samaria • Arameans besiege Samaria – The Plight of the people – cannibalism – The Prejudice of the king – blames Elisha and the Lord – 6: 30 -33 2 Kings 6: 30 -33 Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes; and as he passed by on the wall, the people looked, and there underneath he had sackcloth on his body. (31) Then he said, "God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!“ …

(32) But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. And the king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, "Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent someone to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him? " (33) And while he was still talking with them, there was the messenger, coming down to him; and then the king said, "Surely this calamity is from the LORD; why should I wait for the LORD any longer? "

The Siege of Samaria • Arameans besiege Samaria – The Plight of the people – cannibalism 6: 24 -29 – The Prejudice of the king – blames Elisha and the Lord – 6: 30 -33 – The Prophecy of Elisha – 7: 1 -2

2 Kings 7: 1 Then Elisha said, "Hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the LORD: 'Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour shall be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria. ' “(2) So an officer on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God and said, "Look, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, could this thing be? " And he said, "In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it. "

The Siege of Samaria • Arameans besiege Samaria – The Plight of the people – cannibalism 6: 24 -29 – The Prejudice of the king – blames Elisha and the Lord – 6: 30 -33 – The Prophecy of Elisha – 7: 1 -2 – The Panic of the Arameans – 7: 3 -11

2 Kings 7: 3 -11 Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, "Why are we sitting here until we die? (4) If we say, 'We will enter the city, ' the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here, we die also. Now therefore, come, let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they keep us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall only die. " (5) And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there. …

(6) For the LORD had caused the army of the Syrians to hear the noise of chariots and the noise of horses--the noise of a great army; so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us!" (7) Therefore they arose and fled at twilight, and left the camp intact--their tents, their horses, and their donkeys --and they fled for their lives. (8) And when these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they went into one tent and ate and drank, and carried from it silver and gold and clothing, and went and hid them; then they came back and entered another tent, and carried some from there also, and went and hid it. …

(9) Then they said to one another, "We are not doing right. This day is a day of good news, and we remain silent. If we wait until morning light, some punishment will come upon us. Now therefore, come, let us go and tell the king's household. " (10) So they went and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, saying, "We went to the Syrian camp, and surprisingly no one was there, not a human sound--only horses and donkeys tied, and the tents intact. " (11) And the gatekeepers called out, and they told it to the king's household inside.

The Siege of Samaria • Arameans besiege Samaria – The Plight of the people – cannibalism 6: 24 -29 – The Prejudice of the king – blames Elisha and the Lord – 6: 30 -33 – The Prophecy of Elisha – 7: 1 -2 – The Panic of the Arameans – 7: 3 -11 – The Plunder by the people – 7: 12 -16

2 Kings 7: 12 -16 So the king arose in the night and said to his servants, "Let me now tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, 'When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city. ' " (13) And one of his servants answered and said, "Please, let several men take five of the remaining horses which are left in the city. Look, they may either become like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; or indeed, I say, they may become like all the multitude of Israel left from those who are consumed; so let us send them and see. “ …

(14) Therefore they took two chariots with horses; and the king sent them in the direction of the Syrian army, saying, "Go and see. " (15) And they went after them to the Jordan; and indeed all the road was full of garments and weapons which the Syrians had thrown away in their haste. So the messengers returned and told the king. (16) Then the people went out and plundered the tents of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.

The Siege of Samaria • Arameans besiege Samaria – The Plight of the people – cannibalism 6: 24 -29 – The Prejudice of the king – blames Elisha and the Lord – 6: 30 -33 – The Prophecy of Elisha – 7: 1 -2 – The Panic of the Arameans – 7: 3 -11 – The Plunder by the people – 7: 12 -16 – The Passing of the Officer – 7: 17 -20

2 Kings 7: 17 -20 Now the king had appointed the officer on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate. But the people trampled him in the gate, and he died, just as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him. (18) So it happened just as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, "Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, shall be sold tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria. “ …

(19) Then that officer had answered the man of God, and said, "Now look, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, could such a thing be? " And he had said, "In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it. " (20) And so it happened to him, for the people trampled him in the gate, and he died.

