King Jehoash and King Hazael
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.-2 Kings 12:17-18***Joshua was an Israelite from the tribe of Ephraim, descended from Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob (Israel) and his 2nd wife Rachel, their firstborn son Joseph and his wife Asenath, and Joseph and Asenath's 2nd born son Eohraim, whom Jacob proclaimed to be his own son. Aaron and his younger brother Moses were Israelites from the tribe of Levi, descended from Jacob and his 1st wife Leah and tir 3rd born son Levi. Forty years after Moses and Aaron led the Israelites away from Egyptian slavery, across the divinely parted Red Sea, into the desert wilderness of Shur, and the desert wilderness of Sin, and the desert wilderness of Sinai, 123-year-old Aaron the high priest died, and Moses went upon Mount Nebo. The Lord God showed Moses the Promised Land, and 120-year-old Moses the prophet died, and was divinely buried. Joshua was Moses' aide and successor. After the Lord God spoke to Joshua, and Joshua sent 2 spies to Canaan, the Promised Land, and Rahab hid the spies, and the spies returned. Joshua led the Israelites across the divinely parted Jordan River and onto the land that the Lord God promised to give to Abraham, and Isaac, and to Jacob, and their descendants. Over 300 years after 110-year-old Joshua died, and was buried in his tribe's portion of the Promised Land, Saul, from the tribe of Jacob and Rachel's 2nd and last son Benjamin, became the 1st king to reign. David, from the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Judah, was the 2nd king to rule over all of the Israelites. Solomon, a son born to David and Bathsheba, was the 3rd king. During the 4th year of his 40-year reign, Solomon began building the temple of the Lord, and in the 11th year workers finished building the temple in Jerusalem. Rehoboam, the son born to Solomon and Naamah, was the 4th king to rule over all of the Israelites. After Rehoboam gave a specific answer, the Israelites split into 2 kingdoms, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of Solomon. Israel was the northern nation, Samaria was the final royal city and Jeroboam, the son born to Nebat and Zeruah, was the 1st king to reign. Judah was the nation in the south, Jerusalem was the royal city and Rehoboam was the 1st king to reign. Rehoboam's great-grandson Jehoshaphat was the 4th king to rule Judah, and Jehoshaphat's son Jehoram (Joram) was the 5th king. Ahaziah, the son born to Jehoram and Athaliah, was the 6th king to rule Judah. When Athaliah learned that Ahaziah was wounded and died, she put her royal descendants to death and began to rule Judah. Ahaziah's sister Jehosheba (Jehoshabeath) took Ahaziah's 1-year-old Jehoash (Joash) and Jehoash's nurse to the temple of the Lord, and Jehosheba's husband Jehoiada the priest kept Jehoash hidden. Jehoash was 7 years old when Jehoiada presented him as Judah's rightful ruler. The crown was put upon Jehoash and Jehoash was anointed and became the 7th king to rule Judah. Athaliah was killed. Jehoiada observed the Ten Commandments that the Israelite ancestors heard the voice of the Lord proclaim to them, and obeyed the judgments, statutes, and laws that the Lord God gave Moses for the Israelites, and Jehoiada taught Jehoash to obey the words of the Lord God. After 130-year-old Jehoiada died, Jehoash was led into idolatry, and Jehoash and his officials led the Israelites throughout Judah and Jerusalem into idolatry. Several prophets of the Lord God tried to turn the Israelites back to the Lord God. However, the Israelites ignored the prophets and their pleas. When Jehoiada's son Zechariah proclaimed the words of the Lord God to the Israelites, Jehoash commanded that Zechariah be stoned to death. King Hazael, ruler of Syria (Aram), conquered Gath, a Philistine city, and wanted to conquer Jerusalem. Jehoash made a move to stay alive and remain king. In the 40th year of his reign, Jehoash was killed by Jozabad (Jozachar/Zabad) and Jehozabad. Over 700 years after Amaziah, the son born to Joash and Jehoaddan, became the 8th king to rule Judah, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem into the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Judah's kings, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis, Exodus, Numbers 13:1-14:45, 20:1-29, 26:1-27:23, Deuteronomy 31:1-34:23, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra 1:1-11, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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