Historical Periods of OT History

1. Primeval Period Gen. 1-11 2. Patriarchal Period (~2187-1800 BC) Gen. 12-50 3. Egyptian Sojourn/Bondage (1800-1446 BC) Gap between end of Genesis and beginning of Exodus 4. Exodus and Conquest (1446-1350 BC) Key period in OT history. Exodus-Joshua 5. Period of Judges (1350-1050) Judges, Ruth

6. United Monarchy (1050-930) Saul-40 yrs, David-40 yrs, Solomon-40 yrs. 1&2 Samuel-1 Kings
7. Divided Monarchy (930-586) 10 tribes of Israel in north with Samaria as the capital and 2 tribes of Judah in south with Jerusalem as the capital. 1 Kings-2 Kings 8. Exile and Post-Exile Period (586-400) 722BC northern kingdom falls to the Assyrians and 586 BC southern kingdom falls to Babylonians. Then after Persian government replaces Babylonian government, the people are allowed to return to the land and do so in 3 returns538-37 BC under Zerubbabel, 458 BC under Ezra, and 435 BC under Nehemiah.

I,II Kings
Covers the history of Israel from the reign of Solomon to the Babylonian exile. Kings talks about 3 incomparable kings:
Solomon, for his wisdom Hezekiah, for his faith Josiah, for his obedience

Outline of Kings
United Kingdom: 1 Kings 1-11 Solomon departed from wholehearted devotion to God.
He broke the first commandment by his inclusive policy of allowing idol worship at Jerusalem He allowed the multiplicity of wives to be his ruination by allowing his heart to be turned away from God It was a blend of physical and spiritual polygamy as he worshiped YHWH and Ashtoreth, Molech, and Chemosh while erecting a high place on the mountain east of Jerusalem where Molech, the god of the Ammonites, and Chemosh the god of the Moabites took place.

Historical Periods of OT History

1. Primeval Period Gen. 1-11 2. Patriarchal Period (~2187-1800 BC) Gen. 12-50 3. Egyptian Sojourn/Bondage (1800-1446 BC) Gap between end of Genesis and beginning of Exodus 4. Exodus and Conquest (1446-1350 BC) Key period in OT history. Exodus-Joshua 5. Period of Judges (1350-1050) Judges, Ruth 6. United Monarchy (1050-930) Saul-40 yrs, David-40 yrs, Solomon-40 yrs. 1&2 Samuel-1 Kings 7. Divided Monarchy (930-586) 10 tribes of Israel in north with Samaria as the capital and 2 tribes of Judah in south with Jerusalem as the capital. 1 Kings-2 Kings 8. Exile and Post-Exile Period (586-400) 722BC northern kingdom falls to the Assyrians and 586 BC southern kingdom falls to Babylonians. Then after Persian government replaces Babylonian government, the people are allowed to return to the land and do so in 3 returns- 538-37 BC under Zerubbabel, 458 BC under Ezra, and 435 BC under Nehemiah.

Scoreboard on the Kings

North 930-722 B.C. 19 kings 4 dynasties None good
9 of 19 were assassinated, killed, or committed suicide

South 930-586 B.C. 19 kings 1 dynasty 8 were good

Hezekiah and Josiah are commended unconditionally Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoash, Amaziah, Uzziah, and Jotham received qualified commendation.