ISRAEL

1. A name given to Jacob Ge 32:24-32; 2Ki 17:34; Ho 12:3,4

2. A name of the Messiah in prophecy Isa 49:3

3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation

4. Also called ISRAELITES, and HEBREWS Ge 43:32; Ex 1:15; 9:7; 10:3; 21:2; Le 23:42; Jos 13:6

5. Etc 1Sa 4:6; 13:3,19; 14:11,21; Php 3:5

→ (TRIBES OF ISRAEL were named after the sons of Jacob)

→ (Usually, in lists, the names of Levi and Joseph, two sons of Jacob, do not appear)

• The descendants of Levi were consecrated to the rites of religion, and the two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, were adopted by Jacob in Joseph's place Ge 48:5; Jos 14:4

• And their names appear in the catalogues of tribes instead of those of Levi and Joseph, as follows, ASHER, BENJAMIN, DAN, EPHRAIM, GAD, ISSACHAR, JUDAH, MANASSEH, NAPHTALI, REUBEN, SIMEON, ZEBULUN

• Names of, seen in John's vision, on the gates of the New Jerusalem Re 21:12

• Prophecies concerning Ge 15:5,13; 25:23; 26:4; 27:28,29,40; 48:19; 49; De 33

• Prophecies about the multitude of Ge 13:16; 15:5; 22:17; 26:4; 28:14

• Prophecies of their captivity in Eqypt Ge 15:13,14; Ac 7:6,7

• Divided into families, each of which had a chief Nu 25:14; 26; 36:1; Jos 7:14; 1Ch 4; 5; 6; 7; 8

• Number of, who went into Egypt Ge 46:8-27; Ex 1:5; De 10:22; Ac 7:14

• Number of, at the time of the exodus Ex 12:37,38; with Ge 47:27; Ex 1:7-20; Ps 105:24; Ac 7:17

• Number of, fit for military service when they left Egypt Ex 12:37

• Number of, at Sinai, by tribes Nu 1:1-50

• Number of, after the plague Nu 26

• Number of, when David counted (conducted a census) 2Sa 24:1-9; 1Ch 21:5,6; 27:23,24

• Number of, after the captivity Ezr 2:64; Ne 7:66,67

• Number of, in John's apocalyptic vision Re 7:1-8

• Lived in Goshen Ge 46:28-34; 47:4-10,27,28

• Lived in Egypt for four-hundred and thirty years Ex 12:40,41; with Ge 15:13; Ac 7:6; Ga 3:17

• Were enslaved and oppressed by the Egyptians Ex 1; 2; 5; Ac 7:18-21

• Their groaning heard by God Ex 2:23-25

• Moses commissioned as the deliverer Ex 3:2-22; 4:1-17

• The land of Egypt was plagued on their account

See EGYPT

• Exempt from the plagues Ex 8:22,23; 9:4-6,26; 10:23; 11:7; 12:13

• Children were spared when the firstborn of the Egyptians were killed Ex 12:13,23

• Instituted the Passover Ex 12:1-28

• Borrowed jewels from the Egyptians Ex 11:2,3; 12:35,36; Ps 105:37

• Urged by the Egyptians to depart Ex 12:31-39

• Journey from Rameses to Succoth Ex 12:37-39

• Made the journey by night Ex 12:42

• The day of their deliverance to be a memorial Ex 12:42; 13:3-16

• Led by God Ex 13:18,21,22

• Providentially cared for De 8:3,4; 29:5,6; 34:7; Ne 9:21; Ps 105:37

• See MANNA

• See CLOUD, PILLAR OF

• Journey from Succoth to Etham Ex 13:20

• Journey to Pi-hahiroth Ex 14:2; Nu 33:5-7

• Pursued by the Egyptians Ex 14:5-31

• Pass through the Red Sea Ex 14:19-22; De 11:4; Ps 78; 105; 106; 136

• The order of the march Nu 2

• Journey to Marah Ex 15:23; Nu 33:8

• Complained on account of the bitter water Ex 15:23-25

• Water of, sweetened Ex 15:25

• Journey to Elim Ex 15:27; Nu 33:9

• For the itinerary, see Nu 33

• Complained for food Ex 16:2,3

• Provided with manna and quail Ex 16:4-36

• Complained for lack of water at Rephidim Ex 17:2-7

• Water miraculously supplied from the rock at Meribah Ex 17:5-7

• Defeat the Amalekites Ex 17:13; De 25:17,18

• Arrive at Sinai Ex 19:1; Nu 33:15

• At the suggestion of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, they organize a system of government Ex 18:25; De 1:9-17

