ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING
Of captivity, famine, and judgments
Of restoration
Of the reunion of the ten tribes and Judah
The nation composed of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, called JUDAH, and JEWS, ruled by the descendants of David
In the historical books of first and second Kings, and first and second Chronicles the nation is called JUDAH, but in the prophecies it is frequently referred to as ISRAEL, as in
Rehoboam succeeds Solomon. As a consequence of his arbitrary policy, ten tribes rebel
Other circumstances of his reign
Death of Rehoboam
Abijam’s wicked reign
Asa’s good reign
Asa makes a treaty with Ben-hadad, king of Syria, to make war against Israel
Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa
Jehoshaphat joins Ahab against the king of Syria
Jehoram, also called JORAM, reigns in place of his father, Jehoshaphat
Edom revolts
Ahaziah, also called AZARIAH
And JEHOAHAZ
Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram
Ahaziah killed by Jehu
Athaliah, his mother, succeeds him
Jehoash (also called JOASH) succeeds Athaliah
The temple repaired
Amaziah reigns, and Judah is invaded by the king of Israel; Jerusalem is taken and the sacred things of the temple carried away
Azariah (also called UZZIAH) succeeds him
Jotham succeeds Uzziah
Rezin, king of Syria, invades Judah
Jotham is succeeded by Ahaz
Judah is invaded by the kings of Samaria and Syria; Ahaz hires the king of Assyria to make war on the king of Syria
Ahaz changes the nature of the altar in the temple
Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz
Hezekiah’s good reign
Hezekiah revolts from the sovereignty of the king of Assyria
The king of Assyria invades Judah, and blasphemes the God of Judah; his army overthrown
Hezekiah’s sickness and miraculous restoration
Hezekiah succeeded by Manasseh
Manasseh’s wicked reign
Amon succeeds Manasseh on the throne
Josiah succeeds Amon; the temple is repaired; the book of the law recovered; religious revival follows; and the king dies
Josiah is succeeded by Jehoahaz, who reigned for three months, was dethroned by the king of Egypt, and the land was put under taxation
Jehoiakim is elevated to the throne; becomes tributary to Nebuchadnezzar for three years; he rebels; is conquered and carried off to Babylon
Jehoiachin is made king; suffers invasion and is carried off to Babylon
Zedekiah is made king by Nebuchadnezzar; he rebels; so, Nebuchadnezzar invades Judah, takes Jerusalem, and carries off the people to Babylon, despoiling the temple
The poorest of the people were left to occupy the country, and were joined by fragments of the army of Judah, the dispersed Israelites in other lands, and the king’s daughters
Gedaliah was appointed governor over the region
Gedaliah’s adminstration was favorable to the people
Gedaliah was conspired against and assassinated by Ishmael
Ishmael seeks to betray the people to the Ammonites
The people in fear, take refuge in Egypt
Great wickedness is the cause of their adversity
They live in Babylon
Beside the Chebar River
Patriotism of
Plotted against, by Haman
Are saved by Esther
Cyrus decrees their restoration
Cyrus directs the rebuilding of the temple, and the restoration of the vessels which had been carried off to Babylon
Proclamation renewed by Darius and Artaxerxes
Ezra returns with One-thousand seven-hundred and fifty-four of the exiles to Jerusalem
Temple rebuilt and dedicated
Artaxerxes issues the proclamation to restore the temple services
Priests and Levites authorized to return
Corruptions among the returned captives; their reform
Nehemiah is commissioned to lead the remainder of the captivity, forty-nine thousand nine-hundred and forty-two go back to Canaan
The wall of Jerusalem rebuilt and dedicated
The law read and expounded
Solemn feast is kept; priests are purified, and the covenant sealed
One-tenth of the people, to be determined by lot, volunteer to live in Jerusalem, and the remaining ninety percent live in other cities
Catalogue of the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel
Nehemiah reforms various abuses
The people expect a Messiah
Many accept Jesus as the Christ
Rejected by God
Of their rejection of the Messiah
Of war and other judgments
Dispersion of
Of blessing and restoration