Lesson 1 The Kingdom Begins to Crumble 1 Kings 11 I. Solomon s Love for His Foreign Wives (1 Kings 11:1 8) A. Solomon s heart from God (11:1 4) B. Solomon his wives (11:5 8) II. The Lord s Anger with Solomon (1 Kings 11:9 13) A. The Lord (11:9 11) B. The Lord (11:12, 13) III. Solomon s Adversaries (1 Kings 11:14 25) A. the Edomite (11:14 22) B. of Damascus (11:23 25) IV. Ahijah s Meeting with Jeroboam (1 Kings 11:26 40) A. Ahijah s concerning (11:26 36) B. Ahijah s to (11:37 39) C. Solomon s (11:40) V. Solomon s Death (1 Kings 11:41 43)
Lesson 2 The Kingdom Rips Apart 1 Kings 12 14; 2 Chronicles 11 13 I. Rehoboam s Accession (1 Kings 12:1 24; 2 Chron. 11:5 23) A. The successor to (1 Kings 12:1 3) B. His grasp for (1 Kings 12:4 24) C. His temporary (2 Chron. 11:5 23) II. Jeroboam s Reign (1 Kings 12:25 14:20; 2 Chron. 13:2 20) A. His religious (1 Kings 12:25 33) B. His encounter with a (1 Kings 13:1 34) C. His judgment by (1 Kings 14:1 18) D. His war with, king of (1 Kings 14:19, 20; 2 Chron. 13:2 20) III. Rehoboam s Later Years (1 Kings 14:21 31; 2 Chron. 12:2 16) A. The by Shishak (1 Kings 14:21 28) B. The of the king and his leaders (1 Kings 14:29 31; 2 Chron. 12:2 16)
I. Asa, King of Judah (2 Chron. 14 16) Lesson 3 Loyalty Lessons 1 Kings 15; 16; 2 Chronicles 14 20 A. His and (14:1 5) B. His policy and (14:6 15) C. His second set of (15:1 19) D. His with Syria (16:1 6) E. His and (16:7 14) II. Baasha, King of Israel (1 Kings 15:33 16:7) A. Baasha s (15:33, 34) B. Jehu s (16:1 7) III. Jehoshaphat, King of Judah (1 Kings 22:41 50; 2 Chron. 17:1 21:1) A. His (1 Kings 22:41 46; 2 Chron. 17) B. His with Israel (2 Chron. 18:1 19:3) C. His response to (2 Chron. 19:4 11) D. His and (1 Kings 22:47 50; 2 Chron. 20; 21:1).
Lesson 4 Elijah: Prophet of Contrasts 1 Kings 17 19 I. Elijah Ministered in the Days of Ahab (1 Kings 17) A. The and God s (17:1 16) B. Raising the (17:17 24) II. Elijah Challenged Ahab and Commissioned Elisha (1 Kings 18; 19) A. Coming out of (18:1 15) B. at Carmel (18:16 46) C. at Horeb (19:1 14) D. New (19:15 21)
Lesson 5 The Life and Death of Wicked King Ahab 1 Kings 20 22 I. Ahab s Wars (1 Kings 20) A. The Syrian campaign (20:1 21) B. The Syrian campaign (20:22 43) II. Ahab and Jezebel s Crime and Doom (1 Kings 21) A. Coveting (21:1 4) B. Plotting (21:5 16) C. Hearing (21:17 26) D. (21:27 29) III. Ahab s Final War (1 Kings 22) A. Ahab s prophets (22:1 12) B. Micaiah s prophecy of (22:13 28) C. Ahab s and (22:29 39)
Lesson 6 The Mantle Passes to Elisha 2 Kings 1:1 4:37 I. The End of Elijah s Ministry (2 Kings 1:1 2:18) A. Elijah s protection from (1:1 18) B. Elijah s (2:1 18) II. The Early Ministry of Elisha (2 Kings 2:19 4:37) A. Healing (2:19 22) B. Dealing with the (2:23 25) C. Defeating (3:1 27) D. Providing for a (4:1 7) E. Promising a (4:8 17) F. Restoring the (4:18 37)
Lesson 7 The Closing Period of Elisha s Ministry 2 Kings 4:38 8:15 I. Helping People (2 Kings 4:38 6:7) A. Making and feeding a (4:38 44) B. Healing (5:1 27) C. Recovering an (6:1 7) II. Helping Israel (2 Kings 6:8 8:15) A. Revealing Syria s (6:8 14) B. Revealing an (6:15 17) C. Blinding the (6:18 23) D. Predicting an excess of (6:24 7:20) E. Predicting a (8:1 6) F. Predicting a of (8:7 15)
