Class Notes on Sacred History
Volume II: First Samuel through Nehemiah.
J. W. McGarvey (1893)
Table of Contents



  • FIRST KINGS
    AND
    SECOND CHRONICLES.



    FROM THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM
    TO THE CAPTIVITY OF ISRAEL.

    I. Ki. xii. 1-II. Ki. xvii. 41; II. Chron. x. 1-xxviii. 27.

    § I. THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM. I. Ki. xii. 1-24.

    1. A Petition of the People to Rehoboam. xii. 1-4; II. Chron. x. 1-5.

    2. Rehoboam's Response. 5-15; II. Chron. x. 6-15.
    3. The Division Consummated. 6-20; II. Chron. x. 16-19.
    4. Rehoboam Forbidden to Attempt Coercion. 21-24;
    II. Chron. xi. 1-4.
    § II. THE REIGN OF JEROBOAM. xii. 25-xiv. 20.

    1. He Builds Two Cities and Establishes Illegal Worship.
    xii. 25-33. (Not in Chronicles.)

    2. The Worship at Beth-el Denounced. xiii. 1-10.
    (Not in Chronicles.)
    3. The Prophet Deceived and Slain. 11-25.
    (Not in Chronicles.)
    4. Further Conduct of the Old Prophet. 26-32.
    (Not in Chronicles.)
    5. Jeroboam's Obduracy. 33, 34. (Not in Chronicles.)

    6. His Sin Denounced and His Ruin Predicted. xiv. 1-20.
    (Not in Chronicles.)

    § III. REIGNS OF REHOBOAM, ABIJAM AND ASA, OVER JUDAH.xiv. 21-xv. 24.

    1. The Reign of Rehoboam. xiv. 21-31.
    2. The Reign of Abijam over Judah. xv. 1-8.
    3. The Reign of Asa. 9-24; II. Chron. xiv. 1-xv. 19.
    § IV. REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD IN ISRAEL, AND THE HOUSE
    OF OMRI ESTABLISHED.I. Ki. xv. 25-xvi. 34.

    1. The House of Jeroboam Cut Off by Baasha. xv. 25-32.
    (Not in Chronicles.)

    2. The Reign of Baasha. xv. 33-xvi. 7. (Not in Chronicles.)
    3. The Reigns of Elah and Zimri. xvi. 8-20.
    (Not in Chronicles.)
    4. The Reign of Omri. 21-28. (Not in Chronicles.)
    5. The Reign of Ahab: Its General Character. 29-34.
    (Not in Chronicles.)
    § V. THE STRUGGLE OF ELIJAH AGAINST BAAL-WORSHIP.I. Ki. xvii. 1-xix. 21.

    1. He Delivers His Message and Hides at the Brook Cherith. xvii. 1-7.
    (Not in Chronicles.)

    2. He Is Sent to a Widow of Zarephath. 8-16.
    (Not in Chronicles.)
    3. The Widow's Son Dies and Is Resuscitated. 17-24.
    (Not in Chronicles.)
    4. Elijah Is Sent to Ahab. xviii. 1-19. (Not in Chronicles.)
    5. The Trial on Mount Carmel. 20-39. (Not in Chronicles.)
    6. The Prophets Killed and the Rain Brought. 40-46.
    (Not in Chronicles.)
    7. Elijah's Flight. xix. 1-8. (Not in Chronicles.)
    8. God Appears to Him at Mount Horeb. 9-18.
    (Not in Chronicles.)
    9. Elisha Is called To Be a Prophet. 19-21.
    § VI. WAR BETWEEN AHAB AND BEN-HADAD. I. Ki. xx. 1-43.

    1. Samaria Besieged and Its Pillage Demanded. xx. 1-12.
    (Not in Chronicles.)

    2. The Besieging Army Defeated. 13-22. (Not in Chronicles.)
    3. Another Invasion. 23-30. (Not in Chronicles.)
    4. Ben-hadad Captured and Released. 31-34. (Not in Chronicles.)
    5. Ahab Rebuked for Sparing Ben-hadad. 35-43.
    (Not in Chronicles.)
    § VII. THE VINEYARD AT NABOTH. xxi. 1-29.

