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The Divided Kingdom
- The books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles describe the history of the Israelite kings.
- The kingdom split, and the people began worshipping idols.
Two Historical Perspectives
- Two perspectives exist in Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles: one focuses on obedience and the other on the reasons behind Israel's collapse.
- The chronicler suggests that Israel's downfall stemmed from forgetting God's mission.
The Role of a Prophet
- Prophets are messengers for God, not fortune tellers.
- Their messages are primarily for their present audience, not cryptic messages for the future.