THE DIVIDED KINGDOM

Lesson 7:Ahaziah, Jehoram(s), Elijah & Elisha

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KINGS OF ISRAEL

REIGN DATE

Jeroboam 22 years 930-909 BCNadab 2 years 909-908 BCBaasha 24 years 908-886 BC

Elah 2 years 886-885 BCZimri 7 days 885 BCOmri 12 years 885-874* BCAhab 22 years 874-853 BC

Ahaziah 2 years 853-852 BCJoram

(Jehoram)12 years 852-841 BC

KINGS OF JUDAH

REIGN DATE

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

Asa 41 years 910-869 BCJehoshaphat* 25 years 872-848 BC

Jehoram* 8 years 853-841 BC

REIGN OF AHAZIAH

Made ship alliance with Jehoshaphat

2 YEARS 853-852 BC1 KINGS 22:51-53

2 KINGS 1:1-182 CHRONICLES

20:35-37

17th year of Jehoshaphat

AHAZIAH SENDS…Focus on Israel

2 Kings 1

FOR BAAL-ZEBUB IN EKRON(2 KINGS 1:1-8)

Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron (1)

“Lord of the flies” or “Fly god”

By the time of Jesus: Beelzebub—”Lord of the dung”

Elijah is sent to tell the messengers (3-4)

Is there no God in Israel?

What’d he look like?!(7-8)

FOR ELIJAH(2 KINGS 1:9-16)

Captains address, “O man of God” (9,11,13)Elijah’s answer to the first two (10,12 cf. Luke 9:51-

56)“If I am a man of God let fire come down from

heaven…”Why does He go with the third captain? (13-15)

Humility of the captainThe angel of the LORD directed him16 Then he said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you

have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word?—therefore you shall not come down from the bed where

you have gone up, but shall surely die.'”- 2 Kings 16:17 NASB-

17 So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And because he had no son, Jehoram became

king in his place…

APPLICATIONS 2013

1. Hymn: “Where could I go, but to the Lord?”

Ahaziah dies and Joram begins to reign in Israel

Elijah is taken to heaven, Elisha take the mantle

Joram’s reign in Israel

ELIJAH IS TAKENPassing the Mantle

2 Kings 2

Elijah to Elisha: “Stay here…___”

Elisha to Elijah: “…I will not leave you”

Sons of the prophets at ___ to Elisha:“…the Lord will take your master from over you today”

Elisha to the sons of the prophets ___:“Yes, I know; be still.”

What’s the double portion of Elijah’s spirit? (Deut 21:17)Only God not Elijah could grant this

Most likely: firstborn, preeminent of the prophets

ELISHA TAKES THE MANTLE

Begins His Ministry2 Kings 2

MIRACLES PERFORMED BY ELISHA(2 KINGS 2:13-25)

In front of the prophets of Jericho (14-15)Parts the Jordan River with Elijah’s mantle

In the city of Jericho (19-22)The water is healed

Going up to Bethel (23-25)The young men are killed by 2 bears after

Elisha’s curse

APPLICATIONS 2013

1. Hymn: “Where could I go, but to the Lord?”

2. Persist in following Jesus, our master (Luke 9:57-62)

REIGN OF JORAM (JEHORAM)

Allied with Jehoshaphat to fight Moab

12 YEARS 852-841 BC2 KINGS 1:17; 3:1-9:26

SUMMARY OF HIS REIGN(2 KINGS 3:1-3)

Became king in the 18th year of Jehoshaphat (3:1)2nd year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat (1:17)

During the co-regency of Jehoshaphat & Jehoram (8:16)

He did evil in the sight of the Lord Not like his father and mother (put away Baal) But like Jeroboam son of Nebat (golden calves)

DÉJÀ VU?(2 KINGS 3:4-27)

Ahab to Jehoshaphat Joram to Jehoshaphat…fight with me? (24)I am as you are… (4)…Prophet to inquire the

word of the Lord? (8)Micaiah

Prophet doesn’t have anything good to say (8)

…fight with me? (7)I am as you are…(7)…Prophet to inquire the

word of LORD? (11)Elisha

Prophet doesn’t have anything good to say (14)

LORD was not judging Joram as he supposed

(10,13)LORD was judging

Ahab(23)

God provides water and victory

APPLICATIONS 2013

1. Hymn: “Where could I go, but to the Lord?”

2. Persist in following Jesus, our master (Luke 9:57-62)

3. The Lord gives people ample opportunity (2 Peter 3:9)

REIGN OF JEHORAM*

Married to Ahab’s daughter

8 YEARS 853-841 BC2 CHRONICLES 21:1-20

SUMMARY OF HIS REIGN(2 CHRONICLES 21:1-7)

Firstborn son of Jehoshaphat (3)After establishing his kingdom (4)

Killed his brothers and the rulers of IsraelHe walked in the ways of Ahab, king of Israel (6)

He was married to Athatliah, Ahab’s daughter

“Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant which He had made with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him

and his sons forever.”- 2 Chronicles 21:7 NASB -

SUMMARY OF HIS REIGN(2 CHRONICLES 21:8-20)

Edom and Libnah revolted against his rule (9-10 cf. 15:2)

“Because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers”

He made high places (11)

He led the people astray (11 cf. 19:4)

He died with no one’s regret and not buried with kings (20)

THUS SAYS THE LORD…(2 CHRONICLES 21:12-19)

Letter from Elijah the prophet (12)Tishbite? Before taken to heaven? After taken to

heaven? Written before and passed through Elisha?Every thing he has will be taken away from him (14)

All his stuff is taken including his sons except the youngest (16-17)

The LORD will strike him with a sickness that will kill him (15)Struck him with a painful disease for 2 years (18-19)

APPLICATIONS 20131. Hymn: “Where could I go, but to the Lord?”

2. Persist in following Jesus, our master (Luke 9:57-62)

3. The Lord gives people ample opportunity (2 Peter 3:9)

4. Forsake the Lord and He will forsake you (Heb 10:36-39)

5. Good can be undone quickly by others

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