    1. Ahab Tries To Buy the Vineyard. xxi. 1-4. (Not in Chronicles.)

    2. The Vineyard Obtained by Jezebel. 5-16. (Not in Chronicles.)
    3. The Crime Denounced. 17-29. (Not in Chronicles.)
    § VIII. RENEWAL OF WAR WITH SYRIA, AND THE DEATH
    OF AHAB. I. KI. xxii. 1-40.

    1. A League between Ahab and Jehoshaphat. xxii. 1-4;
    II. Chron. xviii. 1-3. [69]

    2. The Kings Inquire of the Lord. 5-12; II. Chron. xviii. 4, 5.
    3. Micaiah's Prediction. 13-28; II. Chron. xviii. 6-27.
    4. The Battle Fought and Ahab Slain. 23-40;
    II. Chron. xviii. 28-34.

    § IX. THE REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT.I. Ki. xxii. 41-50.

    § X. THE REIGN OF AHAZIAH. I. Ki. xxii. 51-II. Ki. i. 18.
    (NOT IN CHRONICLES.)
    § XI. THE REIGN OF JEHORAM AND THE CAREER OF ELISHA.
    II. Ki. ii. 1-viii. 15.

    1. Elisha Clings to Elijah. ii. 1-18. (Not in Chronicles.)

    2. Waters Healed and Children Devoured. 19-25.
    3. General Character of Jehoram's Reign. iii. 1-3.

    4. Jehoram and Jehoshaphat March against Mesha King of
    Moab. 4-10.

    5. They Inquire of the Lord. 11-19.
    6. The Prediction Fulfilled. 20-27.
    7. Elisha Relieves a Prophet's Widow. iv. 1-7.
    8. The Kindness of a Shunammite Rewarded. 8-17.
    9. The Child Dies and Is Revived by Elisha. 18-37.
    10. Relief in Famine. 38-44.
    11. Naaman Is Healed of Leprosy. v. 1-19.
    12. The Sin and Punishment of Elisha's Servant. 20-27. [73]
    13. A Prophet's Axe Recovered. vi. 1-7.
    14. Elisha Captures a Syrian Band. 8-23.
    15. Samaria Besieged and Relief Predicted. vi. 24-vii. 2.
    16. The Prediction Fulfilled. vii. 3-20.

    17. Another Service to the Shunammite Woman. viii. 1-5.

    18. Elisha's Prediction to Hazael, and Its Effects. 7-15.
    § XII. THE END OF THE HOUSE OF OMRI. II. Ki. viii. 16-x. 36.

    1. The Reign of Jehoram of Judah. viii. 16-24;
    II. Chron. xxi. 1-20.

    2. The Reign of Ahaziah of Judah. 25-29; II. Chron. xxii. 1-6.
    3. Jehu Is Anointed and Commissioned by Order of Elisha.
    ix. 1-13. (Not in Chronicles.)

    4. Jehu Slays the Two Kings. 14-29. (Not in Chronicles.)

    5. The Death of Jezebel. 30-37. (Not in Chronicles.)
    6. Jehu Slaughters the Seed of Ahab. x. 1-14. (Not in Chronicles.)
    7. His Meeting with Jehonadab and the Slaughter of the
    Baal-worshippers. 15-28. (Not in Chronicles.)
    8. The Rest of Jehu's Reign. 29-36. (Not in Chronicles.)
    § XIII. THE USURPATION OF ATHALIAH, AND THE REIGN OF
    JOASH. II. Ki. xi. 1-xii. 21; II. Chron. xxii. 10-12.

    1. Athaliah Usurps the Throne of Judah. xi. 1-3;
    II. Chron. xxii. 10-12.

    2. Joash Crowned, and Athaliah Slain. 4-16;
    II. Chron. xxiii. 1-15.
    3. A Covenant Made, and Baal-worship Destroyed. 17-21;
    II. Chron. xxiii. 16-xxiv. 1.
    4. The Early Part of the Reign of Joash. xii. 1-3;
    II. Chron. xxiv. 2, 3.
    5. Joash Repairs the Temple. 4-16; II. Chron. xxiv. 4-16.
    6. Hazael Appeased, and Joash Slain. 17-21;
    II. Chron. xxiv. 23-27.

