Key Verse: I KIngs Chapter 9 verses 4 and 5
"And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel."
Purpose:
To contrast the lives of those who live for God and those who refuse to do so through the history of the kings of Israel and Judah.
Author:
Unknown. Possibly Jeremiah or a group of prophets.
Original Audience:
The people of Israel.
Setting:
The once great nation Israel turned into a land divided, not only, physically, but also spiritually.
Key People:
David, Solomon, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Elijah, Ahab, Jezebel