• The message of God to them, requiring that they must be obedient to his commandments, and as a reward they would be a holy nation to him, and their reply Ex 19:3-8

• Sanctify themselves for receiving the law Ex 19:10-15

• The law delivered to Ex 20; 21; 22; 23; 24:1-4; Le 25; 26; 27

• The people receive it and covenant obedience to it Ex 24:3,7

• Idolatry of Ex 32; De 9:17-21

• The anger of the Lord in consequence Ex 32:9-14

• Moses' indignation; breaks the tables of stone; enters the camp; commands the Levites; three thousand die Ex 32:19-35

• Punished by a plague Ex 32:35

• Obduracy of Ex 33:3; 34:9; De 9:12-29

• God withdraws his presence Ex 33:1-3

• The mourning of, when God refused to lead them Ex 33:4-10

• Tables renewed Ex 34

• Pattern for the tabernacle and the appurtenances, and forms of worship to be observed Ex 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31

• Gifts consecrated for the creation of the tabernacle Ex 35; 36:1-7; Nu 7

• The erection of the tabernacle; the manufacture of the appurtenances including the garments of the priests; and their sanctification Ex 36:8-38; 37; 38; 39; 40

• First sacrifice offered by, under the law Le 8:14-36; 9:8-24

• Second Passover observed Nu 9:1-5

• March out of the wilderness Nu 10:11-36

• For the itinerary, see Nu 33

• The order of camping sites and the march Nu 2

• Arrive at the border of Canaan Nu 12:16

• Send twelve spies to view the land Nu 13; 32:8; De 1:22,25; Jos 14:7

• Return with a majority report and a minority report Nu 13:26-33; 14:6-10

• Complaining over the report Nu 14:1-5

• The judgment of God upon them in consequence of their unbelief and complaining Nu 14:13-39

• Reaction, and their purpose to enter the land; are defeated by the Amalekites Nu 14:40-45; De 1:41-45

• Abide at Kadesh De 1:46

• Return to the wilderness, where they remain for thirty eight years, and all die except Joshua and Caleb Nu 14:20-39

• Rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Nu 16:1-40; De 11:6

• Complain against Moses and Aaron, are plagued, fourteen-thousand and seven-hundred people die, plague stopped Nu 16:41-50

• Complain for lack of water in Meribah; the rock is struck Nu 20:1-13

• Are refused passage through the country of Edom Nu 20:14-21

• The death of Aaron Nu 20:22,29; 33:38,39; De 10:6

• Defeat the Canaanites Nu 21:1-3

• Are scourged with fiery (poisonous) serpents Nu 21:4-9

• Defeat the Amorites Nu 21:21-32; De 2:24-35

• Defeat the king of Baasha Nu 21:33-35; De 3:1-17

• Arrive in the plains of Moab, at the fords of the Jordan River Nu 22:1; 33:48,49

• Commit idolatry with the people of Moab Nu 25:1-5

• Punished by a plague in consequence, twenty-four thousand people die Nu 25:6-15; 26:1

• The people numbered for the allotment of the land Nu 26

• The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritance Nu 27:1-11; Jos 17:3-6

• Conquest of the Midianites Nu 31

• Nations dread De 2:25

• Renew the covenant De 29

• Moses dies, and the people mourn De 34

• Joshua appointed the leader Nu 27:18-23; De 31:23

• See JOSHUA

• All who were numbered at Mount Sinai perished in the wilderness except Caleb and Joshua Nu 26:63,65; De 2:14-16

• Piety of those who entered Canaan Jos 23:8; Jud 2:7-10; Jer 2:2,3

• Men chosen to allot the lands of Canaan among the tribes and families Nu 34:17-29

• Remove from Shittim to the Jordan River Jos 3:1

• Cross the Jordan River Jos 4

• Circumcision observed and the Passover celebrated Jos 5

• Jericho captured Jos 6

• Ai captured Jos 7; 8

• Make a treaty with the Gibeonites Jos 9

• Defeat the five Amoritish kings Jos 10

• Conquest of the land Jos 21:43-45; with Jud 1

• The land allotted Jos 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21

• Two and one-half tribes return from the west side of the Jordan River; erect a memorial to signify the unity of the tribes; the memorial misunderstood; the controversy which followed; its amicable resolution Jos 22

