Session 1:
The Divided Kingdom
The Divided Kingdom
Why did the kingdom of Israel split?
1 Kings 12
Because Rehoboam refused the good counsel of the wise men that he should be nice to Jeroboam's people
Who was the first king in the northern kingdom? Was he a good or bad king?
1 Kings 12
Jeroboam, bad
Who sought to kill Elijah after God set fire to the alter?
1 Kings 19
Jezebel, wife of king Ahab
The king of the Syrians thought if they fought the Israelites in the _________, they could win the battle.
1 Kings 20
Valleys
Before he is made king over Israel, where do we keep finding David?
With his sheep
What was the name of the northern kingdom? What was it's capital city?
Israel, Samaria
Who was the first king in the southern kingdom? Was he a good or bad king?
1 Kings 12
Rehoboam, bad
How did God reveal Himself to Elijah after he fled for his life?
1 Kings 19
Through a whisper
When Naboth refused to sell King Ahab his vineyard, what did Jezebel do?
1 Kings 21
Sent a letter to Naboth's city that there should be a fast, and have 2 liars accuse Naboth of cursing God and the King, and have him stoned.
Why did God ultimately reject Saul as king of Israel?
1 Samuel 15
Because he refused to kill Agag the king of the Amalekites.
What was the name of the southern kingdom? What was it's capital city?
Judah, Jerusalem
Who was the first good king in the southern kingdom?
1 Kings 15
Asa
What mountain did God appear to Elijah on? Who else did God meet on this mountain?
1 Kings 19, Exodus 19
Mount Sinai (aka Mount Horeb), Moses
God condemned King Ahab because he didn't kill ____________.
1 Kings 20
Ben-Hadad, King of the Syrians.
What did Eli tell Samuel to say the next time the Lord called him?
"Speak, for your servant hears."
How many wives and concubines did king Solomon have?
1 Kings 11
700 wives, 300 concubines
Why did Jeroboam's wife go to see the prophet Ahijah?
1 Kings 14
To ask him what would happen to their sick son
How many prophets of Baal and Asherah were there?
1 Kings 18
450 Baal, 400 Asherah
What did the Prophet Micaiah see in his vision of the throne room?
1 Kings 22
Angels and demons around the throne of God, and a demon offered to make Ahab's "prophets" lie that Ahab would win the battle.
Because David was a man of war, and a man of war cannot build a house of peace.
After Solomon disobeyed the Lord, what promise did God give Solomon?
1 Kings 11
That He would give Solomon's son one tribe for the sake of His servant David, so that the Messiah's line would be preserved
What did Ahijah prophesy would happen to the Israelites?
1 Kings 14
They would be scattered across the river Euphrates
How many jars of water did Elijah have poured onto the alter? How many times did they refill them?
1 Kings 18
4 jars, 3 times each
Why did King Ahab not want Micaiah to come prophesy about the battle with the Syrians?
1 Kings 22
King Ahab hates him because Micaiah never prophecies anything good about the King.
What is the cycle of the Judges of Israel?
Israel sins --> they are oppressed by their enemies --> they cry out --> God sends a deliverer --> freedom from oppression --> Judge dies