The Reminiscing About Elisha Gehazi and the woman of Shunam tell the king of Israel of Elisha’s deeds She relocated due to Elisha’s warning. 8: 1 -2 She returned after the famine to get her house and land back -8: 3 She is restored her belongings when Gehazi explains the situation to the king

Till There Was No Remedy The Divided Kingdom 2 Kings 8 -9

Judah and Israel Kings KINGS OF JUDAH: Rehoboam, mostly, 933 -916 BC Abijah, mostly, KINGS OF ISRAEL: Jeroboam, , 930 -909 BC Nadab, , 909 -908 BC Baasha, , 908 -886 BC 915 -913 BC Elah, , 886 -885 BC Asa, , 912 Zimri, , 885 BC -872 BC Tibni, , 885 -880 BC Jehoshaphat, Omri (overlap), extra bad, mostly, 874885 -874 BC 850 BC Ahab, the worst, Jehoram, , 874 -853 BC 850 -843 BC Ahaziah, bad, 853 -852 BC Ahaziah, , Joram, mostly, 852 843 BC Athaliah, devilish, 843 -837 BC -841 BC Jehu, , 841 -814 BC

Judah and Israel • Judah • Israel – Ahaziah • Age 22 • 1 year rule of evil • Also called Azariah & Jehoahaz – Jehoram’s 12 th year • Some of the stories of Elisha happened during his 12 years • Elisha Meets with Hazael -2 Kgs. 8: 7 -15

2 Kings 8: 7 -15 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. (8) And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? (9) So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? …

(10) And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die. (11) And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. (12) And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. …

(13) And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. (14) So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover. (15) And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

Judah and Israel • Judah – Ahaziah • Age 22 • 1 year rule of evil • Also called Azariah & Jehoahaz • Israel – Jehoram’s 12 th year • Some of the stories of Elisha happened during his 12 years • Elisha Meets with Hazael -2 Kgs. 8: 7 -15 • Hazael murders Ben-hadad to take the Syrian throne Both Ahaziah & Jehoram Fight For Ramath-Gilead – 2 Kgs. 8: 28 -29

2 Kings 8: 28 -29 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. (29) And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

Judah and Israel Judah Israel Ahaziah 6 th ruler A relative of Ahab A sympathizer and supporter of Jehoram’s 12 th year Wounded in battle Jehu anointed to be king – 2 Kgs. 9: 1 -13

2 Kings 9: 1 -13 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead: (2) And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; (3) Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. (4) So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead. …

(5) And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. (6) And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel. (7) And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel…

(8) For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel: (9) And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah: (10) And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled. (11) Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication. …

(12) And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. (13) Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.

Judah and Israel Judah Israel th year Jehoram’s 12 Ahaziah Wounded in battle 6 th ruler Jehu anointed to be king A relative of – 2 Kgs. 9: 1 -13 Ahab Kills Jehoram A sympathizer Kills Ahaziah (Judah) and supporter of Jezebel thrown to her Jehoram death; eaten by dogs Is killed by Jehu Destroys the sons of Ahab Reigns 28 years

Till There Was No Remedy The Divided Kingdom Jehu Destroys the Sons of Ahab 2 Kings 10

Review • • Jehu is anointed king of Israel Jehu killed Joram, king of Israel He also killed Ahaziah, Judah’s 6 th ruler Next he killed Jezebel & left her to be eaten by the dogs

In Tonight’s Lesson • Jehu kills all of Ahab’s relatives – The dare made by Jehu – 2 Kgs. 10: 1 -3 – The decapitation performed by the people - 4 -8 – The destruction unleashed on the rest – 9 -11, 15 -17 • Jehu kills more relatives of Ahaziah 10: 12 -14 - princes of Judah • Jehu kills the leaders of Jezreel – 9: 11

Athaliah • Learns her son, Ahaziah has been slain Seizes the opportunity to be Judah’s new Queen • To do this she kills all the royal family (her own grandchildren) except Joash, who was hidden from her • While Jehu is ruler in Israel, she adds 6 evil years of rule over Judah • One small infant (Joash) is the only hope of keeping the promise to David alive

Judah and Israel • Athaliah – 6 evil • years • • Joash, the son of Ahaziah is spared Jehu – 28 evil years Jehu destroys the Baal worshipers 2 Kgs 10: 18 -28

2 Kings 10: 18 -28 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much. (19) Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. (20) And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. (21) And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, …

…so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another. (22) And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments. (23) And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only. (24) And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, …

…Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him. (25) And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. …

(26) And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them. (27) And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day. (28) Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

Judah and Israel • Athaliah – 6 evil • years • • Joash, the son of Ahaziah is spared Jehu – 28 evil years Jehu destroys the Baal worshipers 2 Kgs 10: 18 -28 – Jehovah’s Promise to Jehu – 4 more generations – 2 Kgs 10: 30 – Jehu Squandered His Opportunity – 29 -33

