Study unit 9 - Kings of divided kingdom Flashcards
Why did Elijah go to Mount Horeb?
Jezebel furious + swore he would be killed - happened Mount Carmel
Fled
Took to south
@ Beersheba - left slave + entered wilderness alone
Exhausted by fatigue + grief - fell asleep
Angel - wake up + gave food
Woke again - eat, journey will be too great
Kept walking unitl Mount Herob - after 40 days + nights
Not specific direction fled - God later reveal himself @ Mount Herob
What happened to Elijah on Mount Horeb, and what was the commission the
Lord gave him?
Go out of cave - God could reveal himself
Perceded - mighty natural phenomenon:
Mighty wind - broke rock
Earthquake
Wire
Calm - whispering voice
Teach - comes w. wrath, also God of grace
Three-fold duty:
- Annoint Hazeal - king over Syria
- Jehu - king over Israel
- Elisha - successor
Describe how the tasks were carried out that the Lord gave to Elijah?
Found Elisha - placed mantle + followed
Other 2 - completed by Elisha:
- Ben Hadid (king of Syria) ill - sent slave Hazeal - recover?
Die + become king - Jehu - anointed one of prophets in reaction to command
Briefly describe the miracles that occurred when King Ahaziah revolted against
Elijah.
Officer w. 50 men capture
Upon word - fire came down + consumed
2nd officer w. 50 men - also consumed
3rd - knew how to act towards servent - saved
Summarise Elijah’s ascension in three sentences.
Elijah + Elisha arrived @ Jericho - cross Jordan
Elijah rolled up mantle + struck water
Elijah + Elisha talking - chariot of fire appeared + taken up to heaven in whirlwind
What was the sequence of events that led to king Joram’s reception of the
Syria army at Samaria?
Ben-Hadad (king of Syria) at war w. Joram (king of Israel)
Capture Elisha - plans constantly leaked out + told Elisha made known
Strong army to where staying + surrounded place - not escape
Pray - struck w. blindness + took to Samaria
How did the servant girl do God’s work in Naaman’s life?
Told of prophet in Israel - cure leprosy
Briefly describe the relationship between Joram and Elisha.
Respect + obedience
Kill Assyrians? - despite being king
Respectfully asked: “ My father, shall I kill them?”
Elisha’s command - rather feed - obediently set water + food
What characterised Elisha’s ministry?
Many miracles showed God’s compassion - enemy + rich
- Raising child of rich promitent woman in Shunem
- Naaman (head of Ben-Hadad army) leprosy cured
- Syrians served w. food - opened eyes + spared lives
- Widow - fill all vessels from 1 jar
- Flour to posionous stew
- Distributing 12 barley loaves, 100 + leftovers
- Borrowed axe fell in water - beams prepared @ Jordan (larger gathering place) - piece of wood where fallen - floated to surface
Explain how the judgment was executed on the house of Ahab by mentioning
the acts of Jehu?
Ahaziah + Joram - drove up to meet Jehu
Come in peace - Jehu harsh answer
Joram - tried to flee - hit w. arrow
Ahaziah - caught + shot
Jehu came to Samaria - Jezebel thrown out palace window + horses trampled, dogs ate
70 descendants of Ahab raised in Samaria - struck by Lord
Wrote letter to Samaria elders:
70 heads brought in baskets to Jezreel
Placed in 2 heaps at entrance
What was Jehu’s sins?
Exceeded mandate - bloodthirsty
Zeal for Lord not genuine
Speech indicating end of God’s judgement on matter - cont. to kill:
- Return to Samaria - 42 brothers of Ahaziah
- Sly way - attracted Baal followers + priests into temple
What does Jona teach us about God’s grace?
Show mercy to gentiles - repent
Jonah attitude - claiming God’s grace for Jews only
Not God of only 1 nation - grace sufficient for all
Who was the king who ruled in Israel for only a month and a few days? How did
he become king, and how was he deprived of his kingdom?
Shallum
Annointed himself
Killed - Menahem, reigned in stead
How did king Menahem prevent a war with Assyria?
Tiglathpileser III (king of Assyria)
1000 talents of silver
Covenan w. Assyria
Who was Peka, and how did he become king?
Deputy of Pekahiah (son + successor of Menahem)
Killed Pekahiah
