Part 10 (1/2)

2) _The House of Baasha_ (B C 953-929), two kings, followed by a civil war (1 Kings 16 16-22)

3) _The House of Os, of whoe of the prophet Elijah and the great struggle between the worshi+p of Jehovah and of Baal (1 Kings 18 4-21)

4) _The House of Jehu_ (B C 884-772), five kings, under ere great changes of fortune The reign of Jehoahaz saw Israel reduced to a s 13 1-9) His son Joash threw off the Syrian yoke, and _his_ son, Jeroboam II, raised Israel als 14 23-29) His reign is called ”the Indian summer of Israel”

5) _The House of Menahens Israel had by this time fallen under the power of assyria, now dos rising and falling in rapid succession, with long intervals of anarchy From the fall of this dynasty there was only the semblance of a state until the final destruction of Sa the period of the Israelite kingdo for the dominion of the East The history of Israel is interwoven with that of Syria and assyria, which may now be read from the monuments

1) There was a _Period of Division_ (B C 975-929) During the reign of the houses of Jeroboam and Baasha there were constant wars between Israel, Syria, and Judah; and as a result all were kept weak, and ”a balance of poas maintained

2) Then followed a _Period of Alliance_ (B C 929-884)--that is, between Israel and Judah, during the sway of the House of Omri The two lands were in friendly relations, and the two thrones were connected by , Moab and Edom were kept under control, and Syria was held in check

3) Next ca the first two reigns of the House of Jehu Syria rose to great power tinder Hazael, and overran both Israel and Judah At one tier of utter destruction, but was preserved Near the close of these periods the dying prophecy of Elisha was uttered (2 Kings 13

14-25)

4) _The Period of Israelite Ascendency_ (B C 840-772) Israel under Jeroboaain dominant to the Euphrates, as in the days of Solomon

5) _The Period of assyrian Ascendency_ (B C 772-721) But its glory soon faded away before that of assyria, which was now rapidly beco the empire of the East Its rise meant the fall of Israel; and under the unfortunate Hoshea Samaria was taken, as left of the ten tribes were carried captive, and the kingdos 17 1-6)

IV =THE FATE OF THE TEN TRIBES= There has been much idle discussion over this subject and solo-Saxon race are descended from the ten lost tribes--a statey, and to every evidence of language

1 After their deposition nearly all the Israelites, having lost their national religion and having no bond of union, =led with the Gentiles= around them and lost their identity, just as hundreds of other races have done The only bond which will keep a nation long alive is that of religion

2 Some remained in Palestine, others returned thither and forled origin (2 Kings 17

24-29)

3 Soion, or were revived in it, and later becah ”the dispersion” was mainly Jewish, and not Israelite

4 A few =families united with the Jews= returned with them to Palestine after the exile, yet retained their tribal relationshi+p; for example, Anna (Luke 2 36)

Blackboard Outline

=I Cau Div= 1 Opp gov 2 Opp pro 3 For int 4 Tri jeal

5 Am Jer 6 Fol Re

=II Res Div= 1 Pol res 1) Dis emp 2) Riv and weak

3) For dom

2 Rel res 1) Pres rel 2) Pro rel 3) Conc rel

=III Kin Isr= 1 Ext 9,375

2 Cap 1) Sh 2) Tir 3) Sam

3 Rel 1) Wor cal 2) Wor Ba 3) Wor Jeh

4 Rul 1) Hou Jer 2) Hou Ra 3) Hou Om 4) Hou Je

5) Hou Men

5 For Rel 1) Per Div 2) Per All 3) Per Syr Asc