Jeroboam 1

Omri

Ahab

Joram

Jehu

Jeroboam 2

Pekah

Hoshea

Worked for Solomon-Administrator

Met by Ahijah-Told of coming rule over 10 tribes

Fled to Egypt until Solomon died

He, with elders, wanted their taxes lowered

Made King of Northern tribes

He started golden calf worship

Moved holy days back one month

Priests went to Judah-started revival there

Warned by a prophet at the Bethel altar; his arms is paralyze; he pleads with prophet-arm is restored

Son gets ill-sends wife, disguised, to Ahijah to plead for his life

Child dies

Founded the most notorious dynasty

Given only 8 verses in the Bible

Gives Israel international prestige

Made treaty with Ethbaal of Phoenicia

Sealed treaty with marriage of Ahab to Jezebel

Moved capital to new city of Samaria

Mentioned on the Moabite Stone

Sinfulness exceeded all before him 

Widely recognized-countries even called Israel "House of Omri"

Most sinful of all the kings who ruled

Athaliah was his Daughter

Main king of Omri Dynasty

Influenced strongly by his wife Jezebel

Together they popularized the worship of Baal

Elijah emerged suddenly to announce a 3 1/2 year drought as punishment for Baal worship 

Elijah returned to challenge Baal prophets to a contest on Mt. Carmel

Jezebel helped him confiscate the vineyard of Naboth

Sought Jehoshaphat's help in retaking Ramoth-Gilead

Micaiah warned him if he went he would die

Disguised himself-killed by a randomly shot arrow

Experienced a famine that caused cannibalism

Killed by Jehu who took over his throne

Wounded in battle at Ramoth-Gilead

Established the longest dynasty in Israel

An army captain under Ahab

A furious chariot driver

Marched on Samaria

Put kings of both kingdoms to death

Ordered Jezebel thrown out a window

Killed the 70 sons of Ahab's family

Eliminated Baalism as a political move

Pictured on the Black Obelisk Stele

Elisha the main prophet of the time

Most outstanding king of Jehu Dyansty

Given only 6 verses in the Bible

Jonah said he would expand the kingdom

Country enjoyed peaceful prosperity 

Amos and Hosea were the main prophets at his time

Period characterized by moral and religious decline

Allied to Syria-anit-Assyrian policy

Sought to overthrow Ahaz of Judah

Assyrians came to Judah's aid

Damascus fell; he lost face

he is killed in a conspiracy by Hoshea

Vassal of Assyrian until king Tiglath-pileser died

Shalmaneser besieged Samaria for 3 yrs

Israel taken into captivity

Nimrud Prism tells of defeat by Sargon

People sent into exile-foreigners came to live there 

Local people intermarry; bring about Samaritan Race

Rehoboam

Asa

Jesoshaphat

Jehoram

Atheliah

Ahaziah

Joash

Amaziah

Uzziah

Jotham

Ahaz

Hezekiah

Manasseh

Amon

Josiah

Son of Solomon

Tried to be king of all 12 tribes, at Shechem

Raised taxes against the people's request; barely escaped to Jerusalem

Was the first king of 2 southern tribes

Conscripted army-warned by Shemaiah not to fight

Kingdom declined rapidly under his rule

Very young when father died

Maacah, his mother, continued as queen for 14 yrs.