Lesson 8 Providence and Protection 2 Kings 8:16 12:21; 2 Chronicles 21 24 I. The Reign of Jehoram in Judah (2 Kings 8:16 24; 2 Chron. 21) II. The Reign of Jehu in Israel (2 Kings 9; 10) A. (9:1 10:14) B. (10:15 36) III. The Reign of Joash in Judah (2 Kings 11:4 12:21; 2 Chron. 24:17 25) A. His (2 Kings 11:4 12:2) B. Repairing the (2 Kings 12:3 16) C. His and (2 Kings 12:17 21; 2 Chron. 24:17 25)
Lesson 9 A Royal Path to Ruin 2 Kings 13 17; 2 Chronicles 25 I. The Reign of Jehoahaz in Israel (2 Kings 13:1 9) A. His and (13:1 3) B. His,, and (13:4 9) II. The Reign of Jehoash in Israel (2 Kings 13:10 25) A. Jehoash sought from (13:10 19) B. God displayed His to (13:20 25) III. The Reign of Amaziah in Judah (2 Chron. 25) A. Amaziah s with (25:1 16) B. Amaziah s with (25:17 24) C. Amaziah s and (25:25 28) IV. The Reign of Jeroboam II in Israel (2 Kings 14:23 29) V. Israel s Fall and Deportation (2 Kings 15:8 17:40)
Lesson 10 Becoming a Success 2 Kings 15:1 7, 31 38; 16; 2 Chronicles 26 28 I. The Reign of Uzziah in Judah (2 Chron. 26; 2 Kings 15:1 7) A. The of Uzziah (2 Chron. 26:1 15; 2 Kings 15:1 4) B. The of Uzziah (2 Chron. 26:16 23; 2 Kings 15:5 7) II. The Reign of Jotham in Judah (2 Chron. 27; 2 Kings 15:32 38) III. The Reign of Ahaz in Judah (2 Chron. 28; 2 Kings 16) A. Ahaz turned to (2 Chron. 28:1 15; 2 Kings 16:1 6) B. Ahaz turned to (2 Chron. 28:16 21; 2 Kings 16:7 9) C. Ahaz turned to the (2 Chron. 28:22 27; 2 Kings 16:10 20)
Lesson 11 Humble Prayer 2 Kings 18 21:18; 2 Chronicles 29 33:20 I. Hezekiah s Reign (2 Kings 18 20; 2 Chron. 29 32) A. Hezekiah s (2 Kings 18:1 6; 2 Chron. 29 31) 1. Sanctifying the and (2 Chron. 29:1 19) 2. Resuming (2 Chron. 29:20 36) 3. Celebrating the (2 Chron. 30) 4. Destroying and (2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chron. 31:1) 5. Reestablishing and (2 Kings 18:5, 6; 2 Chron. 31:2 21) B. Hezekiah s of Sennacherib (2 Kings 18:7, 13 16) C. Hezekiah s (2 Kings 20:1 11; 2 Chron. 32:24 26) D. Hezekiah s (2 Kings 20:12 19; 2 Chron. 32:27 31) E. Hezekiah s of Sennacherib (2 Kings 18:17 19:37; 2 Chron. 32:1 23) II. Manasseh s Reign (2 Kings 21:1 16; 2 Chron. 33:1 20) A. Manasseh s (2 Kings 21:1 9; 2 Chron. 33:1 9) B. Manasseh s and (2 Kings 21:10 16; 2 Chron. 33:10 20)
Lesson 12 Judah s Final Years 2 Kings 21:19 25:30; 2 Chronicles 33:21 36:23 I. Amon s Reign (2 Kings 21:19 26; 2 Chron. 33:21 25) II. Josiah s Reign (2 Kings 22:1 23:30; 2 Chron. 34; 35) A. Josiah God (2 Kings 22:1 7; 2 Chron. 34:1 13) B. Josiah God s Word (2 Kings 22:10 20; 2 Chron. 34:14 28) C. Josiah God s Word (2 Kings 23:1 3; 2 Chron. 34:29 32) D. Josiah God s Word (2 Kings 23:4 25; 2 Chron. 35:1 19) E. Josiah in (2 Kings 23:26 30; 2 Chron. 35:20 27) III. The Last Four Kings of Judah (2 Kings 23:31 25:26; 2 Chron. 36) A. (2 Kings 23:31 34; 2 Chron. 36:1 4) B. (2 Kings 23:35 24:7; 2 Chron. 36:5 8) C. (2 Kings 24:8 16; 25:27 30; 2 Chron. 36:9, 10) D. (2 Kings 24:17 25:26; 2 Chron. 36:11 23)
Lesson 13 Past Lives with Present Lessons 1 Kings 12 22; 2 Kings; 2 Chronicles I. The Kingdom Divided under and (1 Kings 12:1 14:30) II. The Early Kings of and (1 Kings 15:9 19:18) III. The Prophet and the Kings to the of (2 Kings 1:13 8:15; 16:1 17:41) IV. The Kings of to the (2 Kings 18:1 25:21; 2 Chron. 26 28)