THE DIVIDED KINGDOM

Lesson 2: Jeroboam, Nadab & Baasha

Kings of Judah Reign Date

Rehoboam 17 years 930-913 BCAbijah (Abijam) 3 years 913-910 BC

Asa 41 years 910-869 BC

THEME IN KINGS?“the word of the Lord”

FOCUS ON ISRAEL/NORTH

Jeroboam

JEROBOAM22 YEARS 930-909 BC

1 KINGS 12:28-14:20

2 CHRONICLES 11:14-15; 2

CHRONICLES 13

JEROBOAM’S SIN(1 KINGS 12:25-33)

Jeroboam is afraid (26-27)Jeroboam took counsel (28 cf. 12:6-11)Jeroboam changes worship (28-33)

Places 2 golden calves in Dan & Bethel (cf Ex 34)Houses in the high places for worshipMade priests from other tribes and excluded the

LevitesNew feast like the one in Judah (cf Lev 23)

Jeroboam’s Feast:

8th Month 15th DayFeast of Booths:7th Month 15th Day

THE MAN OF GOD(1 KINGS 13:1-10)

From Judah sent to Bethel by the word of the Lord (1-2)Speaks against the altar setup by Jeroboam (2)

Josiah will burn priests/human bones on the altarGives sign(s) that it will come true (3-6)

Altar splitting Jeroboam’s withered hand healed

Refuses the king’s offer and goes another way (8-10) He had been commanded by the word of the Lord

THE OLD PROPHET(1 KINGS 13:11-19)Living in Bethel (11)

Seeks out the man of God from Judah (11-14)

Because of the word he spoke (11)

Asks the man of God to go home and eat bread (16-17)

The man of God refuses because of the command (17)

Lied to the man of God (18-19)

Claimed an angel spoke to Him (cf. Gal 1:8, 1 John 4:1)

THE OLD PROPHET(1 KINGS 13:20-32)Receives the word of the Lord against man of God

(20-22)

His body will not come to the grave of his fathers

Lion doesn’t eat him, the donkey or anyone else

Hears about what happened to the man of God (26-31)

Goes with his sons to get his body

Buries him in his own tomb

Knows that the word against the altar will come to pass (32)

JEROBOAM’S RESPONSE(1 KINGS 13:33-34)

Kept committing the same sin

Will lead to his house being destroyed

JEROBOAM SEEKS AHIJAH(1 KINGS 14)

His son Abijah is sick (1)Sends his wife by disguise and with gifts (2-5)

Ahijah couldn’t even see any more, but the Lord tells him

The word of the Lord to Jeroboam via his wife:Every male in Jeroboam’s house will be cut off (10-

14) Dogs and birds will eat them Abjiah will be his only son to go to the grave Lord will raise up another ruler and make a clean

sweep

JEROBOAM SEEKS AHIJAH(1 KINGS 14)

The word of the Lord to Jeroboam via his wife:Cut off every male in Jeroboam’s house (10-14)Because of the sins of Jeroboam the Lord will: (15-

16) Strike Israel Uproot them from the good land Scatter them beyond the River Give Israel up

The child (Abijah) dies according to the word of the Lord (18)

NADAB2 YEARS 909-908 BC

1 KINGS 15:25-31

REIGN OF NADAB(1 KINGS 15:25-31)

Son of Jeroboam, king in 2nd year of Asa of Judah (25)

He walked in the sins of his father (26)

In the 3rd year of Asa (27)

Killed by Baasha while besieging Gibbethon

BAASHA24 YEARS 908-886 BC

1 KINGS 15:27-16:7

New Dynasty

REIGN OF BAASHA(1 KINGS 15:27-34)

Son of Ahijah of Issachar(27)

Killed Nadab at Gibbethon in the 3rd year of Asa

As soon as king, (29)

Struck down all of Jeroboam’s house

“According to the word of the Lord spoken by Ahijah”

War with Asa all the days of his life (32)

Walked in the ways of Jeroboam (34)

THE WORD OF THE LORD(1 KINGS 16:1-7)

Jehu the son of Hanani against BaashaI exalted you as leader of my people

You walked in ways of Jeroboam You caused the people to provoke me to anger

I will consume Baasha and his house like Jeroboam Dogs and birds eat the dead (4 cf. 14:11)

It’s all because:Walked in the ways of JeroboamStruck the house of Jeroboam

APPLICATIONS 20131. Man-made religion has no value (MARK 7:6-8; COL 2:20-23)

2. There’s evidence for the LORD’s judgment on corrupting His worship (JOHN 2:15-19)

3. Knowing the will of the Lord is not enough (JAMES 4:17)

4. Easier to refuse temptation from “wicked” (MATT 7:15)

5. We must be willing to repent (LUKE 13:3,5; ACTS 2:38)

6. I can’t hide anything from God (1 TIM 5:24-25)

7. The wrath of God is revealed against ungodliness (ROM 1:18FF)

NEXT WEEK1 KINGS 15; 2 CHRON. 14-16

FOCUS ON SOUTH