Kingdom of Israel

meaning “burden-bearer”, inhabited the rugged region of Tekoa, located in the territory of Judah about 12 miles south of Jerusalem. He was a shepherd and tended to sycamore fig trees (Amos 7:14-15). Despite the fact that he lived in the southern kingdom of Judah, God

God sent Amos away primarily to the nation of Israel, this is where he would deliver his prophecy against the northern kingdom of Israel and surrounding nations, thus leading to resistance from the Israelites (Amos 7:12). During this time “Uzziah” was king of Judah from 781 to 740 B.C. and “Jeroboam” II reigned in Israel from 783 to 743 B.C. (American Bible Society). God spoke of the judgment on Syria, Philistia, Edom, Ammon, Moab, Judah, and Israel for countless crimes (Amos 1:3-15, 2:1-16). Those

The Bible begins with the scripture, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” Genesis 1:1. This scripture defines the introductory theme of the Bible, God is the creator and God over everything. God assigned positions to entities and defined their functions. Then the main characters of the Bible are introduced when God creates humans. God created people in his image, meaning every individual on earth has been created with God’s imprint regardless of their ethnicity or culture. With

The bible begins with the scripture, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” Genesis 1:1. This scripture defines the introductory theme of the bible, God is the creator and God over everything. God assigned positions to entities and defined their functions. Then the main characters of the bible are introduced when God creates humans. God created people in his image, meaning every individual on earth has been created with God’s imprint regardless of their ethnicity or culture. With

because of their disobedience to him. 2. Was the prophecy of Isaiah to equally concern both Judah (Southern Kingdom) and Israel (Northern Kingdom)? Compare Isaiah 1:1-9 and 7:1-9? Yes, the Northern Kingdom had sinned greatly against God and the Southern Kingdom was headed in that direction. Isaiah came primarily as a prophet for Judah but his message was also for the Northern Kingdom. 3. What is the future word of hope Isaiah is to give to Judah (Isaiah 2:1-4) and what is to be his appeal

verse 1 Samuel 8: l-3 Samuel has become elderly and has chosen his sons as the judges over the kingdom. The people of Israel came to Samuel asking that they needed a new king who will follow guidelines, so they could be like other nations. However Samuel disliked their wishes, and felt as if the people of Israel wishes were of sinful thought. Samuel prayed to the lord about request the people of Israel had made. “ And the Lord said to Samuel , obey the voice of the people in all that they say to

King David had many sons and daughters. Most of them had tragic deaths or were physically abused. But one of the king’s sons would become the next king of Israel. He would also be the wisest person to ever walk the earth. Although he would have many victories, he would also have a few losses. This remarkable young child was named Solomon. Solomon was the tenth son of David and the second son of Bathsheba. He had only grown up in the palace in Jerusalem, yet at a young age he had much knowledge. He

prophet Hosea. The story is about the relationship between Hosea and his wife, Gomer, and how their lives parallel that of the northern kingdom of Israel. There are several themes in the book of Hosea and I will discuss what I think to be the main one, “ there is absolutely nothing we can do which will separate us from God's love and compassion”. While the northern kingdom prospers monetarily its morals and spiritual condition is

become distracted and wandered away spiritually, they consistently saw periods of defeat in battle and oppression by outside sources that consistently end once they return to God and His ways again. It is not until Israel rejects God as their king and puts a human in His place, when Israel sees oppression from both outside and inside sources. The outside sources come from the surrounding peoples, like the Philistines, the Moabites, the Edomites, and so on. The inside oppression, however, stems from

This paper is an analysis of the books of 1 and 2 Kings. It will examine their authorship, structure, flow, and themes. In addition, it will compare their content to the writings of 1-2 Chronicles, Isaiah, and extra-biblical writers who speak of the same events. Lastly, it will examine the author’s place in history as a historian and theologian. AUTHORSHIP Since writer or writers of Kings did not include their name on the document, their identity is unknown. The rabbis in the Midrash Baba Bathra