Be sure to cite and the read material and or use the bible or any other scholarly sources
The Division of the Monarchy I: Solomon�s Reign to the Northern Kingdom
Read: Chapter 7 -The Old Testament Story (Israel’s monarch descends into sin and the nation follows, soon breaking apart into two kingdoms, the northern and the southern. The northern kingdom’s fall comes first. )
I Kings
Study Questions (Please respond to and answer questions 3, 7, 11, 14, 17 on pgs. 171, 172 of your textbook.)
The Division of the Monarchy II: The Story of the Southern Kingdom
Read: Chapter 8 -The Old Testament Story (After the fall of the northern kingdom the southern kingdom hangs on, if only for a little while, before it too falls to enemy invasion. )
II Kings
Study Questions (Please respond to and answer questions 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 on pg. 186 of your textbook.)
The Exile and Restoration: Israel Redefined
Read: Chapter 9 -The Old Testament Story (The Exile came as a shock to the nation of Israel, north and south. After nearly 50 years away their Persian captors allow them to return to begin the efforts to rebuild a city, a temple and a covenant relationship with Yahweh. )
Lamentations; Ezra; Nehemiah
Study Questions (Please respond to and answer questions 2, 4 6, 9, 12 on pg. 206 of your textbook.)