People of the Divided Kingdom

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  1. 3. wife of King Ahab who spurred her husband on to do unrelenting evil
  2. 5. prophet reluctant to answer God's call to Ninevah who was thrown into the sea
  3. 9. prophet who asked for a double portion of God's spirit
  4. 10. the prophet who revealed God's plan by tearing his cloak into 12 pieces, representing the 12 tribes of Israel
  5. 11. dramatically rescued by his aunt and heroically mentored by Jehoiada, yet his life ended in tragic rebellion to God
  6. 13. sought to murder Judah's royal family when her son, Ahaziah, was killed in order to secure the throne for herself
  7. 14. a shepherd boy who was anointed as Israel's second king, and with whom God had an eternal covenant
  8. 15. king of Judah who avenged his father's death, experiencing victory in battle against Edom
  9. 16. shepherd prophet whose mission was to expose and confront Israel's sham religion, social injustice, and abuse of wealth and power
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  1. 1. prophet to Israel who said that there would be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at his word
  2. 2. king of Judah who allied with the evil King Ahab of Israel during a time of peace and prosperity, and later offering up a powerful prayer to God
  3. 3. king of Judah who murdered all of his brothers and reversed his father, Jehoshaphat's, spiritual reforms, returning Judah to idol worship
  4. 4. rejected the advice of the elders, and, instead took the advice of his peers, placing a heavier burden on the people
  5. 6. king of Israel who, in a zealous attempt to fulfill Elijah's prophecy, shot King Joram with an arrow, then killed King Ahaziah; however, his methods disregarded God's commands.
  6. 7. Israel's first king who was anointed by Israel's last judge, Samuel
  7. 8. allied with King Jehoshaphat of Judah and the king of Edom to reconquer Moab
  8. 12. a highly regarded commander of the army of Aram with leprosy who was healed, leading to his realization of the one true God
  9. 15. assumed Judah's throne upon the death of his father, Abijah, bringing spiritual reforms to the kingdom of Judah, despite a spiritual lapse near the end of his life