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Free Will
What is A Gift from God That Enables us to make decisions and have the Freedom to choose what you do.
Idolatry
Worshipping False Gods or a creature or thing instead of the real God.
The First Commandment
Tells us to honor and love God above all other things, and place our complete trust in God even when we forget that he is with us.
Ahab
Appointed False priests and advisors. Married Jezebel and started worshipping Baal.
Elijah
Elijah was a prophet that called the people to believe in the one true God. His Name means "Yahweh is my God."
Rehoboam
Gave people heavier burdens, he was the cause of the kingdom splitting up.
Jeroboam Keeps Messing Up
Jeroboam wasn't Trusting God with his whole heart and kept appointing false priests without listening to The prophets warnings from God. Soon, He had lead Israel to forget their covenant with God
Rehoboam keeps messing up
Allowed the people to forget their covenant promise
Jezebel And Ahab
Prophets
People sent by God to guide the people in God's ways, Told the people to stop and to think about what they were doing. They called people to be faithful to God Just like God is faithful to us.
King Solomon Later on
Heavy Taxes, made work hours Long, And His Heart Was turned away from God.
Elisha
Had the Holy spirit upon him, and was anointed by Elijah.
Elijah And Elisha
These two prophets spoke God's words to many Israelites and begged the people to live in justice and faithfulness. Actions of Elijah and Elisha are saved in the First and Second Book of Kings.
The Power of Prophets
Comes from The one True God.
Jezebel Does more harm
After Ahab's death, Ahab and Jezebel's Two sons, Tried to take over and turn them back to believing in the one true God. But, Because Jezebel had so much power they were not very successful.
Israel And Judah
Were the two tribes after the split.
Jehu
A general That Killed most of Jezebel's Family. Freed the northern Kingdom of Idolatry by destroying The temples where False Gods were built.
What do we learn From prophets
Their words and actions show that God is loving and faithful to his people, even when they are not faithful to him.
Problems with Israel
Some Israelites were wealthy, Most Israelites lived a hard life, and the government did little or nothing to make life easier.
Assyria
A Mesopotamian Kingdom that Attacked Israel and captured many as slaves, took over their land, And deported them to Other places.
Jeroboam
Didn't Want his people to go to temples in Judah (Probably jealous) so he led his people into idolatry by building temples with a golden bull.((Obviously Jealous) Like C'mon Man!)
Jehoash
A King that began peace and prosperity for Israel.
Jeroboam II
Under his rule, Israel regained lost land in the north and established peace with the southern kingdom of Judah.
Faith
A gift From God that Enables us to believe in Him.
The Religious Problems In Israel
The Real meaning the covenant was forgotten. Many people no longer fulfilled their promises to God. The faith of the Israelite people was almost completely lost.