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930–586 BC
Divided Kingdom & Prophets
Where this era sits in the story of Scripture (930–586 BC), what its first hearers assumed, and how it carries the covenant promise forward.
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4 of 4| Israel (north) | Judah (south) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | Samaria | Jerusalem | |
| Kings | 19 — none called good | 20 — a few reformers (Hezekiah, Josiah) | |
| Prophets | Elijah, Elisha, Amos, Hosea | Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, Habakkuk, Zephaniah | |
| End | Fell to Assyria, 722 BC | Fell to Babylon, 586 BC |
Prophetic markers
- c. 860 BC1 Kings 18:39
Elijah on Carmel — the Lord, he is God
- 740 BCIsaiah 6:1-8
Isaiah sees the Lord high and lifted up
- 722 BC2 Kings 17:6-23
Samaria falls; the northern tribes scattered
- 701 BC2 Kings 19:35-36
Sennacherib besieges Jerusalem and withdraws
- 622 BC2 Kings 22:8-13
The book of the law found; Josiah's reform
- 586 BC2 Kings 25:9
Jerusalem and the temple destroyed
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Context first, then applicationIsrael and Judah; prophetic covenant lawsuits.
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