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Study OverviewAfter Solomon’s failures, God’s chosen nation divided into two separate kingdoms: Israel and Judah. A long list of mostly evil kings led both kingdoms away from God and deeply into idolatry. With persistent patience, God sent prophet after prophet to faithfully warn His people of coming judgment and call them to repentance.
Brief moments of revival offered interludes of hope. In the end, both nations rejected God and promised judgment came. First, Israel fell to Assyria and then Judah to Babylon. The people were exiled in foreign lands. This dark period in Israel’s history did not end without hope. In His mercy, God’s voice was not silenced. By His sovereign grace, God preserved the lineage of David and the promised Messiah and a remnant of faithful people. God’s purposes cannot be thwarted by rejection or rebellion.
Here’s how People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided unfolds:
1 and 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah are situated where they fit into Israel’s storyline.
The study of Isaiah is folded into a four-week segment
New to our BSF study content: Jeremiah and Lamentations!
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Stroudwater Christian Church, 1520 Westbrook St,Portland,ME,United States