Ch 9 & 10 - Kingdom & Exile Era - 30 Days to understanding the Bible

Kingdom Era Storyline Summary-- [blank_start]David[blank_end], the greatest king in the new [blank_start]MONARCHY[blank_end] is followed by succession of mostly [blank_start]UNRIGHTEOUS[blank_end] kings, and God eventually [blank_start]JUDGES[blank_end] Israel for her [blank_start]sin[blank_end], sending her into exile.

Kingdom Era Storyline Summary-- [blank_start]David[blank_end], the [blank_start]greatest[blank_end] king in the new [blank_start]MONARCHY[blank_end] is [blank_start]followed[blank_end] by [blank_start]succession[blank_end] of mostly [blank_start]UNRIGHTEOUS[blank_end] kings, and God [blank_start]eventually[blank_end] [blank_start]JUDGES[blank_end] Israel for her sin, sending her into [blank_start]exile[blank_end].

The four main periods in the Kingdom Era: 1. [blank_start]United[blank_end] Kingdom 2. [blank_start]Divided[blank_end] Kingdom 3. [blank_start]Northern[blank_end] Kingdom 4. [blank_start]Southern[blank_end] Kingdom

The four main periods in the Kingdom Era: 1. [blank_start]United[blank_end] [blank_start]Kingdom[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Divided[blank_end] [blank_start]Kingdom[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]Northern[blank_end] [blank_start]Kingdom[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Southern[blank_end] [blank_start]Kingdom[blank_end]

The first period in the Kingdom Era: [blank_start]United[blank_end] [blank_start]Kingdom[blank_end]: A [blank_start]new[blank_end] [blank_start]monarchy[blank_end]--The 12 tribes are united in their demand for a [blank_start]king[blank_end], God allows [blank_start]Samuel[blank_end] to anoint [blank_start]Saul[blank_end] to be the [blank_start]first[blank_end] king, beginning A NEW MONARCHY.

The second period in the Kingdom Era. [blank_start]Divided[blank_end] [blank_start]Kingdom[blank_end]: A [blank_start]civil[blank_end] [blank_start]War[blank_end]. As a result of Solomon's spiritual drifting, A CIVIL WAR erupts upon his death, and the kingdom is divided. [blank_start]Norther[blank_end] Kingdom, consisting of [blank_start]10[blank_end] tribes, and retain the name [blank_start]Israel[blank_end] and [blank_start]Southern[blank_end] Kingdom, consisting of [blank_start]Judah[blank_end] and [blank_start]Benjamin[blank_end], adopting the name [blank_start]Judah[blank_end].

The third period in the Kingdom Era: [blank_start]Northern[blank_end] [blank_start]Kingdom[blank_end]: The [blank_start]unrighteous[blank_end] kingdom [blank_start]Jeroboam[blank_end] commands nd is [blank_start]unrighteous[blank_end] and every other king ([blank_start]9[blank_end] total) who [blank_start]succeed[blank_end] him during 250 years of life is also [blank_start]unrighteous[blank_end].

The forth period in the Kingdom Era. [blank_start]Southern[blank_end] [blank_start]Kingdom[blank_end]: The [blank_start]inconsistent[blank_end] [blank_start]kingdom[blank_end] [blank_start]Rehoboam[blank_end] commands the Southern Kingdom of [blank_start]Judah[blank_end] and is [blank_start]unrighteous[blank_end]. The Southern Kingdom was [blank_start]prolonged[blank_end] to last [blank_start]400[blank_end] years because of eight [blank_start]righteous[blank_end] kings out of a total of twenty.

The Exile Era Storyline Summary: [blank_start]Daniel[blank_end] gives [blank_start]leadership[blank_end] and encourages faithfulness among the [blank_start]exiles[blank_end] for the next [blank_start]seventy[blank_end] years.

The four main divisions in the Exile Era: 1. [blank_start]Prophecy[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Prophets[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]Exiles[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Power[blank_end] [blank_start]Change[blank_end]

The first division of the Exile Era: [blank_start]Prophecy[blank_end]: [blank_start]Warning[blank_end] of [blank_start]impending[blank_end] captivity In 2 Kings, the Southern Kingdom, [blank_start]Judah[blank_end], receives [blank_start]warning[blank_end] of [blank_start]impending[blank_end] [blank_start]captivity[blank_end] through [blank_start]Jeremiah[blank_end].

The second division of the Exile Era: [blank_start]Prophets[blank_end]: [blank_start]Encouraging[blank_end] [blank_start]faithfulness[blank_end] of [blank_start]exiles[blank_end] Ezekiel and [blank_start]Daniel[blank_end] foretells of national restoration and [blank_start]encourages[blank_end] faithfulness among the [blank_start]exiles[blank_end].

The third division of the Exile Era: [blank_start]Exiles[blank_end]: [blank_start]Assimilated[blank_end] into the [blank_start]culture[blank_end] Daniel shows us the [blank_start]Jews[blank_end] are [blank_start]assimilated[blank_end] into the [blank_start]culture[blank_end] in which they are exiled.

The forth division of the Exile Era: [blank_start]Power[blank_end] [blank_start]Change[blank_end]: [blank_start]Persian[blank_end] [blank_start]Empire[blank_end] [blank_start]Expands[blank_end] Persia rises to become the dominant military power of that region. Persia [blank_start]conquers[blank_end] [blank_start]Babylonia[blank_end] (which had conquered Assyria) The [blank_start]Persian[blank_end] [blank_start]Empire[blank_end] [blank_start]expands[blank_end] from the [blank_start]Tigris[blank_end] River to the [blank_start]Mediterranean[blank_end] Sea.