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The Divided Kingdom II The Prophet Jeremiah

The Divided Kingdom II The Prophet Jeremiah

Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Judah Rehoboam – 17 yrs – Evil 922 -915

Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Judah Rehoboam – 17 yrs – Evil 922 -915 BC Israel Jeroboam – 22 yrs – Evil 922 -901 BC Abijah – 3 yrs – Evil 915 -913 BC Asa – 41 yrs – Good 913 -873 BC Jehoshaphat – 25 yrs – Good 873 -849 BC Nadab – 2 yrs – Evil 901 -900 BC Baasha – 24 yrs – Evil 900 -877 BC Elah – 2 yrs – Evil 877 -876 BC Zimri – 1 wk – Evil 876 BC Omri – 12 yrs – Evil 876 -869 BC Ahab – 22 yrs - Evil 869 -850 BC

Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Judah Jehoram – 8 yrs – Evil 849 -843

Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Judah Jehoram – 8 yrs – Evil 849 -843 BC Ahaziah – 1 yr – Evil 843 BC Athaliah – 6 yrs – Evil 843 -837 BC Joash – 40 yrs – Evil 837 -800 BC Amaziah – 29 yrs - Good 800783 BC Uzziah – 52 yrs – Good Israel Ahaziah – 2 yrs – Evil 850 -849 BC Jehoram – 12 yrs – Evil 849 -843 BC Jehu – 28 yrs – Evil 843 -815 BC Jehoahaz – 17 yrs – Evil 815 -802 BC Jehoash – 16 yrs – Evil 802 -786 BC Jeroboam II - 41 yrs - Evil 786 -745 BC Zechariah – 6 months – Evil Shallum – 1 month – Evil Menahem – 10 years – Evil

Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Judah Uzziah – 52 yrs – Good Jotham –

Quick Review of Divided Kingdom Judah Uzziah – 52 yrs – Good Jotham – 16 years – Good Ahaz – 16 years – Evil Hezekiah – 29 years – Good Manasseh – 55 years – Evil Amon – 2 years – Evil Josiah – 31 years – Good Israel Pekahiah – 2 years – Evil Pekah – 20 years – Evil Hoshea – 9 years – Evil

Prophets of the DK • The prophets during the Divided Kingdom – Obadiah –

Prophets of the DK • The prophets during the Divided Kingdom – Obadiah – Judah in the days of Jehoram – Joel – Judah in the days of Joash – Jonah – Israel in the early days of Jeroboam II – Amos – Israel in the days of Jeroboam II & Uzziah – Hosea – Israel in the days of Jeroboam II & Uzziah – Isaiah – Judah in the days of Uzziah – Hezekiah – Micah – Judah in the days of Jotham – Hezekiah

Prophets of Judah Alone • • Zephaniah Jeremiah Nahum Habbakuk

Prophets of Judah Alone • • Zephaniah Jeremiah Nahum Habbakuk

The Kings Since Samaria Fell • Hezekiah – Good king – Best since David

The Kings Since Samaria Fell • Hezekiah – Good king – Best since David – Instituted massive religious reforms – Tore down high places – God protected Jerusalem from Assyria’s attacks – Had sickness, but prayed and lived – Showed treasures to Babylon

The Kings Since Samaria Fell • Manasseh – Most wicked king ever in Judah

The Kings Since Samaria Fell • Manasseh – Most wicked king ever in Judah – Worshipped idols, human sacrifice, high places – Worse than the Amorites in the land before Israel – In his day, judgment was announced as inevitable (2 Kings 21: 10 -15) – Carried away to Babylon with a hook in his nose – Humbled himself and returned to Jerusalem, but was unable to undo the damage of his evil ways

The Kings Since Samaria Fell • Amon – As evil as Manasseh, except he

The Kings Since Samaria Fell • Amon – As evil as Manasseh, except he didn’t humble himself • Josiah – Very good king, perhaps the best of all – Eliminated idols from the land – We begin today’s lesson early in his reign

Intro to Jeremiah • This will not be a detailed study of Jeremiah •

Intro to Jeremiah • This will not be a detailed study of Jeremiah • The history in Jeremiah will be covered in its place in the narrative • Jeremiah is a difficult book to organize chronologically and topically • Jeremiah began his work in the days of Josiah and lasted until Jerusalem was captive • Jeremiah dictated his work to Baruch who wrote it • Jeremiah was a priest and prophet • We will outline the book and give a summary of the first 20 chapters today

Outline of Jeremiah • Prophecies about Judah and the kingdom of God (1 -45)

Outline of Jeremiah • Prophecies about Judah and the kingdom of God (1 -45) – Jeremiah’s call – Condemnation of Judah and Jerusalem (2 -29) – Promise of restoration (30 -33) – Punishment (34 -45) • Judgment against the nations (46 -51) – Egypt, Philistines, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazor, Elam, Babylon • Captivity of Judah (52)

Key Verses in Jeremiah 1 -20 • The call of Jeremiah (Ch. 1) •

Key Verses in Jeremiah 1 -20 • The call of Jeremiah (Ch. 1) • God is faithful, yet Judah has forsaken Him (2: 5, 11 -13) • The gods are nothing, yet Judah worships them and is not ashamed (2: 26 -28, 35 -36; 6: 15 -16; 8: 12) • God would take them back (3: 1)

Key Verses in Jeremiah 1 -20 Judah did not learn from Israel (3: 6

Key Verses in Jeremiah 1 -20 Judah did not learn from Israel (3: 6 -13) Wickedness is hopelessly pervasive (5: 1; 6: 13) Jeremiah’s words are hard (5: 14) Reason for the captivity (5: 19, 30 -31) God desires true repentance and worship (7: 3 -12, 21 -23) • Judgment is coming because of the sins introduced by Mannaseh (15: 4; 7: 30 -34; 19: 4 -6) • • •

Key Verses in Jeremiah 1 -20 • Judah has polluted the land with their

Key Verses in Jeremiah 1 -20 • Judah has polluted the land with their idolatry (2: 7; 3: 2 -3; 9: 12 -15) • The judgment will be complete (13: 19) • The idols are nothing (10: 3 -5) • Jeremiah is not to pray for Judah; they are past help (11: 14; 13: 23; 14: 11 -12) • A glimpse of hope (12: 14 -17) • The prophets are false (14: 13 -16)

Key Verses in Jeremiah 1 -20 • Jeremiah is not to marry (16: 1

Key Verses in Jeremiah 1 -20 • Jeremiah is not to marry (16: 1 -3) • The sign of the potter and the broken flask (Ch. 18 -19) • The oppression by Pashur • The internal strife of a prophet (20: 7 -9)