[33] 25a - Decline of the Kingdom

Because King Solomon, the last king of the unified kingdom, rebelled against Yahweh, God tore the kingdom into two: the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. Both kingdoms were supposed to worship Yahweh as God. But instead, they had more bad than good kings in their history, leading both Israel and Judah to become paganised. Whether it was the common man or kings and leaders, the Bible records that most were rebellious towards God. So both kingdoms went into decline. During this period, God did not leave the people alone. God used prophets to speak to them to encourage change. But what was the job that God gave them? The prophets had three main roles: they were God’s historians; they were God’s prosecuting attorneys; and they were God’s Scripture writers. Access the notes at: https://interlocked.online/s/25-Decline-of-the-Kingdom.pdf