2 Kings 10: 29 -33 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan. (30) And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. …

(31) But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. (32) In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; (33) From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

Till There Was No Remedy The Divided Kingdom The Assyrian Empire 2 Kings 10 -11

The Assyrian Empire • • A Kingdom Northeast of Israel Capital at Nineveh on the Tigris River Shalmaneser III – 859 BC-824 BC Trying to get through these little kingdoms to get to Egypt

Nineveh: Built by Asshur (Gen 10: 11), Nineveh was the dwelling place of Sennacherib the king of Assyria (Isa 37: 37) and was the city to whom God instructed Jonah to go and preach (Jonah 1: 2; Jonah 3: 2 -6). It is thought that Nineveh was settled around 6000 B. C. by Asshur (Gen. 10: 11). The name "Nineveh" may come from the word "Nina" (river goddess) or "Ninuwa; " the name appears in ancient cuneiform texts as well as in the Bible. The cuneiform symbol for the word is a fish in an enclosure.

Assyria Influence Over Israel & Judah Athaliah – the Usurper reigns in Judah Joash – 40 years (evil) Jehoiada Executes Athaliah – 2 Kgs. 11: 1 -18 Elevates Joash to the throne Israel Jehu – forced to pay tribute to Assyrians Hazael begins to cut Israel Short – Takes Eastern Side of Jordan

2 Kings 11: 1 -18 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. (2) But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. (3) And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. (4) And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, …

and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son. (5) And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house; (6) And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down. (7) And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king. …

(8) And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in. (9) And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. (10) And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD. …

(11) And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple. (12) And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. (13) And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD. (14) And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, …

…and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason. (15) But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD. (16) And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain. …

…(17) And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people; between the king also and the people. (18) And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD.

v Judah - Jehoshaphat (good) reigned 25 years - Jehoram (evil) reigned 8 years - His son, Ahaziah (evil) reigned 1 year v Israel - Jehoram (evil) reigned 12 years

v Jehu - Anointed king of Israel - Killed both Jehoram, king of Israel, and Ahaziah, king of Judah - Killed Jezebel - Destroyed the relatives & supporters of Ahab § Including some of the princes of Judah

I S R A E L Victory is Short-Lived s 2 Kings 10: 29 -33 § Jehu’s reign started with great promise - Told Jehonadab to watch his zeal for the LORD - Destroyed the house of Ahab - Destroyed Baal worship from Israel § Jehu stopped short of full obedience by continuing the worship of the golden calves

The Assyrian Empire • • A Kingdom Northeast of Israel Capital at Nineveh on the Tigris River Shalmaneser III – 859 BC-824 BC Trying to get through these little kingdoms to get to Egypt

The Assyrian Empire Assyrians were great warriors - They built their state on the loot of other peoples - They were known for cruelty • skinned prisoners alive • cut off their hands, feet, noses, ears • put out their eyes & pulled out their tongues • made mounds of human skulls - Assyrian policy was to deport conquered peoples to other lands, to destroy their sense of nationalism

The Assyrian Empire § Assyrian records contain the names of 10 kings of Israel & Judah Omri Judah 1)Ahab 1)Uzziah 2)Jehu 2)Ahaz 3)Menahem 3)Hezekiah 4)Pekah 4)Manasseh 5)Hoshea

The Assyrian Empire § At this point in our story, the Assyrian ruler is Shalmaneser III § Assyrian records say that Shalmaneser III first invaded Canaan in the days of Ahab - Their records state that they defeated a force led by the king of Hamath that included Ahab of Israel & Ben-hadad of Syria - However, their victory was not decisive enough to continue their conquest at that time - Their records also state that Jehu paid tribute to Shalmaneser III - The Bible does not tell of either of these encounters

Assyria Influence Over Israel & Judah • Judah – Athaliah – the Usurper reigns in Judah – Joash – 40 years (evil) • Jehoiada Executes Athaliah – 2 Kgs. 11: 1 -18 • Elevates Joash to the throne • Israel – Jehu – forced to pay tribute to Assyrians – Hazael begins to cut Israel Short – – Takes Eastern Side of Jordan

Note Hazael came to power in Syria just prior to Jehu’s reign in Israel. Shalmaneser III attacked Syria, but neither he nor his son were able to take the heavily fortified city of Damascus. Assyria did not threaten Syria for the next 25 years leaving Hazael free to turn his attention toward Israel.

