Part 12.1
Division
Israel’s division under Rehoboam and Jeroboam, Jeroboam’s idolatry, prophetic warnings, and God’s judgment against disobedient kings and their houses.
Part 12.2
Division 2
Israel’s division under Rehoboam, his initial rejection of wise counsel, his repentance after invasion, and God’s partial mercy despite Judah’s unfaithfulness.
Part 12.3
Abijah and Asa
Kings Abijah, Asa, and their reigns, battles, reforms, faithfulness, and failures, highlighting God’s rewards for obedience and judgment for disobedience.
Part 12.4
Instability
Israel’s evil rulers and instability; Chronicles highlights Jehoshaphat’s reign in Judah, marked by faithfulness, strength, and teaching God’s law to the people.
Part 12.5
Elijah
Elijah performs miracles, confronts King Ahab, defeats Baal’s prophets at Mount Carmel, flees Jezebel, and encounters God in a quiet whisper at Mount Horeb.
Part 12.6
Jehoshaphat
Israel battles Aram; Ahab wins but disobeys God. Jehoshaphat allies with Ahab. Ahab ignores prophecy, falls in battle, and Jehoshaphat continues ruling Judah
Part 12.7
Jehoshaphat 2
Jehoshaphat allies with Ahab, survives battle, returns to reform Judah, and later trusts God for victory over invading enemies through prayer and worship
Part 12.8
Power struggles
Jehoram’s wicked reign brings disaster; Athaliah murders heirs but Joash is saved. Jehoiada leads a revolt, dethrones Athaliah, and restores true worship in Judah
Part 12.9
Obadiah
Obadiah prophesies Edom’s downfall for its pride and cruelty toward Israel; God promises justice and the restoration – Psalms about unjust rulers; and prayer for enemies’ defeat
Part 12.10
Elijah and Elisha
“Elijah calls down fire on enemies and is taken to heaven; Elisha succeeds him and helps Israel defeat Moab through God’s miraculous power.”
Part 12.11
Elisha
Elisha performs miracles: providing for a widow, raising a boy, healing poisoned stew, feeding many, and curing Naaman the Syrian of leprosy
Part 12.12
Elisha’s miracles
Elisha performs miracles, blinds an enemy army, and prophesies Israel’s deliverance during a siege, which God fulfills through panic and fleeing Aramean forces
Part 12.13
Jezebel
Elisha prophesies future events; Hazael becomes king of Aram; Jehu is anointed, kills Joram, Ahaziah, and Jezebel, beginning judgment on Ahab’s house
Part 12.14
Taking control
Jehu wipes out Ahab’s family and Baal worship; Athaliah seizes Judah’s throne, but young Joash is hidden, then crowned king after her downfall
Part 12.15
Troubled leaders
Joash repairs the temple but later turns unfaithful; Jehoahaz and Jehoash rule Israel, facing struggles but seeing partial deliverance through God’s mercy
Part 12.16
Troubled kingdoms
Amaziah of Judah wins and then turns to idols; he is defeated by Israel’s King Jehoash. Both kingdoms experience instability after their deaths
Part 12.17
Jonah
Jonah flees God’s call, is swallowed by a fish, preaches to Nineveh, they repent, and Jonah struggles with God’s mercy toward them
Part 12.18
Taking control
Multiple kings rise and fall in Israel; Uzziah prospers in Judah but grows proud, unlawfully offers incense, and is struck with leprosy until his death.
Part 12.19
Isaiah’s chiasm 1
God accuses Judah of rebellion, calls for repentance, and commissions Isaiah to preach judgment and hope despite widespread hardness
Part 12.20
Isaiah’s chiasm 2
God promises deliverance through Immanuel, warns of coming judgment, and foretells a future righteous King from David’s line bringing peace and salvation
Part 12.21
Amos 1
God pronounces judgment on surrounding nations and Israel for injustice, idolatry, and stubbornness, warning them to repent before facing destruction
Part 12.22
Amos 2
Amos calls for true worship and justice; prophesies Israel’s fall but ends with hope of restoration under God’s future blessing
Part 12.23
Micah
Micah warns of judgment for sin and injustice but promises hope: a coming ruler from Bethlehem and God’s future restoration of His people
Part 12.24
Israel falls
Ahaz leads Judah into deeper idolatry; Israel falls to Assyria because of persistent sin and is exiled, ending the northern kingdom.