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Introductio= n to the History of Israel

Steve Rowe

March 18, 200= 6

 

= I.      =             &nb= sp; Why Study This?

= a.      = History

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  This is the history of God’s chosen people.

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Sets up the world in which Christ is born

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  Provides background for the modern Middle East

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        iv.   &n= bsp;  Necessary to understand the prophetic books

= b.      Life Lessons

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  Observe God’s character through his interacti= on with Israel

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Learn from the successes and failures of others

= 1.      David was a man after God’s own heart

= 2.      The wickedness of Ahab

= 3.      Hezekiah overcomes a difficult life and follows the Lord

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  Apply these lessons to our lives.

= II.      =            Historical Overview

= a.      = Historical books: 

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  Joshua through Esther

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Cover about 800 years

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  Establishment, expansion, fall, reconstitution

= b.      We will cover Samuel through Chronicles – 1st to last king

= c.      = Joshua

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  1400 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Jews take possession of the land

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  Followed God’s leadership and won many great battles

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        iv.   &n= bsp;  Established the nation of Israel

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          v.   &nb= sp;  Key verses

= 1.      1:3

= 2.      11:23

= 3.      24:14-15

= d.      Judges

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  1375-1080 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Israel stops following God and is punished

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  No king.  Led by themselves and by the Judges

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        iv.   &n= bsp;  Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Samson, etc.

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          v.   &nb= sp;  Key verses:  2:15-16

= e.      = Ruth

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  12th century BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Takes place during the time of the judges

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  Story of Loyalty and purity against a backdrop of s= in

= f.      =   1 Samuel

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  1085-1010 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Israel gets its first king – Transition from judges to kings

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  Life of Samuel – the last judge

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        iv.   &n= bsp;  Saul is the 1st king.

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          v.   &nb= sp;  Why didn’t his line maintain the kingship?

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        vi.   &n= bsp;  Ends with the anointing of David

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       vii.   &= nbsp;  Key verses

= 1.      8:6-7

= 2.      15:22-23

= g.      = 2 Samuel

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  1010-970 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Covers the reign of King David

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  David is a man after God’s own heart

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        iv.   &n= bsp;  David is also fallen.  Bathsheba.

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          v.   &nb= sp;  Expands the kingdom by war

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        vi.   &n= bsp;  Key verse:  7:12-16

= h.      = 1 Kings

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  970-853 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Reign of King Solomon

= 1.      built temple

= 2.      wise – expanded kingdom through peace

= 3.      worldly tastes

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  Kingdom divided after Solomon

= 1.      Israel = – 10 tribes in the north

= 2.      Judah – 2 tribes in the south:  Judah and Benjamin

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        iv.   &n= bsp;  Life and times of Elijah

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          v.   &nb= sp;  Key verses:

= 1.      9:3-7

= 2.      11:11

= i.      =    2 Kings

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  853-586 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Starts with Ahaziah in = Israel and  Jehoram in Judah

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  Ends with Hoshea of Israel

= 1.      Conquered by Sargon II of Assyria in 722 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        iv.   &n= bsp;  Ends with Jehoiachin of= Judah

= 1.      Nebuchadnezzar of Babylong conquers in 586 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          v.   &nb= sp;  Life of Elisha

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        vi.   &n= bsp;  Key verses

= 1.      17:18-23

= 2.      23:27

= j.      =   1 & 2 Chronicles

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  Same time frame as Samuel and Kings

= k.      Ezra

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  Captivity extends from 605-536 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Persians conquer Babylon in 536

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  King Cyrus decrees that Jews can return

= 1.      50,000 return

= 2.      Led by Zerubbabal

= 3.      Rebuild the temple

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        iv.   &n= bsp;  More return in 458 BC

= 1.      Ezra leads return

= 2.      Revival comes to the Jews

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          v.   &nb= sp;  Key verses

= 1.      1:3

= 2.      6:21-22

= l.      =    Nehemiah

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  444 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  Walls of Jerusalem rebuilt

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        iv.   &n= bsp;  Contemporary of Ezra

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          v.   &nb= sp;  Key verses

= 1.      6:15-16

= 2.      8:8

= m.     Esther

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            i.   &nb= sp;  Occurs between 6th and 7th chapters of Ezra – 479 BC

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          ii.   &n= bsp;  Esther is Queen of Persia

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         iii.   &= nbsp;  Haman gets a decree to kill all Jews

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        iv.   &n= bsp;  Esther intervenes on behalf of her people

<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          v.   &nb= sp;  Key verses

= 1.      4:14

= 2.      8:17

 

 

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