2 Kings 10: 32 -33 In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel; and Hazael conquered them in all the territory of Israel 33 from the Jordan eastward: all the land of Gilead — Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh — from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, including Gilead and Bashan. 32

Note For the first time since Israel conquered the land of Canaan, Israel controls no land east of the Jordan. Note how their kingdom will continue to shrink as Israel suffers due to their disobedience to God

Till There Was No Remedy The Divided Kingdom Jehoiada Renews the Covenant 2 Kings 11 -12; Joel

Jehoiada Renews The Covenant • Jehoiada, the Priest, removed Athaliah as Queen – 2 Kgs. 11: 1 -16 • Proclaims Joash as the king of Judah • He makes covenants between the Lord, the king, and the people - 17 -18 • They destroy the idols of Baal • Seven year old Joash is led into the palace and takes his place on the throne

Joel the Prophet • His work complemented the work of Jehoiada in calling upon the people to repent. • A severe locust invasion had ravaged the land • Joel: – The devastation of the locusts – 1: 2 -12

Joel 1: 2 -12 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? (3) Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. (4) That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. (5) Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth. …

(6) For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. (7) He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white. (8) Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth. (9) The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn. …

(10) The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. (11) Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished. (12) The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

Joel the Prophet • His work complemented the work of Jehoiada in calling upon the people to repent. • A severe locust invasion had ravaged the land • Joel: – The devastation of the locusts – 1: 2 -12 – Call to repentance – 1: 13 -20

Joel 1: 13 -20 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God. (14) Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD, (15) Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. (16) Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? …

(17) The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. (18) How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. (19) O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. (20) The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

Joel the Prophet • His work complemented the work of Jehoiada in calling upon the people to repent. • A severe locust invasion had ravaged the land • Outline of Joel: – The devastation of the locusts – 1: 2 -12 – Call to repentance – 1: 13 -20 – The day of the Lord – 2: 1 -11

2: 1 -11 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; (2) A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. (3) A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. …

(4) The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. (5) Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. (6) Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. (7) They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: (8) Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. …

(9) They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. (10) The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: (11) And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

Joel the Prophet • His work complemented the work of Jehoiada in calling upon the people to repent. • A severe locust invasion had ravaged the land • Outline of Joel: – The devastation of the locusts – 1: 2 -12 – Call to repentance – 1: 13 -20 – The day of the Lord – 2: 1 -11 – A Second call to repentance – 2: 12 -17

Joel 2: 12 -17 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: (13) And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. (14) Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? (15) Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: …

(16) Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. (17) Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

Joel • Promise of Blessings – 2: 18 -27

Joel 2: 18 -27 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. (19) Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: (20) But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.

(21) Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. (22) Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. (23) Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. (24) And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. …

(25) And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. (26) And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. (27) And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

Joel • Promise of Blessings – 2: 18 -27 • Outpouring of God’s Spirit – 2: 28 -32 – Fulfilled in Acts 2

Joel 2: 28 -32 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dreams, your young men shall see visions: (29) And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. (30) And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. (31) The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. (32) And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion

Joel • Promise of Blessings – 2: 18 -27 • Outpouring of God’s Spirit – 2: 28 -32 – Fulfilled in Acts 2 • Victory Promised to God’s People – 3: 1 -21

Joel 3: 1 -21 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, (2) I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. …

(3) And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. (4) Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head; (5) Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: …

(6) The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. (7) Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head: (8) And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it. (9) Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: …

(10) Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. (11) Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. (12) Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. (13) Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. …

(14) Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. (15) The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. (16) The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. (17) So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. …

(18) And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. (19) Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. (20) But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. (21) For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.

Judah and Israel • Judah – Joash takes two wives -2 Chron. 24: 3 • Israel – Jehu is still reigning 2 Chronicles 24: 3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.

Judah and Israel • Judah – Joash takes two wives -2 Chron. 24: 3 – Joash commands that the temple be repaired 2 Kgs. 12: 4 -5 • Israel – Jehu is still reigning

2 Kings 12: 4 -5 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, (5) Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.

