Israel, Prophecies Concerning

[Nave] –PROPHECIES CONCERNING .Of captivity, famine, and judgments 1Ki 14:15 , 16 ; 17:1 ; 20:13-28 ; 2Ki 7:1 , 2 , 17 ; 8:1 ; Isa 7:8 ; 8:4-7 ; 9:8-21 ; 17:3-11 ; 28:1-8 ; Ho 1:1-9 ; 2:1-13 ; 4 ; 8 ; 9 ; 10 ; 11:5 , 6 ; 12:7-14 ; 13 ; Am 2:6-16 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ; 9 .Of restoration Ho 2:14-23 ; 11:9-11 ; 13:13 , 14 ; 14:8 .Of the reunion of the ten tribes and Judah Jer 3:18 ; Eze 37:16-22 .See the following –5. JUDAH .The nation composed of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, called JUDAH, and JEWS, ruled by the descendants of David Isa 11:12 .See JEWS .In the historical books of first and second Kings, and first and second Chronicles the nation is called JUDAH, but in the prophecies it is frequently referred to as ISRAEL, as in Isa 8:14 ; 49:7 .The list of rulers and the periods of time over which they reigned –1. Rehoboam, seventeen years –2. Abijah (Abijam), three years –3. Asa, forty-one years –4. Jehoshaphat, twenty-five years –5. Jehoram, eight years –6. Ahaziah, one year .Athaliah’s usurpation, six years –7. Joash (Jehoash), forty years –8. Amaziah, twenty-nine years –9. Uzziah (Azariah), fifty-two years –10. Jotham, sixteen years –11. Ahaz, sixteen years –12. Hezekiah, twenty-nine years –13. Manasseh, fifty-five years –14. Amon, two years –15. Josiah, thirty-one years –16. Jehoahaz (Josiah’s son), three months –17. Jehoiakim (Josiah’s son), eleven years –18. Jehoiachin (Jeconiah), Jehoiakim’s son, three months –19. Zedekiah (Mattaniah), Josiah’s son, eleven years –(For the history of the above kings see under each name) .Rehoboam succeeds Solomon. As a consequence of his arbitrary policy, ten tribes rebel 1Ki 12 .Other circumstances of his reign 1Ki 14:21-31 ; 2Ch 10 ; 11 ; 12 .Death of Rehoboam 1Ki 14:31 .Abijam’s wicked reign 1Ki 15:1-8 ; 2Ch 13 .Asa’s good reign 1Ki 15:9-24 ; 2Ch 14 ; 15 ; 16 .Asa makes a treaty with Ben-hadad, king of Syria, to make war against Israel 1Ki 15:16-24 .Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa 1Ki 15:24 ; 2Ch 17 ; 18 ; 19 ; 20 ; 21:1 .Jehoshaphat joins Ahab against the king of Syria 1Ki 22 .See JEHOSHAPHAT .Jehoram, also called JORAM, reigns in place of his father, Jehoshaphat 2Ki 8:16-24 ; 2Ch 21 .Edom revolts 2Ki 8:20-22 .Ahaziah, also called AZARIAH 2Ch 22:6 .And JEHOAHAZ 2Ch 21:17 ; 25:23 .Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram 2Ki 8:24-29 ; 2Ch 22 .Ahaziah killed by Jehu 2Ki 9:27-29 ; 2Ch 22:8 , 9 .Athaliah, his mother, succeeds him 2Ki 11:1-16 ; 2Ch 22:10-12 ; 23:1-15 .Jehoash (also called JOASH) succeeds Athaliah 2Ki 11:21 ; 12:1-21 ; 2Ch 24 .The temple repaired 2Ki 12 .Amaziah reigns, and Judah is invaded by the king of Israel; Jerusalem is taken and the sacred things of the temple carried away 2Ki 14:1-20 ; 2Ch 25 .Azariah (also called UZZIAH) succeeds him 2Ki 14:21 , 22 ; 15:1-7 ; 2Ch 26 .Jotham succeeds Uzziah 2Ki 15:7 , 32-38 ; 2Ch 27 .Rezin, king of Syria, invades Judah 2Ki 15:37 .Jotham is succeeded by Ahaz 2Ki 16:1 ; 2Ch 28 .Judah is invaded by the kings of Samaria and Syria; Ahaz hires the king of Assyria to make war on the king of Syria 2Ki 16:5-9 .Ahaz changes the nature of the altar in the temple 2Ki 16:10-18 .Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz 2Ki 16:19 , 20 ; 2Ch 29:32 .Hezekiah’s good reign 2Ki 18:1-8 .Hezekiah revolts from the sovereignty of the king of Assyria 2Ki 18:7 .The king of Assyria invades Judah, and blasphemes the God of Judah; his army overthrown 2Ki 18:9-37 ; 19 .Hezekiah’s sickness and miraculous restoration 2Ki 20 .Hezekiah succeeded by Manasseh 2Ki 20:21 ; 2Ch 33:1-20 .Manasseh’s wicked reign 2Ki 21:1-18 .Amon succeeds Manasseh on the throne 2Ki 21:18-26 ; 2Ch 33:20-25 .Josiah succeeds Amon; the temple is repaired; the book of the law recovered; religious revival follows; and the king dies 2Ki 22 ; 23:1-30 ; 2Ch 34 ; 35 .Josiah is succeeded by Jehoahaz, who reigned for three months, was dethroned by the king of Egypt, and the land was put under taxation 2Ki 23:30-35 ; 2Ch 36:1-3 .Jehoiakim is elevated to the throne; becomes tributary to Nebuchadnezzar for three years; he rebels; is conquered and carried off to Babylon 2Ki 24:1-6 ; 2Ch 36:4-8 .Jehoiachin is made king; suffers invasion and is carried off to Babylon 2Ki 24:8-16 ; 2Ch 36:9 , 10 .Zedekiah is made king by Nebuchadnezzar; he rebels; so, Nebuchadnezzar invades Judah, takes Jerusalem, and carries off the people to Babylon, despoiling the temple 2Ki 24:17-20 ; 25 ; 2Ch 36:11-21 .The poorest of the people were left to occupy the country, and were joined by fragments of the army of Judah, the dispersed Israelites in other lands, and the king’s daughters 2Ki 25:12 , 22 , 23 ; Jer 39:10 ; 40:7-12 ; 52:16 .Gedaliah was appointed governor over the region 2Ki 25:22 .Gedaliah’s adminstration was favorable to the people 2Ki 25:23 , 24 ; Jer 40:7-12 .Gedaliah was conspired against and assassinated by Ishmael 2Ki 25:25 ; Jer 40:13-16 ; 41:1-3 .Ishmael seeks to betray the people to the Ammonites Jer 41:1-18 .The people in fear, take refuge in Egypt 2Ki 25:26 ; Jer 41:14-18 ; 42:13-18 –CAPTIVITY OF .Great wickedness is the cause of their adversity Eze 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 16 ; 23:22-44 .They live in Babylon Da 5:13 ; 6:13 ; Jer 52:28-30 .Beside the Chebar River Eze 1:1 ; 10:15 .Patriotism of Ps 137 .Plotted against, by Haman Es 3 .Are saved by Esther Es 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ; 9 .Cyrus decrees their restoration 2Ch 36:22 , 23 ; Ezr 1:1-4 .Cyrus directs the rebuilding of the temple, and the restoration of the vessels which had been carried off to Babylon 2Ch 36:23 ; Ezr 1:3-11 .Proclamation renewed by