The Kings of Northern Israel

Northern Kings of Israel | 1 Kings 11:9-13 1 God's Covenant with David: 1 Kings 2:1-4 1 the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: 2 “I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. 3 And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn; 4 that the Lord may fulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said, ‘you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel. Solomon's words to the assembly: 1 Kings 8:57-61 57 May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us, 58 that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers. 59 And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day may require, 60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other. 61 Let your heart therefore be loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day The Lord's Admonition to Solomon: 1 Kings 9:6-9 6 if you or your sons at all turn from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods and worship them, 7 then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight. Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples. 8 And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and will hiss, and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ 9 Then they will answer, ‘Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the Lord has brought all this calamity on them The Sins of Solomon: Women: 1 Kings 11:1-3 1 But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites— 2 from the nations of whom the Lord had said to the children of Israel, “You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. 3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart Idolatry: 1 Kings 11:4-8 4 For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. 5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David. 7 Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon. 8 And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. Solomon reigned 40 years and was buried in the City of David and Rehoboam reigned in his place(1 Kings 11:42-43) God's word of judgment to Solomon fullfilled (1 Kings 11:11-13) Resulted in the Division of Israel (1 Kings 12:18-20) Southern (Judah/Benjamin) Northern (other 10 tribes) Northern Kingdom - Israel (Ephraim) King Jeroboam: (reigned 22 yrs) • two calves of gold "here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt" (1 Kings12:28) • made shrines on high places and priests from every class of people (1 Kings 12:31) • did more evil than all who were before him, went and made for himself other gods and molded images to provoke God to anger (1 Kings 14:9) King Nadab - son of Jeroboam....reigned 2 yrs (1 Kings 15:25) • he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin (1 Kings 15:26) King Baasha - conspired and killed Nadab....reigned 24 yrs (1 Kings 15:33) • He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin (1 Kings 15:34) • Received judgment of Jeroboam.....dogs will eat those who die in the city and birds those who die in the field 2 King Elah - son of Baasha....reigned for two years (1 Kings 16:8) • killed while drinking himself drunk in the house of his steward • the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, by which they had sinned and by which they had made Israel sin, in provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols. (1 Kings 16:13) King Zimri - commander of Elah's chariots/conspired and killed him....reigned for 7 days (1 Kings 16:15) • he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house down upon himself with fire, and died • because of the sins which he had committed in doing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he had committed to make Israel sin (1 Kings 16:19) King Omri - commander of the army of Israel....reigned 12 years • built the City of Samaria • did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all who were before him. For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin, provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols (1 Kings 16:25-26) King Ahab - son of Omri....reigned for 22 yrs (1 Kings 16:29) • Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him. 31 And it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshiped him. 32 Then he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. 33 And Ahab made a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. (1 Kings 16:30-33) • there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up. 26 And he behaved very abominably in following idols, (1 Kings 21:25-26) • was injured in battle and bled to death...as they washed the chariots, the dogs licked his blood (1 Kings 22:34-38) King Ahaziah - son of Ahab....reigned for two years (1Kings 22:51) • He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; 53 for he served Baal and worshiped him, and provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger, according to all that his father had done (1Kings 22:52-53) • Fell through the lattice of his upper room and sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub instead of God (2Kings 1:2) • Elijah the prophet said that because of this he will not recover but die (2Kings 1:16) • He had no son so Jehoram reigned in His place King Jehoram (Joram) - another son of Ahab....reigned 12 years (2Kings 3:1) • he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made. Nevertheless he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; he did not depart from them (2Kings 3:2-3) • Was killed by an arrow being shot full strength that came out through his heart (2Kings 9:24) • As prophesied that Ahabs male lineage would be totally destroyed (1Kings 21:20-22) King Jehu - son of Jehoshaphat/commander of chariots....reigned 28 yrs (2Kings 10:36) • Killed all the prophets, priests and servants of Baal (1Kings 10:18-25) • Destroyed the the sacred pillars of Baal, the temple and removed Baal from Israel (2Kings 10:26-27) • However did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin with the golden calves (2Kings 10:29) • Because he destroyed the house of Ahab his sons were granted to sit on the throne four generations (2Kings 10:30) • However, Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart; for he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin (2Kings 10:31) King Jehoahaz - son of Jehu...reigned for 17yrs (2Kings 13:1) • he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. He did not depart from them (2Kings 13:2) • This aroused the anger of the Lord and He delivered them into the hand of the Syrians • Jehoahaz then pleaded with the Lord and the Lord listened to him because he saw the oppression of Israel, therefore He delivered them (2Kings 13:3-5) • Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin, but walked in them; and the wooden image also remained in Samaria (2Kings 13:6) • He rested with his fathers and his son Jehoash reigned in his place King Jehoash (Joash) - reigned for 16 yrs • he did evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, but walked in them (2Kings 13:11) • three times recaptured the cities of Israel from Syria for the Lord was gracious on account of his promise to Abraham Issac and Jacob (2Kings 13:22-25) • rested with his fathers. Then Jeroboam sat on his throne (2Kings 13:13) King Jeroboam II - reigned 41 yrs • he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin (2Kings 14:24) • However, the Lord saw the affliction of Israel that it was very bitter and they were helpless so He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam (2Kings 14:25-27) • Died and was buried and his son Zechariah reigned in his place (2Kings 14:29) King Zechariah - regned for 6 months (2Kings 15:8) • he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his fathers had done; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin (2 Kings 15:9) • Was conspired against and murdered by Shallum...son of Jabesh (1Kings 15:10) • This fullfilled the promise of God to Jehu (1Kings 15:12) King Shallum - reigned 1 full month (2Kings 15:13) • Obviously, his month must have been terribly wicked • Was struck and killed by Manahem, son of Gadi (2Kings 15:14) King Menahem - reigned for 10 yrs (2Kings 15:17) • he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin (2Kings 15:18) • Because a city would not surrender, he gathered all the pregnant women and ripped them open (2Kings 15:16) • Paid the King of Assyria with money from the wealthy people in hopes that his power would be strengthened (2Kings:16:20) • He rested with his fathers and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place (2Kings 15:22) King Pekehiah - reigned 2 yrs (2Kings 15:23) • he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin (2Kings 15:24) • Then Pekah the son of Remaliah, an officer of his, conspired against him and killed him and reigned in his place King Pekah - reigned 20 yrs (2Kings 15:27) • he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin (2Kings 15:28) • King of Assyria (Tiglath-Tileser) took several cities, all the land of Nephtali captive (2Kings 15:29) • Hoshea the son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah...struck and killed him (2Kings 15:30) King Hoshea - reigned 9 yrs (2Kings 17:1) • he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel who were before him (2Kings 17:2) • Shalmaneser,King of Assyria came against Hosea and made him his servant. (2Kings 17:3) • Was then captured and bound in prison for not paying tribute to King of Assyria (2Kings 17:4) • In the ninth year of Hoshea, Israel was taken captive to Assyria (2Kings 17:6) This marks the end of the Kingdom of Israel - The Lost Ten Tribes (never to return again) Why? Read 2 Kings 17:7-41 • • • • • • • feared other gods and walked in statutes of the other nations secretly doing things against the Lord that were not right Built high places, sacred pillars, wooden images....burning incense and serving other gods serving Baal.....making their children pass through the fire practicing witchcraft and divination rejecting God......His commandments....His Statutes to this day it remains so 3