The Minor Prophets Writing Prophets Today The Times
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The Minor Prophets Writing Prophets Today – The Times of The Prophets
I. One Kingdom • Saul, 1040 -1000 BC • David, 1000 -970 BC • Solomon, 970 -931 BC
II. Two Kingdoms • Kingdom of Israel split after Solomon, 1 Kn 1126 • Reheboam – Judah, the south, two tribes • Jereboam – Israel, the north, ten tribes
III. Geo-Political Situation • • North – Successive Super Powers East – Regional powers and desert South – Super Power West – Regional power and sea • Judea and Israel are the land bridge between Africa and Asia/Europe
SUPERPOWER Mediterranean Sea Israel Judah Desert SUPERPOWER
ASSYRIA BABYLON PERSIA Kings of Judah Rehoboam Abijah Asa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Ahaziah Athaliah Joash Amaziah Uzziah Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah Manesseh Amon Josiah Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jehoiachin Zedekaih ISRAEL 722 BC Syria P H I L I s t I a 587 BC Ammon Moab JUDAH EGYPT Edom Kings of Israel Jereboam Nadab Baasha Elah Zimri Tibni Omri Ahab Ahaziah Jehoram Jehu Jehoahaz Jehoash Jereboam II Zachariah Shallum Menahem Pekahiah Pekah Hoshea Samaria
V. Summary of The Prophets • 16 writing prophets • Prophets to the North – Israel – Assyria • Prophets to the South – Before the exile – During the exile – After the exile
Lessons For Us 1. God sent His most dynamic prophets to His most troubled people. 2. The prophets were not well received or treated by the kings and the people. 3. The times of the prophets were pretty bad in comparison to our own times.
