HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH: THEIR DIVISION, DISPERSION, AND CAPTIVITY

These notes will assist in understanding the story of the lost tribes of Israel. If you view the January 2014 postings on this blog, which is the study of the dispersion of the lost tribes, the notes below provide scriptural verification.

How the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel became divided

2 Samuel 6.12-16, 29 – David’s Kingdom will be everlasting. (Jesus is from David’s family).

1 Kings 3.1 – Solomon marries Pharaoh’s daughter which begins his fall into idol worship.

1 Kings 1.14 – God tells Solomon to walk in His ways and he will be blessed.

1 Kings 3.1 – Solomon marries Pharaoh’s daughter which begins his fall into idol worship.

1 Kings 5.1 – Hiram king of Tyre helps Solomon, they are friends.

1 Kings 7 and 8 – Solomon builds and dedicates the temple of the Lord.

1 Kings 11.1-10 – Solomon loves many women and his heart turns from God to his wives idols.

1 Kings 11.13 – God is going to take the Kingdom away from Solomon.

1 Kings 11.26-40 – Jeroboam from the tribe of Ephraim will become king over the 10 northern tribes.

1 Kings 12.6-14 Rehoboam is harsh to people and the 10 northern tribes rebel – 1 Kings 12.19

1 Kings 12.24 – The Lord tells Judah and Israel not to fight a civil war over the split of the kingdom.

1 Kings 12.25-33 – Jeroboam is fearful the people will continue to worship in Jerusalem and sets up golden calves in Bethel and Dan.  

1 Kings 12.32 – Jeroboam changes the calendar of the fall feasts from the 7^th month to the 8^th month.

1 Kings 21.25 – Ahab is the most evil king of Israel.

Kingdom of Judah has war with Israel. The Northern Kingdom of Israel taken captive by the Assyrians 720 BC

2 Kings 16.5-6 – Civil War between Judah (the Jews) and Israel (the 10 northern tribes).

2 Kings 17.6-13 – Israel removed from the land by Assyria because of their worship of idols.

2 Kings 17.24 – The king of Assyria replaces the Israelites with other people (in Samaria).

2 Kings 17.25-40 – The new people ask for a priest of the Israelites to teach them about the “God of the Land”.

Judah’s wickedness and captivity 586 BC

2 Chronicles 30 – Good king Hezekiah destroys idols and starts revival, humble people form scattered 10 northern tribes come and participate in Passover celebration.

2 Kings 21 – Judah’s King Manasseh is very wicked. 1 Chronicles 33.1-9 The Judeans return to idol worship.

2 Kings 23 – Judah follows idols

2 Kings 24 - Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon wars with Judah and takes away the temple treasures.

2 Kings 24.14 – Nebuchadnezzar carries away the young smart princes to Babylon – this is how Daniel was taken.

2 Kings 24.17-19 – The king of Babylon places Zedekiah as the king of Judah and tells him to obey.

2 Kings 25 – Zedekiah rebels and is taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar. Judah falls and Jews taken away 586 BC. Also see 1 Chronicles 36.11-23…Judah taken captive for 70 years. See: Daniel 9.2 and read entire chapter.

Remnant of Judah decide to go to Egypt against Jeremiah’s word from the Lord. Babylon falls to Medes and Persians

Jeremiah 52.8-11 – Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon kills Zedekiah king of Judah.

Jeremiah 50 – Jeremiah prophesies the fall of Babylon to the Medes and Persians. Israel as scattered sheep (verse 17). Judah is also punished. Jeremiah 50.4 prophesies a future gathering of Judah and Israel in the end times.

Jeremiah 42 – The remnant of Judah in the land ask Jeremiah to seek the Lord on whether or not they should go to Egypt. They tell Jeremiah they will obey his word. Jeremiah says not to go—the people disobey and take Jeremiah with them anyway.

Jeremiah 43.6-7 – The daughters of slain king Zedekiah and Jeremiah go along to Egypt.

Jeremiah 44 – Jeremiah tells the remnant of Judah that they will all die in the land of Egypt and never return to Judah because they disobeyed the Lord and went to Egypt rather than stay in the land of Judah. This is the last we hear of Jeremiah in the scriptures.

This is not the last time we will hear of Jeremiah in history as he will become a legend in Ireland and Scotland.