19 Key Northern Kings Flashcards
who are the key Northern Kings?
- Jeroboam 1- Ahab- Jehu- Pekah- Hoshea
Jeroboam 1
930-909 bc (fyi)- 1st Northern King - Ahijah was prophet- builds altars at Dan and Bethel- Non Levite priests- makes Isr 2 idols - golden calfs
how long do the 2 idols remain?
200 years
what’s this sin of idolatry referred to as?
the sin of Jeroboam
what was pronounced…
judgment against him
who wipes out Jeroboam’s family?
Baasha
who comes next?
Ahab (874-853)
who is Ahab the son of ?
Omri
Who does Ahab marry?
Jezebel
they do great
evil
A and J build an altar and temple for
Baal
where?
Samaria (2 calves are still up at Dan and Bethel)
He did more to…
anger the Lord than all the kings before him
who is the prophet to Ahab and Jez
Elijah
what happens at mount Carmel?
the Lord is God - Elijah against 450 prophets of Baal - consumes his wet offering
God is still…
compassionate b/c He doesn’t destroy them
what happens to Naboth
A wants his vineyard and Jez has him killed
Naboth’s blood brings
judgment pronounced
Ahab dies at
Jezreel
Jezebel dies at
Jezreel - by Jehu (next king)
Jehu kills…
Ahab’s 70 sons
Jehu reigns
841-814 2Ki 9-10
at Elisha’s command he is anointed king while…
Jehoram is still king
Jehoram (north) and Ahaziah (south) are killed at
Jezreel
Jehu then kills
Jezebel and Ahab’s 70 sons
Jehu destroys..
the house of Baal and false prophets
Jehu pays tribute to
King Shalmaneser III - Assyrian King
God promises his ….
4th gen of sons will sit on the throne b/c he destroyed Baal and killed Ahab’s sons
the next king after Jehu to note…
Pekah
who did he pick a fight with?
Ahaz - south king
he forms an alliance with
Aram to attack Ahaz in the Southern Kingdom
where is the prophetic word spoken to Ahaz?
Isa 7
the prophecy functions as a sign about…
the coming Messiah
who kills Pekah in 732?
Hoshea
He’s loyal to …
the Assyrians - pays tribute
Hoshea seeks help from …
Egypt
He withholds tribute to …
Assyrians
He does…
evil in the sight of the Lord
he’s involved in POPULATION…
SHIFTING - Samaria mixed - moved the Israelites into Assyria - dilution of culture
