13 The United Kingdom Flashcards
Inscriptions on banner.
Symbols of the twelve tribes.
Banner entwines itself around and through crowns.
The twelve tribes are united under kings.
Pillars rising from throne base to heavens.
The idea persisted that kings should be established by divine commission rather than by blood succession.
Crown on far left.
The reign of Saul.
Saul’s crown is dark.
Kingship of Saul met violent opposition.
Crown in center.
The reign of David.
Star of David, mace of leadership, and light over David’s crown.
David’s reign was the great golden age of Israel’s history, and a focal point for revisionist dreams in the New Testament era.
Three diamonds and one dark pearl on David’s crown.
David’s reign was accompanied by four major events.
First diamond
Jerusalem was made capital city of Israel.
Second diamond.
Philistine menace and other political threats were obliterated.
Third diamond.
Jerusalem was established as ecclesiastical headquarters of the new state.
Dark pearl.
Disunity in the United Kingdom began as a result of David’s sin with Bathsheba.
Third crown on far right.
The reign of Solomon.
Yoke attached to third crown.
Solomon’s expansionist policies led to heavy tax loads which incited a rebellion within the United Kingdom.