    § XIV. THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ AND JEHOASH OVER
    ISRAEL. II. Ki. xiii. 1-25. (NOT IN CHRONICLES.)

    1. The Reign of Jehoahaz. xiii. 1-9.

    2. The Reign of Jehoash of Israel. 10-13.
    3. Elisha's Last Prediction. 14-19.
    4. Death and Burial of Elisha. 20, 21.
    5. Elisha's Prediction Fulfilled. 22-25.

    § XV. THE REIGNS OF AMAZIAH AND JEROBOAM THE SECOND.
    xiv. 1-29.

    1. Amaziah Reigns and Avenges His Father's Death.
    xiv. 1-7; II. Chron. xxv. 1-4.

    2. Amaziah's Foolish Challenge to Jehoash. 8-16; II. Chron. xxv. 17-24.
    3. The Death of Amaziah. 17-22; II. Chron. xxv. 25-28.

    4. The Reign of Jeroboam the Second. 23-29. (Not in Chronicles.)

    § XVI. THE REIGN OF AZARIAH IN JUDAH, AND A REVOLUTIONARY
    PERIOD IN ISRAEL. II. Ki. xv. 1-31; II. Chron. xxvi. 1-23.

    1. The Reign of Azariah. xv. 1-7.

    THE PROPHET AMOS.i. 1-ix. 15.

    (1.) The Man and His Time. Am i. 1.

    (2.) He Denounces the Surrounding Nations, and Predicts the
    Captivity of Israel. i. 2-vii. 9.
    (3.) He Is Accused and Denounced by Amaziah Priest
    of Beth-el. vii. 10-17.
    (4.) Continuation of the Prediction. viii. 1-ix. 9.
    (5.) The Final Restoration of David's Throne. ix. 10-12,
    cf. Acts, xv. 14-18.

    (6.) The Final Restoration of Israel. 13-15.

    2. The House of Jehu Ends with the Death of Zechariah.
    xv. 8-12. (Not in Chronicles.)
    3. The Reign of Shallum. 13-16. (Not in Chronicles.)
    4. The Reign of Menahem. 17-22. (Not in Chronicles.)
    5. The Reign of Pekahiah. 23-26. (Not in Chronicles.)
    6. The Reign of Pekah. 27-31. (Not in Chronicles.)
    THE PROPHET HOSEA.i. 1-xiv. 9.

    (1.) His Period. i. 1. [81]

    (2.) His First Prophecy. i. 2-iii. 5.
    (3.) His Other Prophecies. iv. 1-xiv. 9.

    § XVII. THE REIGNS OF JOTHAM AND AHAZ OVER JUDAH.
    II. Ki. xv. 8-xvi. 20.

    1. Reign of Jotham. xv. 32-38; II. Chron. xxvii. 1-9.

    2. The Extreme Wickedness of Ahaz. xvi. 1-4;
    II. Chron. xxviii. 1-4.
    3. His War with Rezin and Pekah. 5-9; II. Chron. xxviii. 5-15.
    4. Ahaz Adopts a Heathen Altar and Makes Changes about
    the Temple. 10-20; II. Chron. xxviii. 22-27.
    THE PROPHET MICAH.i. 1-vii. 20.
    § XVIII. THE REIGN OF HOSEA AND THE CAPTIVITY OF
    ISRAEL. II. Ki. xvii. 1-41. (NOT IN CHRONICLES.)

    1. He Conspires against Shalmaneser, and Is Cast into Prison.
    xvii. 1-4.

    2. Samaria Taken and Israel Carried Away. 5, 6.
    3. God's Reasons for Sending Israel into Captivity. 7-23.
    4. The New Inhabitants of the Land. 24-41.
    [CNSH2 52-]

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