Judah and Israel • Judah – Joash takes two wives -2 Chron. 24: 3 – Joash commands that the temple be repaired -2 Kgs. 12: 4 -5 – 23 rd year of Joash • Israel – Jehu is still reigning – Death of Jehu – Jehoahaz – 17 years (evil) – 2 Kgs. 13: 1 -8 • His character – 2 Kgs. 13: 2 -3

2 Kings 13: 1 -8 In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. (2) And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. (3) And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days. (4) And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. …

(5) (And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. (6) Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria. ) (7) Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing. (8) Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Judah and Israel • Judah – Joash takes two wives -2 Chron. 24: 3 – Joash commands that the temple be repaired -2 Kgs. 12: 4 -5 – 23 rd year of Joash – Repairing the temple – 2 Kgs. 12: 6 -16 • Israel – Jehu is still reigning – Death of Jehu – Jehoahaz – 17 years (evil) – 2 Kgs. 13: 1 -8 • His character – 2 Kgs. 13: 2 -3

2 Kings 12: 6 -16 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. (7) Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. (8) And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. (9) But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: …

and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. (10) And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD. (11) And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD, (12) And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, …

and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. (13) Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD: (14) But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD. (15) Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully. (16) The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.

Till There Was No Remedy The Divided Kingdom Joash Repairs The Temple 2 Kings 13 -14

Judah and Israel Judah • Joash is repairing the temple – Priest, Jehoiada, dies at 130 – Joash compromises with idolatry 2 Chron. 24: 17 -19 Israel • Jehoahaz begins his evil 17 yr. reign – Israelites brought low by God through the Syrians

2 Chronicles 24: 17 -19 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. (18) And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass. (19) Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

Judah and Israel Judah • Joash is repairing the temple – Priest, Jehoiada, dies at 130 – Joash compromises with idolatry 2 Chron. 24: 17 -19 – Zechariah rebukes and is stoned for telling the truth – 2 Chron. 24: 20 -22 Israel • Jehoahaz begins his evil 17 yr. reign – Israelites brought low by God through the Syrians

2 Chronicles 24: 20 -22 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. (21) And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. (22) Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.

Judah and Israel Judah • Joash is repairing the temple Israel • Jehoahaz begins his evil 17 yr. reign – Priest, Jehoiada, dies at 130 – Joash compromises – Israelites with idolatry 2 brought low by Chron. 24: 17 -19 God through the Syrians – Zechariah rebukes and is stoned for • Jehoash – Israel’s telling the truth – 2 12 th ruler Chron. 24: 20 -22 – 16 evil years

Judah and Israel Judah Israel • Death of Joash – 2 Kings 12: 19 -21 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? (20) And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. (21) For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

Judah and Israel Judah Israel • Death of Joash – 2 • Jehoahaz dies – Kgs. 12: 19 -21 2 Kgs 13: 8 -9 2 Kings 13: 8 -9 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? (9) And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

Judah and Israel Judah • Death of Joash – 2 Kgs. 12: 19 -21 Israel • Jehoahaz dies – 2 Kgs 13: 8 -9 • Hazael of Syria dies – 2 Kgs. 13: 22 -25

2 Kings 13: 22 -25 But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. (23) And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. (24) So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead. (25) And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

Judah and Israel Judah Israel • Death of Joash – 2 • Jehoahaz dies – Kgs. 12: 19 -21 2 Kgs 13: 8 -9 • Hazael of Syria • Amaziah – codies – 2 regent with Joash Kgs. 13: 22 -25 for about 2 years • 2 nd year of Joash – Amaziah’s character 2 Kgs. 14: 1 -4

2 Kings 14: 1 -4 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. (2) He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. (3) And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did. (4) Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.

Judah and Israel Judah • Death of Joash – 2 Kgs. 12: 19 -21 • Amaziah – coregent with Joash for about 2 years – Amaziah’s character -2 Kgs. 14: 1 -4 – Avenges his father’s death -5 -6 Israel • Jehoahaz dies – 2 Kgs 13: 8 -9 • Hazael of Syria dies – 2 Kgs. 13: 22 -25 • 2 nd year of Joash

2 Kings 14: 5 -6 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father. (6) But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

Judah and Israel Judah • Death of Joash – 2 Kgs. 12: 19 -21 • Amaziah – coregent with Joash for about 2 years • • • – Amaziah’s character • -2 Kgs. 14: 1 -4 – Avenges his father’s death -5 -6 Israel Jehoahaz dies – 2 Kgs 13: 8 -9 Hazael of Syria dies – 2 Kgs. 13: 22 -25 2 nd year of Joash Elisha’s death-bed prophecy – 2 Kgs. 13: 14 -19

2 Kings 13: 14 -19 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. (15) And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. (16) And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. (17) And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, …

…and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them. (18) And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. (19) And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

Next Time… Till There Was No Remedy The Divided Kingdom continues, Amaziah Plans an Expedition. . . 2 Chron. 25; 2 Kings 13: 20 – 14: 29

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