KEVIN D. ZUBER
OUTLINE
Introduction
III. History of Solomon (1Ch 29:22b-25; 2Ch 1:1–9:31)
A. Solomon Made King (1Ch 29:22b-25)
B. Solomon Consolidated His Regnancy (2Ch 1:1-17)
1. Solomon Secured His Kingdom; the Lord Was with Him (1:1)
2. Solomon Addressed All Israel (1:2-6)
3. Solomon Asked for Wisdom (1:7-13)
4. Solomon’s Wealth (1:14-17)
C. Solomon’s Preparations for the Temple (2:1-18)
1. Attention Turned to the Temple (2:1)
2. The Workers (2:2, 17-18)
3. Solomon Communicated with Huram King of Tyre (2:3-16)
D. Solomon Built and Furnished the Temple (3:1–4:22)
1. The Temple Plan (3:1-17)
2. The Furnishings (4:1-22)
E. Dedication of the Temple (5:1–7:22)
1. The Ark and the Glory of God (5:1b-14)
a. The Ark Comes to the Temple (5:1b-10)
b. The Glory of God Comes to the Temple (5:11-14)
2. Solomon’s Dedicatory Speech (6:1-11)
a. Dedicatory Verse (6:1-2)
b. Dedicatory Address (6:3-11)
3. Solomon’s Dedicatory Prayer (6:12-42)
a. Prayer of Acknowledgment (6:14-15, 18)
b. Prayer of Petition (6:16-17, 19-21)
c. Prayer Regarding Various Situations (6:22-39)
d. Final Appeal (6:40-42)
4. Fire and the Glory of the Lord (7:1-3)
5. Sacrifices and Festival (7:4-11)
6. Post-Dedication Appearance of the Lord to Solomon (7:12-22)
a. The Lord Confirms His Choice of the Temple (7:12, 16)
b. The Lord Extended His Promise to Include Restoration (7:13-15)
c. The Lord Reiterated His Promise to the House of David (7:17-18)
d. The Lord Warned of Exile for “Forsaking” His Law (7:19-22)
F. Solomon’s Reign (8:1–9:31)
1. Solomon Secured His Kingdom (8:1-18)
a. Solomon’s Building Projects (8:1-11)
b. Solomon’s Temple Ceremonies and Personnel (8:12-15)
c. Summary Statement Regarding the Temple (8:16)
d. His Seaports and Trading (8:17-18; 9:10-11, 21)
2. Solomon Administered Kingdom in Wisdom, Amassed Great Wealth (9:1-28)
a. Solomon’s Wisdom and Queen of Sheba (9:1-9, 12)
b. Solomon’s Wealth and Power (9:13-20, 22-28)
3. Summary and Death of Solomon (9:29-31)
IV. The Kings of David’s Line (10:1–36:23)
A. Rehoboam (10:1–12:16)
1. The Kingdom Divided (10:1-19)
a. Rehoboam Met with All Israel; Coronation Delayed (10:1-5)
b. Rehoboam Met with His Advisors (10:6-11)
c. Rehoboam Met with Jeroboam and All the People (10:12-15)
d. Kingdom Divided (10:16-19)
2. The Reign of Rehoboam (11:1-23)
a. Rehoboam Prevented from Attacking Israel (11:1-4)
b. Rehoboam Secured His Kingdom (11:5-13)
c. Jeroboam’s Apostasy Led to Judah’s Strength (11:14-17)
d. Rehoboam’s Family (11:18-23)
3. Invasion of Shishak (12:1-12)
a. Invasion by Egypt (12:1-4)
b. Cause of Invasion Explained (12:5)
c. Repentance and Humility Avert Total Disaster (12:6-12)
4. Summary of Rehoboam’s Reign (12:13-16)
B. Abijah (13:1–14:1)
1. Introductory Formula for Abijah (13:1-2a)
2. Abijah’s War with Israel (13:2b-19)
a. Nations at War (13:2b-3)
