MonarchyBy Team 2

The United

Monarchy• The United Monarchy

was a period of time between 1050 BC-930 BC.

• Within this time period, 12 confederate tribes unite and create the Kingdom of Israel.

1050BC – 930 BC

The United

Monarchy • The Kingdom of Israel then fall under a line of kings…

1050BC – 930 BC

• Here’s an example of how the region looked like before David united the tribes.

• (You don’t really have to remember these.)

• These tribes fall under the rules of these kings:– Samuel– Saul– David– Solomon

Whom are found in

1 Samuel,

2 Samuel, and

1 Kings of the

Bible.

1 Samuel • The book of 1 Samuel is where it begins.

• This mainly focuses and can be separated into two sections:

– Prophet Samuel– The rule of Saul•Where it

begins•Samuel•Saul

1 Samuel

• Eli

• Eli’s Assistant

• Calling from God

• 1 Samuel is mainly about Samuel who grew up as an assistant of Eli, a priest.

• One day when he was with Eli, he heard a calling from God to lead the people.

1 Samuel

• Desire for a King

• Samuel leads the people of Israel as a prophet, but he was not a king.

1 Samuel

• Warns the people of rule under a king.

• Like other nations, the people wanted a king.

• Samuel knew it was not always best to be ruled under a king.

• So He tries to warn the people.

1 Samuel • But Samuel anoints Saul, a man from the tribe of Benjamin.

• And so Saul becomes the first king of Israel.

1 Samuel – Saul’s rule • Saul was actually a effective ruler.

• Studying the bible, we can separate Saul (David and Solomon as well) into good and bad points

•Saul

•Good and bad points

1 Samuel – Saul’s rule Good Points:

• Under Saul’s rule, he rallied against the Ammonites, Amelekites, and Philistines.

• He was a leader.

• He always thanked God for victories.

•Successful wars

•Leader

1 Samuel – Saul’s rule Good Points: (cont’d)

• He was loyal and brave

• Also a Good soldier

•Loyal

•A soldier

•merciful

1 Samuel – Saul’s rule Then came the fall of

his rule. Bad Points:• He was disobedient to

God.• He was unreasonable

at times:• He almost kills his

son, Jonathon.• He almost went to war

with the Philistines weaponless and weak.

•Unreason-able actions

•disobedient

1 Samuel – Saul’s rule Bad Points: (cont’d)

• Saul became moody and corrupted.

• At the time, Saul became jealous of David, who was Saul’s assistant.

• So Saul tries to kill David.

•Jealousy

•Chases David

2 Samuel – David’s rise and his kingship

Saul’s foolish actions

cost him his kingship.

Samuel disapproved

these actions of Saul

and so God sends

Samuel to find

another king.

• Samuel finds David, who seemed to be fit for king.

•Samuel disapproves

•Finds David

2 Samuel – David’s rise and his kingship • When David was

young, he fought a might Philistine in the story of David and Goliath, which made him well-known.

•David vs. Goliath

2 Samuel – David’s rise and his kingship

• In the beginning chapters of 2 Samuel, Saul still tries to murder David.

• But in a battle

against the

Philistines, Saul ends

up killing himself.

•Suicide of Saul

2 Samuel – David’s rise and his kingship

• David was then anointed king of all of Israel.

• David was also a good leader, but his bad points also lead to his downfall.•David is king

of all of Israel.

2 Samuel – David’s rise and his kingship

The many Good Points of his Rule:

• He unites the twelve tribes of Israel

• He brings the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem and makes it the capital city.

•Twelve tribes united

•Jerusalem becomes the capital.

2 Samuel – David’s rise and his kingship

Good Points: (cont’d)

• He gained land from surrounding areas

• He was victorious against enemies

• He created some of the Psalms.

•Successful land gains

•Victorious in battles

2 Samuel – David’s Downfall

But David committed

A mistake that ruined

His household.

• David falls for a girl named Bathsheba.

• He commits adultery with her, and then kills her husband, Uriah.

•Commits adultery with Bathsheba.

2 Samuel – David’s Downfall

David does repent,

And God forgives him

• After his relations

With Batsheba, his

Son, Abasalom,

rebels.

• Absalom dies when the rebellion is crushed.•Absalom

dies

2 Samuel – David’s Downfall

It seems as if David’s sins lead to his son’s death and a famine spreads across Israel for several years.

• When David dies, his reign is passed onto his son, Solomon.

•His double sin haunts him

•Passed on leadership

1 Kings – Solomon’sRule

In 1 Kings, it talks

about the rule of

Solomon, and the end of the Kingdom of Israel.

•Solomon,

•Decline of Monarchy

1 Kings – Solomon’sRule

Solomon, King

David’s son, was

chosen king after

David died.

• Solomon was known as a wise king.

• He is also noted for his wisdom in the story of the baby and the two mothers.

•Good king

•Wise king

1 Kings – Solomon’sRule

• He is known for completing the building of The Temple of God, first temple ever built.

• According to the bible, it took 7 years.

• He also conducted other great projects across the land of Israel.

•7 years

•Temple of God

1 Kings – Solomon’sRule

• But like David, Solomon also committed adultery.

• He had many wives

• He also committed idolatry with his wives.

•Adultery and Idolatry

And the United Monarchy splits…

• After Solomon’s death, there was tension between northern and southern Israel.

• Under the rule of Rehaboam, son of Solomon, the Kingdom of Israel splits.

And the United Monarchy splits…

The Northern

Kingdom was Israel,

which contained 10

tribes.

And

The Southern

Kingdom was Judah, which contained 2 tribes.

THE END

By: John, Jevian,

Danny, Aaron.