Zimri is the next king in Israel’s lineup. He becomes king by assassination and his reign is the shortest of all. He exits the throne by suicide. We met Zimri in our reading last time. He was the commander of half of king Elah’s chariots. He was careful and bided his time. He watched Elah’s […]
There is a new king in Israel again. He is Elah, the son of Baasha and he won’t be on the throne long because of the prophecy. Baasha angered God on two fronts. The first, and most important, was that he continued the practices of Jeroboam; that of worshiping idols and turning away from God. […]
Baasha takes the throne in Israel. He took it by force from Nadab and killed everyone who remained of Jeroboam’s house. He will be called to account for this. Nadab was doomed to failure before he even took the throne. Because of the prophet Ahijah’s words to Jeroboam, we knew Jeroboam’s male heirs would all […]
Israel’s turn for a new king. He is Jeroboam’s son. But his reign is cut VERY short because of the sins of him and his father. I am confusing myself with all these kings, and we are barely out of the gate! I’m hoping I’m not confusing you too. I made a spread sheet of […]
Judah has another king. This time they have a godly king. His name is Asa. He will bridge the end of Jeroboam’s reign and covers six kings of Israel. Still ‘shuffling cards’ in our history of the two kingdoms. Judah is on its third king since Israel was broken in two. The two previous kings […]