b. Abijah’s Speech to Israel (13:4-12)
(1) First Charge against Israel: Rebellion to Davidic Dynasty (13:4-7)
(2) Second Charge against Israel: Apostasy from True Worship (13:8-9)
(3) Justification of Southern Kingdom: Not Forsaking the Lord, True Worship Upheld (13:10-11)
(4) Appeal to Northern Kingdom: God Is with Us—Do Not Fight against Him (13:12)
c. The Battle Joined (13:13-19)
3. Concluding Formula for Abijah (13:20–14:1)
C. Asa (14:2–16:14)
1. The Lord Gives Godly King Asa Great Victory (14:2-15)
a. King Asa Did Right before the Lord (14:2)
b. Asa Instituted Religious Reforms (14:3-5)
c. Asa Instituted Nationwide Security Program (14:6-8)
d. Asa’s War with Zerah the Ethiopian (14:9-15)
2. Asa’s Response to Azariah’s Prophecy (15:1-19)
a. Prophet Brings the Lord’s Word to King and Nation (15:1-7)
b. Asa’s Response to God’s Word: Reformation, Revival (15:8-19)
3. Asa Sought Security in Treaty with Enemy (16:1-14)
a. Asa Made a Temporal Alliance (16:1-6)
b. Hanani the Seer (Prophet) Rebuked Asa (16:7-9)
c. Asa’s Reaction Inappropriate (16:10)
d. Asa’s Punishment (16:12)
e. Concluding Formula for Asa (16:11, 13-14)
D. Jehoshaphat (17:1–20:37)
1. Jehoshaphat Established His Kingdom (17:1-6)
a. He Secured the Nation (17:1-2)
b. He Devoted Himself to God (17:3-6)
2. Jehoshaphat Administered His Kingdom (17:7-19)
a. Jehoshaphat’s “Spiritual” Administration (17:7-9)
b. Jehoshaphat’s “Temporal” (“Military”) Administration (17:10-19)
3. Jehoshaphat’s Disastrous Alliance with Ahab (18:1–19:3)
a. Alliance by Marriage (18:1)
b. Alliance for War (18:2-27)
c. Alliance in Defeat (18:28-34)
d. Alliance and King Rebuked (19:1-3)
4. Jehoshaphat’s Reforms (19:4-11)
a. Spiritual Renewal (19:4)
b. Judges Appointed (19:5-7)
c. Levites and Priests Appointed (19:8-11)
5. Jehoshaphat Faced Invasion and War with Prayer, Faith (20:1-30)
a. Surprise Invasion from the South (20:1-2)
b. Spiritual Response by King (20:3-19)
c. A Stunning Victory and Triumph (20:20-30)
6. Jehoshaphat’s Sad Ending (20:31-37)
E. Three Who Were “Bad” (Jehoram, Ahaziah, Athaliah) (21:1–23:15)
1. Jehoram Succeeded Jehoshaphat (21:1-3)
2. Jehoram’s Evil and the Lord’s Faithfulness (21:4-7)
3. Jehoram’s Punishment (21:8-19a)
a. The Revolts of Edom and Libnah (21:8-11)
b. Letter from Elijah (21:12-15)
c. Punishments of the Letter (21:16-19a)
4. Jehoram’s End (21:19b-20)
5. Reign of Ahaziah (22:1-9)
a. Ahaziah Is Made King (22:1-4)
b. Ahaziah’s Alliance with Jehoram of Israel (22:5-6)
c. Ahaziah’s Destruction (22:7-9)
6. The Reign of Athaliah (22:10–23:15)
a. Athaliah’s Bid for Power (22:10-12)
b. Plan to Overthrow Athaliah and Establish Joash as King (23:1-11)
c. Death of Athaliah (23:12-15)
F. Three Who Were “Mixed”: Joash, Amaziah, Uzziah (23:16–26:23)
1. Reign of Joash (23:16–24:27)
