The Northern Kingdom
Why did the united kingdom of Israel split between the ten Northern tribes and the two Southern tribes?
It was God's punishment for Solomon's idolatry.
If the Northern Kingdom was called Israel, what was the Southern Kingdom called?
Judah
How did Elijah die?
Trick question: he did not die, but was taken into heaven in a fiery chariot.
Who sought a prophet of Israel to cure him of leprosy? And why?
Naaman, the commander of the Syrian armies, sought Elisha for his healing.
But he only knew to seek a prophet in Israel because of the Israelite slave girl who showed him compassion and mercy.
Who were the two major prophets ministering in the Northern Kingdom?
Elijah and Elisha
Name one of the "good" kings of the Southern Kingdom of Judah.
Possible answers: David, Hezekiah, or Josiah
What did God do through Elijah for the widow of Zarepheth?
He multiplied her flour and oil, to preserve the life of her and her son during the famine.
Later, he raised her dead son back to life.
What is the name of Elisha's servant?
Gehazi
Which king of Israel was more wicked than any who had come before him?
Ahab
What is the temple, and why is it significant?
The temple is the building where the Israelites worshipped. It is the place where heaven meets earth, where God's presence dwelt.
How many prophets of Baal were there on Mt. Carmel? What happened to them after Baal lost the "god-contest"?
What was Elisha before he was called to be a prophet?
A farmer
How did God use Elijah to make it known that there is no God but Him—and that Baal is not a god?
He caused a drought and famine in the land—to show that He gives the rain, and not Baal.
He held a contest on Mt. Carmel, consuming the sacrifice with fire, to show the Israelites that Baal cannot answer, but the true God can.
Which kings of the Southern kingdom defile God's temple with idols?
Manasseh and Amon
What does Elijah's name mean?
The LORD is God, or God is the LORD
In the books of Kings, how many miracles does Elijah perform? And how many miracles does Elisha perform? Why is this significant?
Seven and fourteen, respectively. This is important because Elisha asks for a double portion of the Spirit, and performs twice as many miracles, as Elijah.
What was the name of the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel?
Jereboam
What do we learn about God, from the repentance of Manasseh and the repentance of Ahab?
God is merciful, gracious, and forgiving. Even though Ahab was a great sinner, after the sacrifice on Mt. Carmel, Ahab us invited to eat from the festival that followed.
And Manasseh, though a great idolater, when repentant, was restored by God as king.
No matter how great the sin, when we return to the Lord, He returns to us. What good news!
Elijah was a...
Kishbite.
Nishbite.
Mishbite.
Tishbite.
A Tishbite.
What did Elisha do when youths from Bethel mocked him and his bald head? Why?
He called a she-bear down from the mountains to maul the youths—because to mock God's prophet was to mock God himself.