Separation of Israel and Judah by Harris, Jayven K - 0504917

The beginning of the separation of Israel and Judah

0504917_ — 2023-11-29 16:39:10 UTC

After Solomon's death, the ten northern tribes rebelled against the government in Jerusalem. These tribes founded a separate kingdom, Israel. Its capital was Samaria. The two tribes in the south founded the smaller kingdom of Judah. Judah's capital was Jerusalem. Although split politically, the people of Israel and Judah preserved the Israelite religion.

0504917_ — 2023-11-29 16:58:17 UTC

After the death of Solomon, a schism over taxation divided the nation into two kingdoms. Rehoboam, Solomon's son and anointed successor, ruled over the Southern Kingdom, which was composed of the territory belonging to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.

The Fall of Israel

0504917_ — 2023-11-29 17:10:12 UTC

The Assyrians spread fear throughout the region. They forced conquered peoples to pay tribute. If they did not receive tribute, the Assyrians destroyed towns, burned estates, and carried away all valuable goods. Then they forced the conquered people to move to different areas to start new settlements.

When the kingdom of Israel refused to pay tribute, the Assyrians invaded Israel in 722 b.c. The Assyrians captured major cities, including the capital at Samaria. They wanted absolute control.

The Fall of Judah

0504917_ — 2023-11-30 01:12:40 UTC

The people of Judah survived the Assyrian conquests, but their freedom did not last. In 597 B.C., the Chaldeans under King Nebuchadnezzar, forced thousands of people to leave Jerusalem and live in Babylon, the Chaldean capital. Nebuchadnezzar chose a new king, a Judean, to rule Judah.

At first, Judah's king did as he was told. Soon, however, he plotted to set Judah free. A prophet named Jeremiah warned that God did not want Judah to rebel, but the king refused to listen. The king led the people of Judah to revolt. The Chaldeans retook Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar then leveled Jerusalem to the ground. He destroyed the temple, captured the king, and took him and thousands of Judah's people to Babylon.

The End

0504917_ — 2023-11-30 01:36:36 UTC

The northern tribes and southern tribes remains having the same belief's after the separation. They still believed having one and only GOD and gave the others.