Adopted reforms-even destroyed his mother's idol

Rebuked by Hanani his alliance with Syria

Got a fatal foot disease with which he died

He did not recover from his defiance

A pious administrator

He inspired extensive reforms

Divided the country into 12 districts-gave greater government effeciency

Joined Ahab at Ramoth-Gilead-was nearly killed in the ensuing baattle

His son Jehoram marries Athaliah, Ahab's daughter

He was attacked from Moab-he proclaimed a fast

Prayed-enemy defeated themselves

Influenced strongly by Athaliah

Murdered his 6 brothers after becoming kings

Ruled alone for only 2 years

Died from fatal bowel disease

Not buried in royal cemetery

No one regretted his death

Nephew of Ahaziah of Israel

Only living son of Athaliah and Jehoram

He had the shortest reign of the period

Killed by Jehu while visiting his uncle Joram, king of Israel

Amos

Hosea

Shemaiah

Ahijah

Hanani

Elijah

Elisha

Said Jeroboam 2 would extend the kingdom

Told to go to Nineveh to warn the people to repent

Fled toward Tarshish

Storm came-Jonah was blamed

Thrown overboard-swallowed by a big fish

Went to Nineveh-preached its coming destruction

people repent-still wants the city destroyed

Jonah gets angry because sheltering plant died

Book ends on an unanswerable question

The prophet of God's justice

Was a herdman and dresser of trees

Came from the village of Tekoa in Judah

Went to Bethel; saw rampant social injustices

Amos

Preached about the enemies' destruction

Ministry probably very short

Told of coming exile in 5 visions

The prophet of God's love

Probably witnessed the fall of Samaria

Told to marry Gomer who became a prostitute

Gomer had 3 children-2 were not his

Named them titles of his messages

Gomer left him for her lovers

God told him to buy her back; he did with part grain and part silver

Told Jeroboam of coming reign when Solomon ruled

Told Jeroboam's wife of their son's coming death

Told Ahab of a coming 3 year drought

Showed Ahab & Baal prophets which god was the real God at the Mt. Carmel contest

Confronted Ahab in Naboth's vineyard

Was taken to heaven in a whirlwind

Told Naaman how to be cured of leprosy

Told of how a famine will be broken, and food will be plentiful in a day's time

N:209 yrs

S:345 yrs

Calendar of 243 yrs of important events;

Limmu= Prime Minister

Split in 931 under Solomon

Destruction: N-722 under Assrian

S-586 under Babylonian

20 kings in each 

N:9 Dynasty

S:1 Dynasty

Calf worship at Bethal and Dan

Own Preisthood-Delayed feast day 1 month to show power

Omri-12 yrs reign

"House of Omri"

Known internationally

Politically successful but increased sin

Most notorious king of the Omri dynasty

Power and successful but was the most sinful

Jezebel & Ahab introduced Baal worship

Time of Miracles

God was going to make 3 1/2 yrs of drought 

Then Dissappeared

Threatened Elijah saying, "In 24 hrs, Elijah will die." 

Giving him a notice

Ahab died by a stray arrow

Assyrians won the battle

Alisha-student Prophet of Elijah

Came to have Alisha heal his leprousy

1. Solomons apostasy and idolatry

2. Rehoboams tax policy

3. Tribal jealousies

4. Egyptian influence

Maacah is queen grand(mother)

Pushed idolatry sex worship

Married to Abijah

Asa is son

Israel attacks him

Hanani told him to trust God and not make an alliance with Benhadad

Asa imprisoned Hanani

Stricken with fatal foot disease

Failed to seek the Lord

Ahab, "Seize him, feed him on bread and water until I return safely."

Imprisoned Micaiah 

It almost destroyed the Messianic-line

Nearly ended 

Killed all 6 brother, ruled 8 yrs

Got sick and his bowels gushed out

Died in great pain

Jehu kills all 70 sons of Ahab

Kills Ahaziah

Killed Jezebel by throwing her out the window

Amos-Gods prophet of Justice

Hosea-Gods prophet of Love

Subsequent repercussions

Israel had no chance of survival because Syria was out of the way

Sued for peace-heavy tribute was imposed

Stopped tribute;relied on Egypt

After Tiglath-pileser died; Schalmaneser V attacked Egypt

Sargon 2 told of his defeat

Read the archaeological find

Assyrians noted for their mindless and boundless cruelity

He was scared of them

Jonah got very angry

He didn't want God to spare them

Herdsman and a dresser of Sycamore trees

(fig slitter)

Condemning all the enemies surrounding Israel

Then prophesied against Israel

Hosea buys her back at the base price of a slave, 30 shekels

He paid half in silver, half in barley