Kingdom of Israel

DYNASTIC INSTABILITY IN ISRAEL Throughout its history, Israel has had foreign influences, religious upheavals, and assassinations of the kings, causing severe instability within the nation. Amongst this unrest, it is no wonder a stable line of succession could form. All these factors contributed to the dynastic instability referenced in the biblical record and other sources. This is significant as the dynastic instability inevitably leads to fall of Israel and it’s capture by Assyria. Unlike…

as there is the first mention of the Israelite’s use of sacred poles since the split of the kingdom. Traditionally, these ‘sacred poles’ are understood as poles or idols used to worship false gods in general. The text in chapter 14 verses 15 and 16 says this provokes Yahweh to anger and that he will basically abandon Israel for the sins of Jeroboam. Then it flat out blames Jeroboam since he caused Israel to commit this sin collectively as a nation which relates back to the golden calves he made…

The first three kings of Israel, Saul, David and Solomon were men of strength and weakness. When the kings listen to the message of God’s servants the prophets, they make the right decisions and experience the blessings of God. When the leaders reject the prophet’s inspired message, the entire nation suffers. Thus, everything ultimately rises or falls spiritually, socially, militarily, and politically because of leadership. As God’s anointed leaders, the kings are held accountable to maintain…

been revised, refined, and reshaped over a period of centuries through a medium technology somewhat similar to the shared internet among poets, performers, hearers, audience turned poets, scribes, readers, literatis, and elders of ancient biblical Israel in order to transmit and preserve its communal and theological identity with core values that upholds sexual purity and virtue of expressing desire. Paper will hypothesize on the Song’s development by locating the oral rhetorical quality of the…

His son and successor Solomon is most noted for advancing David’s kingdom and for building the First Temple. In fact, according to Abba Eban (1999), author of over half a dozen historical reference books on Jewish history as well as the PBS television series “Civilization and the Jews,” “Solomon’s Temple was the crowning glory of a building program that rivaled those of the Pharaohs” (p. 50). Archaeologists claim to have found remnants of Solomon’s Temple as well in the form of a tablet dated…

Hosea is a prophetic book telling story of the prophet, Hosea who both lived and prophesied in the northern kingdom of Israel. Amongst scholars, the consensus regarding the dating of the events detailed within Hosea as having occurred between 755-722 BCE, stemming largely from the books opening verse which detail the kings of Judah and Israel during the ministry of Hosea (1:1). Nearly immediately, Hosea is established as a prophet whom the Lord spoke “through” and “to” (1:2), however, there is…

“The purpose of the book of Amos was to announce God’s holy judgment on the Kingdom of Israel (the Northern Kingdom), call them to repentance and to turn from their self-righteous sins and idolatry. G-d rose up the prophet Amos, as an act of His great mercy to people who repeatedly shunned and disobeyed him.” In Amos, Amos uses phrases such as…

children, and how he prophesied to Israel. The second part is the rest of the book of Hosea. It is a collection of Him prophesying to people. This section also can be divided into two parts. Ch. 4-10 God’s controversy with His people and Ch. 11-14 is showing that His love is still loyal to Israelites. 2. Historical/cultural Context Hosea was prophesying in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. His date was about the last 40 years of the Northern Kingdom. The Kingdom was under the reign of Jeroboam II.…

being separated. Israel was the first ever united kingdom. King Saul’s reign was unsuccessful, but then soon came King David. Jerusalem was united under King David. He united all tribes of Israel under complete monarchy. David’s son had a son named Solomon. He built a giant temple for the Hebrew’s God, Yahweh, and many beautiful palaces. Israel was split in two after Solomon’s death, and now had a northern kingdom and a southern kingdom. The northern kingdom was the Kingdom of Israel, and the…

be explored in order to gain insight into the context of Hosea include: Hosea’s life as a parable, Political authority over Israel, the socio-economic stance and religious practices of the Israelites.…