The Division of the Kingdom

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  1. The First Split of the Kingdom

    Chapter 2 (I)

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    Chapter 2 discusses the first period of David’s monarchy over Judah in Hebron. Why was David’s first order of business to turn to the people of Yavesh Gilad? Who is to blame for the division of Israel into two monarchies – with Ish Boshet ruling over Israel and David ruling over Judah?

  2. The Beginning of the Rebellion of Sheva Ben Bikhri

    Chapter 19 (III) Chapter 20 (I)

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    On his return to Jerusalem David meets Jonathan’s son Mefiboshet, who offers his own explanation to the events. Was David’s decision regarding Mefiboshet’s field correct?

  3. The Rebellion of Yerovam - New Kingdom, New Religion

    Part 2

    Rabbi Alex Israel

    Shekhem is a city that has hosted mass events in the past and a city with historic significance in general. The challenge that Rehavam meets from the Northern tribes reawakens old tribal conflicts that expressed themselves in David and Shaul's reigns. Rehavam takes the advice of the younger less mature advisors who grew up with him in the luxury of Shlomo's palace.   Yerovam begins to fail as a leader when he sets up an alternative religion to the worship of God in the Mikdash in Jerusalem by setting up shrines in Beit El and Dan - two cities with a long history of religious significance. There he places golden calves reminiscent of Aharon's golden calf in the desert. Additionally, as per his democratic nature that fueled his rebellion against Shlomo, he appoints Kohanim from all of the people and establishes a new date for Sukkot. 

  4. Tanakh and Archaeology

    Part 8 - The Unified Kingdom

    Rabbi Amnon Bazak

    All agree that in Eretz Yisrael during the period of the monarchy (referred to by archaeologists as the Iron Age II), there was a real upheaval, with a new culture growing upon the ruins of the Canaanite cities. The classic view of biblical archaeology connected this phenomenon with David and Shlomo, whose political and economic power is attested to in Tanakh. However, in recent years this evidence has been rejected by some scholars from the “Lox Chronolgy” school of thought.

  5. Izebel, Israel, and Jezre'el: What's Going On?

    Rabbi Menachem Leibtag | Hour and 10 minutes

    This shiur examines the state of the nation of Israel under several kings, taking into account superpowers and prophets at each stage. Through a close reading of the text, we explore the causes for success of such kings as Ahab, who doesn't follow the word of God and yet is immensely successful economically and militarily. Furthermore, we examine the three missions Eliyahu is charged with before his retirement, and understand that only after the fulfillment of these three missions would the nation rid themselves of Izebel.

  6. Vayigash -Parsha and Haftara - Yehuda, Yosef, and the Challenges of Unity

    Rabbi Jonathan Snowbell | 14 minutes

    Yosef and the brothers meet, and Yehuda pleads on behalf of Biyamin. Rashi give a harsh reading of Yehuda’s words, saying that he is expressing his readiness to wage war on Yosef. The pshat -reading seems to suggest otherwise, but the idea of Yehuda facing off with Yosef plays out in later centuries- in the tensions between Kingdom of Yehuda and the House of Yosef. God warns that there will be a split, and during the time of Shlomo's son Rehavam, a descent of Yosef, Yerovam, arises as King of Israel. 

    Is unity always ideal? Why is there a Divinely mandated kingdom split? We relate these questions to the Haftara for Vayigash, about the tree branches symbolizing the reunification of Yehuda and Yosef.

     

  7. Yerovam ben Nevat - Tanakh Profiles

    Rabbi Jonathan Mishkin