Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload For generations, the kings of Judah had partially served the Lord, but they had not done so with their whole heart or for their entire lives. The reigns of Joash, Uzziah and others had begun in promising fashion, only to be marred by transgression. Ahaz... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload Isaiah and Micah were prophets of the Lord sent primarily to the kingdom of Judah, but both had messages from the Lord for the northern kingdom of Israel… messages of impending judgment. The Lord proclaimed through Micah that “I will make Samaria a heap of ruins... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload Our last couple of lessons have examined the failing fortunes of Judah and Israel as both kingdoms continued to break their covenant with the Lord. Their unfaithfulness resulted in the covenant curses which the Lord had warned of generations ago (see Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28). Thus, both... Continue Reading →

Click here for a PDF version of this lessonDownload Israel and Judah prospered during the reigns of Jeroboam II and Uzziah, but we’ve seen that as Assyria’s ascendancy spelled trouble for the northern kingdom. Dynastic upheaval, military defeat and the loss of territory typified the time following Jeroboam II’s death, and all because her rulers... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload The northern kingdom of Israel reached the zenith of its power under the reign of Jeroboam II, extending her borders all the way to the Euphrates River (2Kings 14.25). Yet, in a span of only 30 years after the death of Jeroboam II, Israel would... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload In our last study we saw how both kingdoms prospered during the reigns of Jeroboam II in Israel and Uzziah in Judah. However, from the time of Jeroboam II’s death it would only be 30 years before the northern kingdom of Israel ceased to exist.... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload When Abram first arrived at Shechem in Canaan, the Lord appeared to him and promised, “to your descendants I will give this land” (Genesis 12.7). Later, the Lord defined the borders of the land which He would give to Abraham’s descendants: “To your descendants I... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload ““When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom. “He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload The story of Jehu ties together two declarations from the Lord which were made during Ahab’s reign. First, the Lord had commissioned Elijah to anoint Jehu as king over Israel (1Kings 19.16). Second, the Lord declared that Ahab, Jezebel and all of their family would... Continue Reading →

Click here to download a PDF version of this lessonDownload “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 caused Israel to sin.” (1 Kings 22:52, NASB95)“He walked in the... Continue Reading →