Darius and Artaxerxes Ezr 6:1-14 .Ezra returns with One-thousand seven-hundred and fifty-four of the exiles to Jerusalem Ezr 2 .Temple rebuilt and dedicated Ezr 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 .Artaxerxes issues the proclamation to restore the temple services Ezr 7 .Priests and Levites authorized to return Ezr 8 .Corruptions among the returned captives; their reform Ezr 9 ; 10 .Nehemiah is commissioned to lead the remainder of the captivity, forty-nine thousand nine-hundred and forty-two go back to Canaan Ne 2 ; 7:5-67 ; Ps 85 ; 87 ; 107 ; 126 .The wall of Jerusalem rebuilt and dedicated Ne 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 12 .The law read and expounded Ne 8 .Solemn feast is kept; priests are purified, and the covenant sealed Ne 8 ; 9 ; 10 .One-tenth of the people, to be determined by lot, volunteer to live in Jerusalem, and the remaining ninety percent live in other cities Ne 11 .Catalogue of the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel Ne 12 .Nehemiah reforms various abuses Ne 13 .The people expect a Messiah Lu 3:15 .Many accept Jesus as the Christ Joh 2:23 ; 10:42 ; 11:45 ; 12:11 ; Ac 21:20 .The majority reject Jesus See JESUS, REJECTED .Rejected by God Mt 21:43 ; Lu 20:16 –PROPHECIES CONCERNING .Of their rejection of the Messiah Isa 8:14 , 15 ; 49:5 , 7 ; 52:14 ; 53:1-3 ; Zec 11 ; 13 ; Mt 21:33 ; 22:1 .Of war and other judgments De 28:49-57 ; 2Ki 20:17 , 18 ; 21:12-15 ; 22:16 , 17 ; 23:26 , 27 ; Isa 1:1-24 ; 3 ; 4:1 ; 5 ; 6:9-13 ; 7:17-25 ; 8:14-22 ; 9 ; 10:12 ; 22:1-14 ; 28:14-22 ; 29:1-10 ; 30:1-17 ; 31:1-3 ; 32:9-14 ; Jer 1:11-16 ; 4:5-31 ; 6 ; 7:8-34 ; 8 ; 9:9-26 ; 10:17-22 ; 11:9-23 ; 13:9-27 ; 14:14-18 ; 15:1-14 ; 16 ; 17:1-4 ; 18:15-17 ; 19 ; 20:5 ; 21:4-7 ; 22:24-30 ; 25:8-38 ; 28 ; 34 ; 37 ; 38:1-3 ; 42:13-22 ; 43 ; 44 ; 45 ; La 5:6 ; Eze 4 ; 5 ; 11:7-12 ; 12 ; 15 ; 16 ; 17 ; 19 ; 22:13-22 ; 23:22-35 ; 24 ; 33:21-29 ; Da 9:26 , 27 ; Joe 2:1-17 ; Am 2:4 , 5 ; Mic 2:10 ; 3 ; 4:8-10 ; Hab 1:6-11 ; Zep 1 ; Zec 11 ; 14:1-3 ; Mal 4:1 ; Mt 21:33 , 34 ; 23:35-38 ; 24:2 , 14-42 ; Mr 13:1-13 ; Lu 13:34 , 35 ; 19:43 , 44 ; 21:5-25 ; 23:28-31 ; Re 1:7 .Dispersion of Isa 24:1 ; Jer 9:16 ; Ho 9:17 ; Joe 3:6 , 20 ; Am 9:9 ; Eze 4:13 ; 5:10 , 12 ; 20:23 ; 36:19 ; Da 9:7 ; Joh 7:35 ; Ac 2:5 .Of blessing and restoration Isa 1:25-27 ; 2:1-5 ; 4:2-6 ; 11:11-13 ; 25 ; 26:1 , 2 , 12-19 ; 27:13 ; 29:18-24 ; 30:18-26 ; 32:15-20 ; 33:13-24 ; 35 ; 37:31 , 32 ; 40:2 , 9 ; 41:27 ; 44 ; 49:13-23 ; 51 ; 52:1-12 ; 60 ; 61:4-9 ; 62 ; 66:5-22 ; Jer 3:14-18 ; 4:3-18 ; 12:14-16 ; 23:3 ; 24:1-7 ; 29:1-14 ; 30:3-22 ; 32:36-44 ; 33 ; 44:28 ; Eze 14:22 , 23 ; 16:60-63 ; 20:40 , 41 ; 36:1-38 ; 37:12 , 21 ; Da 11:30-45 ; 12:1 ; Joe 3 ; Am 9:9-15 ; Ob 1 :17-21; Mic 2:12 , 13 ; 5:3 ; Zep 2:7 ; Zec 1:14-21 ; 2 ; 8 ; 10:5-12 ; 12:1-14 ; 13 ; 14:3-21 ; Mal 3:4 ; Ro 11 ; 2Co 3:16 ; Re 7:5