@Nathan6692 26 February 2021 more from that month

Israel and Judah After the family of Israel moved to Egypt, it soon grew into a nation of two to three million people. Being delivered from bondage in Egypt, God gave them the land of Canaan according to His promise to Abraham (Genesis 12:7). It would take another 400 years after the Exodus before Israel would become a monarchy and major power in that part of the world. Under the reign of King David and his son and successor, Solomon, the nation ascended to the apex of its power and influence. The land of Israel is situated ideally at the meeting point of three continents—Europe, Africa and Asia. Under Solomon’s rule, this positioning along the world’s most important trade routes made the country exceedingly rich. The rise of Israel to this high position was the result of God’s covenant blessing, but her prominence and wealth declined sharply after Solomon’s reign because of disobedience to God’s law. At Solomon’s death the kingdom split into two, with the northern 10 tribes retaining the name “house of Israel” and the southern tribes of Judah and Benjamin with a large part of Levi under the name “house of Judah.” The kingdom of Israel quickly abandoned the worship of God, while the kingdom of Judah vacillated for decades at the whims of her kings. The two would war with each other as much as with the surrounding nations and eventually be punished by God by being invaded and exiled from their land by the empires of Assyria and Babylon. #info #EverythingsInfo