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The Old Testament in Historical order:   Conclusion

DIVIDED KINGDOM   (Notice the way Israel is blessed with a God fearing king and cursed when they rebel!): (1 Kings 12:1-2 Kings 25:30)

Northern Kingdom (1st seven kings): 1 Kings12:1-16:34
Rehoboam, Jeroboam, and the Splitting of the Kingdom: 1 Kings 12:1-24
Jeroboam (N): 1 Kings 12:25-14-20
Three Judean Kings (Jeroboam, Abijah, Asa (S)): 14:21-15:24
Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, Ahab (N): 1 Kings 15:2516:34
Elijah Stories: 1 Kings 17:1-2 Kings 2:12a
Elijah and Ahab: 17:1-18:46
God encourages Elijah: 19:1-21
(Israel and Aram at war: 22:1-40)
Naboth's vineyard: 21:1-29
Jehoshaphat: 22:41-50
(Psalm 83: Set against the reign of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20))
Elijah and Ahaziah: 1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 1:18
Elijah goes to heaven: 2 Kings 2:1-12a
Elisha Stories: 2 Kings 2:12b-8:6
The Company of Prophets: 2 Kings 12b-18
Water, Mocking, Water: Poison, Loaves: 2 Kings 2:19-4:44
Naaman Healed: 2 Kings 5:1-27
Axhead, Blinding, Provision, Healing: 2 Kings 6:1-8:6
More Kings: 2 Kings 8:7-13:35
Elisha and Hazael: 2 Kings 8:7-15
Jehoram and Ahaziah (S): 2 Kings 8:16-29
Jehu and the Death of Jezebel and Ahab (N): 2 Kings 9:1-10:35
Joash (S): 2 Kings 11:1-12:21
(Joel (Southern Prophet) A prophesy against Judah: Joel 1:1-3:21)
Jehoahez and Jehoash (N): 2 Kings 13:1-35
(Jonah (Northern Prophet) Prophecy to Ninevah)
God's Call, Jonah's Response: 1:1-17
From the Fish: Jonah 2:1-10
God Calls Again: 3:1-10
Jonah's Resentment: 4:1-11
Northern Kingdom (final years): 2 Kings 14:1-17:41
Amaziah (S): 2 Kings 14:1-22
(Joel (Southern Prophet) A prophesy against Judah: Joel 1:1-3:21)
Jeroboam II (N) 14:23-29
(Amos (Northern Prophet) A prophesy against Israel: Amos 1:1-9:15)
Uzziah (Judah): 15:1-7
(Isaiah and Micah (Southern Prophets) Prophecies against Judah)
Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah Pekah: (N): 2 Kings 15:8-31
(Hosea (Northern Prophet) A prophesy against Israel (N): Hosea 1:1-14:9)
Jotham and Ahaz (S): 2 Kings 15:32-16:20
(Isaiah and Micah (Southern Prophets) Prophecies against Judah)
Hoshea (fall of northern kingdom): 17:1-41
(Hosea (Northern Prophet) A prophesy against Israel (N): Hosea 1:1-14:9)

SOUTHERN KINGDOM   (the final years): 2 Kings 18:1-25:30 ((S) = Southern Judah and (N) = Northern Israel)

Hezekiah (S): 18:1-20:21
(Psalm 75: Set against 2 Kings 18-19)
(Psalm 76: Set against 2 Kings 18-19)
(Isaiah and Micah (Southern Prophets) Prophecies against Judah)
Manasseh: 21:1-18
Amon (S): 21:19-26
(Nahum and Zephaniah (Southern Prophets) Prophecies against Judah)
Josiah, Jehoahaz, Johoiakim, Jehoiachin (S): 22:1-24:18
(Jeremiah (Southern Prophets) Prophecies against Judah)
Zedekiah (S): 24:18-25:30
(Psalm 74: Set against the events of 2 Kings 24-25)
(Jeremiah and Ezekiel (Southern Prophets) Prophecies against Judah)
(Habakkuk (Southern Prophet) The just live because of the Faithfulness of God)

THE 70 YEAR CAPTIVITY

(Jeremiah and Ezekiel (Southern Prophets) Prophecies in Exile)
(Lamentations: A eulogy of mourning of the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B:C:

Daniel (1-6)
Daniel and his three friends: 1
Nebuchadnezzar's dream: 2
Fiery furnace: 3
Nebuchadnezzar's insanity: 4
Handwriting on the wall: 5
The lions' den: 6
(Obadiah (Exile Prophet) Edom's mistreatment of Judeans during the Babylonia destruction of Jerusalem)

RESTORATION   (Ezra; Nehemiah; Esther)

Ezra
Zerubbabel Return and Temple Building Begins: Ezra 1:1-4-24
Prophets Encouragement: 5:1-12
(Haggai and Zechariah (Restoration Prophets) Prophecies about building the Temple)
Temple Completed: Ezra 3-6:22
Ezra Returns: Ezra 7:1-8:22
(List of people: 7:27-8:21)
Ezra's deals with intermarriage: Ezra 9-10
Nehemiah
Nehemiah's Return: Nehemiah 1-2
Rebuilding Walls, Opposition, Plot: 3:1-4:23
Helping Poor, Plot, Opposition, Walls Completed: 5:1-7:3
(List of returnees; 7:4-73)
Ezra assembles people, Reforms: Nehemiah 8:1-10:39
(List of names: 11:1-36)
Nehemiah assembles People, Reforms: Nehemiah 12:27-13:31
(Malachi (Restoration Prophet) Prophecies about stealing from God)
(1 and 2 Chronicles: A retelling of the account of 1 & 2 Kings)
Esther
The King and the Queen: Esther 1:1-2:23
Haman's and Mordecai: Esther 3:1-4:17
Esther's Banquets: 5:1-7:10
Haman's Plot Foiled, Jews Saved: Esther 8:1-9:10
Esther, Susa, Feast of Purim: 9:11-10:3

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