Journey Through the Bible

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Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, O
Lord, the God of Israel, who are enthroned above
the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all
the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven
and earth. 2 Kings 195
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Journey Through the Bible

• 3rd Cycle United Kingdom

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2 Kings 18-25
Captivity
Judah Alone
D Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Hezekiah (Ch. 181-6)
• Becomes king 3rd yr of Hoshea. 2 Ki. 181
• Loved the Lord clung to Him
• Removed high places
• Broke the bronze serpent made by Moses
• Clung to the Lord
• His victories (187-12)
• The Lord was with him
• He prospered
• Rebelled against Assyrian king
• Soundly defeated Philistines

Reference 2 Kings 18-20 Hezekiah (1 Kings 18)
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2 Kings 18-25
Captivity
Judah Alone
D Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Israel taken captive during Hezekiahs reign
• 3rd yr Shalmaneser lays seige to Israel. V. 9
• 6th year Israel taken. Vss. 10-12

Reference 2 Kings 18-20 Hezekiah (1 Kings 18)
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2 Kings 18-25
Captivity
Judah Alone
D Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Assyria comes against Judah (Ch. 18-19)
• Tributary money given but told people to trust
  the Lord.
• Messenger sent to warn people not to trust in God
• Hezekiah refused Isaiah encouraged himsaid God
  would have Assyrian army fall in their own land.
  197
• Sennacherib defies God Hezekiah prays God
  delivered 185,000 killed. 1935-37

Reference 2 Kings 18-20 Hezekiah (1 Kings 18-19)
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2 Kings 18-25
Captivity
Judah Alone
D Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Hezekiah dies (Ch. 20)
• Hezekiah ill, told by Isaiah to set his house in
  order. V. 1
• Hezekiah prays to God God lets him live 15 more
  years.
• He asks for a sign sun dial moved forward/back
  10 steps. Vss. 8-11
• King of Babylon hears Hezekiah was sick sends
  letters and present. V. 12
• Hezekiah shows all his wealth.
• God judges Hezekiah (will bring judgment upon his
  descendents). Vss. 14-20

Reference 1 Kings 18-20 Hezekiah (1 Kings 20)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Manasseh (2 Ki. 21)
• Reigned 55 yrs. V. 1
• Evil opposite of his father Hezekiah. Vss. 2-9
• Erected Baals and Asherah
• Worshipped the host of heaven.
• Built altars in the temple.
• Made sons pass through fire practiced
  witchcraft.
• Set carved image of Asherah in temple.
• Seduced people to do more evil than the nations
  God removed from the land.

Reference 2 Kings 21 Manasseh (2 Kings 211-18)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• God punishes Manasseh and people of Judah.
  2110-15
• Because they did more evil than the Amorites
  (most evil nation during Joshuas day) before
  them.
• His punishment would be like the judgment against
  Ahab.
• God I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance
  and deliver them into the hand of their enemies.
  V. 14
• Shed much blood. V. 16
• Humbled, repentant, and (temp) reform for Judah.
  2 Chron. 3310-19

Reference 2 Kings 21 Manasseh (2 Kings 21)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Amon (2 Ki. 21
• Evil. Vss. 20-22
• Walked in the ways of Manasseh.
• Served the same idols as Manasseh.
• Forsook the way of the Lord
• Killed by his servants who conspired against him.
  V. 23
• In return, the people kill those who conspired
  against Amon. V. 24

Reference 2 Kings 21 Amon (2 Kings 2119-26)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Josiah
• He did right walked in all the ways of David. V.
  2
• Shaphan (scribe) charged to repair the temple.
  Vss. 3-7
• During this time Hilkiah (high priest) found the
  book of the law in the temple.
• Shaphan reports back to Josiah about the temple
  money and the finding.
• Josiah tore his clothes in mourning over the
  news. V. 11

Reference 2 Kings 22-23 Josiah (2 Ki. 221-2330)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Josiah inquires of the Lord. 2212-13
• He commanded Hilkiah to inquire of the Lord,
  knowing Gods wrath was upon them.
• Hilkiah goes to Huldah the prophetess vss. 14-20
• Gods message to Josiah He will bring His wrath
  upon Judah because of what the people did.
• But, because Josiah humbled his heart he would go
  to his grave in peace, and Gods wrath would come
  later.

