Test Ch 15 & 16 Flashcards
In the southern kingdoms of Judah, Rehoboam and his successor Abijah allowed what?
People to worship of false gods.
King Asa who came after Abija only permitted who to be the officials in the government?
Followers of the one true God
Under King Uzziah, what did Jehoshaphat restore?
he restored Judah to a greatness unknown since Solomon
What did the last king of Judah trade for protection against Israel and Syria?
He gave up their independence to Assyria
How did the Assyrians use the cats say of Judah after they helped them against Syria and Israel?
- The Assyrians made the people of Judah worship false gods
- Set up a large altar in the Temple in Jerusalem
- The people had to pay high taxes
- Poverty, suffering, and injustice spread in Judah
What did God do to help the people get close to God again?
He sent the prophet Isaiah
What did Isaiah tell the king when he refused to listen to listen?
Isaiah told the king that the people would suffer because of the Assyrians
When the next king, Hezekiah, listened to Isaiah what did he do to stopped practices against the one true God?
- He tried to help the poor and suffering
- Although he tried to free Judah from the Assyrians 2 times, he still managed to keep the people faithful to the one true God
Since King Hezekiah did kind acts, Isaiah said that Judah will not be destroyed. What did God then do?
God would use other nations to help keep Judah pure and faithful
