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Southern Kingdom Of Judah

Queen Athaliah Executed

The pagan queen-mother Athaliah seized the throne and nearly brought the Davidic line to extinction by killing most of Ahaziah`s sons. Only the infant Joash escaped; he was rescued by his aunt Jehoshabeath and her husband Jehoiada, the godly high priest (2 Chr. 22:10-12). After six years Joash was proclaimed the lawful king, and Athaliah was ...

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Rehoboam Refused To Lighten Burdens

Judah was left suddenly independent when Rehoboam flatly refused to lighten the heavy load of forced labor and high taxation imposed on the Israelites by his father Solomon (1 Kin. 12:1-24). Upon Rehoboam`s refusal, the ten tribes living north of Bethel promptly declared their independence....

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Ahaz Sought Help From Assyria

Baal worship climaxed in Judah during the reign of Ahaz (2 Ki 16). Ahaz (about 732-715 B.C.), was faced with Assyria`s rise to power under TiglathPileser III; but Ahaz resisted the urgings of Rezin of Syria and Pekah of Israel to join an alliance against Assyria. Instead, Ahaz sought help from Assyria, against the prophet Isaiah`s advice, and ...

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Shishak Invades Judah

Something else occurred along with this Division--an entirely unexpected blow that devastated Judah. Shishak, Pharaoh of Egypt, invaded the country, plundered the treasures of the Temple and the royal palace, and destroyed a number of newly built fortresses (2 Chr. 12:1-12). Judah never recovered from the sudden loss of her national wealth. B...

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Syria And Israel Destroyed

Syria and the kingdom of Israel were destroyed in 722 B.C., leaving Judah at the mercy of the Assyrians....

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Shemaiah Warned Against Attacking Israel

Rehoboam wanted to attack Israel and reunite the kingdom by force, but a Word from the Lord came to Shemaiah the prophet saying, I Kings 12:24 "Thus says the LORD: "You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel."...

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Sennacherib Withdrew Miraculously From Israel

Assyria, now ruled by Sennacherib, moved against Jerusalem in 701 B. C. It was at this time that Hezekiah constructed the Siloam Tunnel to bring water from the Spring of Gihon into the city of Jerusalem (2 Chr. 32:30). But then something very strange happened. Somehow, miraculously the Assyrians withdrew from attacking Jerusalem after sufferi...

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Eight Kings Of Judah Served The Lord

Judah had somewhat of a better record. Only 8 of Judah`s kings served God. These were: Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, Hezekiah, and Josiah. The rest of the 20 kings were wicked. In the southern kingdom there was only one dynasty, that of king David, except usurper Athaliah from the northern kingdom, who by marriage, broke i...

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Manasseh Judah`s Most Wicked King

Revival came during the reign of Hezekiah but it was immediately swept aside by Manasseh, who was Judah`s most wicked and longest ruling king. The nation never fully recovered from the effects of this evil king. Manasseh`s son Amon continued in his father`s depravity, but he soon was murdered. His successor was Josiah (about 640-609 B.C.)....

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Jehoram Married Athaliah

Jehoshaphat`s son Jehoram (about 848-841 B.C.) married Athaliah, daughter of king Ahab and the wicked Queen Jezebel; and their marriage led to Baal worship also being established in Jerusalem (2 Kin. 8:18)....

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