Kings & Prophets
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Kings &
ProphetsCh.5
Moses• Saved by his mother• Raised in Egypt • Moses kills an
Egyptian and flees • Burning Bush• “let my people go”• 10 plagues• Red Sea• 10 Commandments• Does NOT take the
Israelites into Canaan
Joshua • Born in Egypt• A spy for Israel • Became leader of
Israelites after Moses• Took people into the
Promised Land• Led Israelites in the
destruction of Jericho• Tribes are separated
and given land• Levites get 48 cities
Joshua dies and, for the first time, Israel does not have a leader.
Judges• Othniel• Ehud• Shamgar• Deborah• Gideon • Tola• Joir• Jephthah• Ibiza• Leon• Abode• Samson
• Iron Age• Gone is the time of
Miracles.• Gone is the time
where good from bad is clear
• Judges were warriors
• Israelites fall into a cycle of sin
• The sin of Israel is worshiping Baal
BA’AL
god of…Rain ThunderFertilityAgriculture
SIN
Servitude
RepentanceSalvation
Silence
CYCLE OF SIN
Samson• Leader of the Danite
Tribe (Dan)• Gets entangled with
Delilah (Philistine) • Delilah wants
Samson’s secret of strength
• He finally tells her• He is tortured• He commits suicide
Book of Judges• Led by judges for 200+ years
• Ends with the nation falling apart due to weak leadership.
• The Israelites look at other nations
• The Israelites want a king
Samuel
Samuel• Hears God
speak to him
• Israel understands Samuel was chosen by God
The “Ark” is Captured
Eat More Chicken!
Samuel makes his sons judges…
They were terrible!
Samuel • Warned Israel that a King would
bring: - an army - taxes - slavery
• God selects Saul to be Prince…not King.
Saul• Rich
• Good looking
• That’s about it
Samuel anoints Saul
Saul• Leads Israel
into battle and wins
• Becomes prideful
• Saul disobeys God
• Samuel never speaks to Saul again
Saul• Saul needs
Samuels help with a battle.
• Samuel is dead• Saul goes to a
witch in Endor• The witch
congers up the spirit of Samuel
Saul falls on his sword
David • Skilled harpist• Brave warrior• Killed the
Philistine giant, Goliath
• Was chased after by a jealous Saul
David• Ruled the southern kingdom –
Judah (7years)• Eventually united the North and
South (33 years)• Made Jerusalem Israel’s capital• David had a son, Solomon