a. Early Reforms of Joash by Jehoiada (23:16-21)
b. Reign of Joash Under the Influence of Jehoiada (24:1-16)
c. Reign of Joash after the Death of Jehoiada (24:17-22)
d. The Lord’s Judgment upon Joash: Defeat and Disease (24:23-27)
2. The Reign of Amaziah (25:1-28)
a. Amaziah’s Reign Began with an Act of Reprisal (25:1-4)
b. Amaziah’s Battle with the Sons of Seir (Edom) (25:5-13)
c. Amaziah’s Idolatry (25:14-16)
d. Amaziah Defeated by Joash of Israel (25:17-24)
e. Amaziah’s End (25:25-28)
3. The Reign of Uzziah (26:1-23)
a. Uzziah’s Faithfulness (26:1-5)
b. Uzziah’s Successes (26:6-15)
c. Uzziah’s Pride and Fall (26:16-21)
d. Uzziah’s End (26:22-23)
G. Six Kings Alternate between “Good” and “Bad” (27:1–35:27)
1. Good: Jotham (27:1-9)
2. Bad: Ahaz (28:1-27)
a. Ahaz’s Evil Exposed (28:1-4)
b. Ahaz Defeated in Battle (28:5-7)
c. Captives Experienced Mercy (28:8-15)
d. Ahaz’s Disastrous Alliance with Assyria (28:16-21)
e. Ahaz’s Evil Expanded (28:22-25)
f. Ahaz’s End (28:26-27)
3. Excellent: Hezekiah (29:1–32:33)
a. Hezekiah’s Revival (29:1–31:21)
(1) Hezekiah Reopened, Consecrated the Temple (29:1-19)
(2) Hezekiah Restored the Temple Worship (29:20-36)
(3) Hezekiah Revived the Celebration of Passover (30:1-27)
(4) Hezekiah Reinstituted Tithes and Offerings (31:1-21)
b. Hezekiah’s Victory over Assyria (32:1-23)
(1) Hezekiah Countered Sennacherib’s Invasion (32:1-8)
(2) Hezekiah’s Victory over Sennacherib (32:9-23)
c. Hezekiah’s Last Days (32:24-33)
(1) Hezekiah’s Illness and Pride (32:24-26)
(2) Hezekiah’s Wealth and Pride (32:27-31)
(3) Hezekiah’s End (32:32-33)
4. Bad, but Repentant: Manasseh (33:1-20)
a. Manasseh’s Incredible Evil (33:1-9)
b. Manasseh’s Humiliating Captivity (33:10-11)
c. Manasseh’s Marvelous Repentance (33:12-13a, 18-19)
d. Manasseh’s Attempted Revival (33:13b-17, 20)
5. Bad: Amon (33:21-25)
6. Very Good: Josiah (34:1–35:27)
a. Josiah’s Reign—Seeking God, Purging Idolatry (34:1-7)
b. Revival Year: Repairing Temple, Rediscovering Law, Reviving Passover (34:8–35:19)
(1) Repairing the Temple (34:8-13)
(2) Rediscovering the Law (34:14-33)
(3) Revival of Passover (35:1-19)
c. Josiah’s Tragic Death (35:20-27)
(1) Pharaoh Neco, on His Way to War, Warned Josiah to Not Interfere (35:20-21)
(2) Josiah Engaged Neco in Battle, Was Mortally Wounded (35:22-24c)
(3) Judah Mourned for Josiah (35:24d-25)
(4) Josiah’s Reign Summarized (35:26-27)
H. Sons of Josiah (Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah) (36:1-16)
1. Joahaz (36:1-4)
2. Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin (36:5-10)
3. Zedekiah (36:11-14)
4. Summary: Prophets Sent and Rejected (36:15-16)
I. The Captivity and the Decree of Cyrus (36:17-23)
1. The Captivity: Description and Rationale (36:17-21)
a. Description (36:17-20)
b. Rationale (36:21)
2. The Decree of Cyrus (36:22-23)