Reference 2 Kings 22-23 Josiah (2 Ki. 2212-20)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Josiahs covenant. 23
• He gathers all the elders of Judah. V. 1
• He reads the book of the law before all Israel.
• The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant
  before the Lord
• to walk after the Lord,
• to keep His commandments and His testimonies and
  His statutes with all his heart and all his soul,
  
• to carry out the words of this covenant that were
  written in this book.
• And all the people entered into the covenant. V. 3

Reference 2 Kings 22-23 Josiah (2 Ki. 231-3)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Josiahs temple reforms. 2 Ki. 23
• Removed vessels made for Baal and Asherah.
• Idolatrous priests removed.
• Removed the Asherah.
• Male prostitutes homes in the temple broken
  down.
• Broke down the high places (Priests did not go to
  the temple to eat unleavened bread)included
  those in Samaria
• Altars (from past kings of Judah) removed and
  idolotrous priests slaughtered on them. 1 Ki.
  131-2

Reference 2 Kings 22-23 Josiah (2 Ki. 234-20)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Josiah reinstates the Passover (2 Ki. 23)
• Celebrate it as written in the book of the
  covenant. V. 21
• No Passover like it during the (divided kingdom).
  V. 22
• Summary of Josiah. v. 25
• Gods wrath still to come upon Judah as was upon
  Israel. Vss. 26-27

Reference 2 Kings 22-23 Josiah (2 Ki. 2321-27)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Jehoahaz (2 Ki. 2331-33)
• People of the land anointed him king after
  Josiahs death (killed by Pharaoh Neco).
• Reigned 3 months.
• He did evil.
• Pharaoh imprisoned him and made Jehoiakim king
  over Judah.
• Jehoahaz taken to Egypt and died there. V. 34

Reference 2 Kings 23 Jehoahaz (2 Kings 2331-34)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Jehoiakim
• Was a vassal to Pharaoh
• Taxed the people of the land.
• Did evil, as his father did.
• In his days Nebuchadnezzar (Babylon) came against
  Judah
• Jehoiakim becomes his vassal.
• In the 3rd yr he rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
• God sent Gentiles to destroy Judah. 2 Ki. 2327

Reference 2 Kings 23-24 Jehoiakim (2 Kings
2334-245)
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2 Kings 18-25
Divide Kingdom
Judah Alone
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Jehoiachin
• He did evil like his father and reigned 3 months.
  Vss. 8-9
• Babylon lay siege against Jerusalem vss. 10-15
• Jehoiachin taken captive to Babylon.
• Treasures from the temple taken to Babylon.
• All the mighty people from Jerusalem taken with
  the king (poor kept in the land).

Reference 2 Kings 24-25 Jehoiachin (2 Kings
246-16)
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2 Kings 18-25
Divide Kingdom
Judah Alone
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Jehoiachin let out of prison. (2 Ki. 2527-30)
• Jehoiachin let out of prison in the 37th year of
  exile by Evil-merodach. V. 27
• Babylonian king spoke kindly to Jehoiachin
  provided for him daily. Vss. 29-30

Reference 2 Kings 24-25 Jehoiachin (2 Kings
246-16)
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2 Kings 18-25
Judah Alone
Divide Kingdom
U Kingdom

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Amon
• Josiah
• Jehoahaz
• Jehoiakim
• Jehoiachin
• Zedekiah

• Zedekiah (Mattaniah). 2 Ki. 2417-20
• Reigned 11 years under oversight of Babylon.
  Vss. 17-18
• He did evil as Jehoiakim did.
• He rebelled against Babylonian king.
• Judah taken into captivity. 2 Ki. 251-7
• Jerusalem seiged from 9th-11th yr of Zedekiah.
• Sons killed before him.
• His eyes plucked out.

Reference 2 Kings 24-25 Zedekiah (2 Kings
2417-257)