• Joshua's exhortation immediately before his death Jos 23

• Covenant renewed, death of Joshua Jos 24; Jud 2:8,9

• Religious fidelity during the life of Joshua Jos 24:31; Jud 2:7

→ UNDER THE JUDGES

• Public affairs administered four-hundred and fifty years by the judges Jud 2:16-19; Ac 13:20

• The original inhabitants not fully expelled Jud 1:27-36; 3:1-7

• Reproved by an angel for not casting out the original inhabitants Jud 2:1-5

• People turn to idolatry Jud 2:10-23

• Delivered for their idolatry to the king of Mesopotamia during eight years, their repentance and deliverance Jud 3:8-11

• Renew their idolatry, and are put under tribute to the king of Moab during eighteen years, repent and are delivered by Ehud, eighty years of peace follow Jud 3:12-30

• Shamgar resists a foray of the Philistines and delivers Israel Jud 3:31

• People again do evil and are put under bonds to the king of Syria for twenty years Jud 4:1-3

• Delivered by Deborah, a prophetess, and judged Jud 4; 5

• Seven years of bondage to the Midianites; delivered by Gideon Jud 6; 7; 8:1-28

• See GIDEON

• Return to idolatry Jud 8:33,34

• Abimelech foments an inter-tribal war Jud 9

• Led by Tola for twenty-three years Jud 10:1,2

• Led by Jair for twenty-two years Jud 10:3,4

• The people backslide, and are given over to the Philistines for chastisement for eighteen years; they repent and turn to the Lord; they are delivered by Jephthah Jud 10:6-18; 11

• The Ephraimites go to war against other tribes; they are defeated by Jephthah Jud 12:1-7

• Led by Ibzan for seven years Jud 12:8-10

• Led by Elon for ten years Jud 12:11,12

• Led by Abdon for eight years Jud 12:13-15

• The people backslide again are chastened by the Philistines for forty years Jud 13:1

• Led by Samson for twenty years Jud 15:20; with 13; 14; 15; 16

• Scandal of the Bethlehemite's concubine, and the consequent war between the Benjamites and the other tribes Jud 19; 20; 21

• Led by Eli for forty years 1Sa 4:18; with 1; 2; 3; 4

• Struck down by the Philistines at Eben-ezer 1Sa 4:1,2,10,11

• They demand a king 1Sa 8:5-20; Ho 13:10

→ UNDER THE KINGS BEFORE THE SEPARATION INTO TWO KINGDOMS

• Saul anointed as king 1Sa 10; 11:12-15; 12:13

• Ammonites invade Israel, are defeated 1Sa 11

• Philistines struck down 1Sa 14

• Amalekites defeated 1Sa 15

• David anointed as king 1Sa 16:11-13

• Goliath killed 1Sa 17

• Israel defeated by the Philistines, and Saul and his sons are killed 1Sa 31

• See SAUL

• David defeats the Amalekites 1Sa 30; 2Sa 1:1

• David made king 2Sa 2:4,11

• Ish-bosheth made king 2Sa 2:8-10

• The conflict between the two political factions 2Sa 2:12-32; 3:1

• David made king over all Israel 2Sa 5:1-5

• Conquests of David 2Sa 8

• Absalom's rebellion 2Sa 15:18

• See DAVID

• Solomon anointed as king 1Ki 1:32-40

• The Temple built 1Ki 6

• Solomon's palace built 1Ki 7

• Solomon's death 1Ki 11:41-43

• See SOLOMON

→ THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES

→ (Foreshadowing circumstances indicating the separation)

Disagreement after Saul's death 2Sa 2; 1Ch 12:23-40; 13

• Lukewarmness of the ten tribes, and zeal of Judah for David in Absolom's rebellion 2Sa 19:41-43

• The rebellion of Sheba 2Sa 20

• The two factions are distinguished as Israel and Judah during David's reign 2Sa 21:2

• Providential Zec 11:14

• Revolt consummated under Rehoboam, son and successor of Solomon 1Ki 12:4

• The name of the ten tribes that revolted from the house (kingdom) of David

• Also called JACOB Ho 12:2

→ (The list of the kings of Israel, and the period of time in which they reigned. For the facts of their reigns see under each name)

1. Jeroboam, twenty-two years

2. Nadab, about two years

3. Baasha, twenty-four years

4. Elah, two years

5. Zimri, seven days

6. Omri, twelve years

7. Ahab, twenty-two years

8. Ahaziah, two years

9. Jehoram, twelve years

→ 10. Jehu, twenty-eight years

→ 11. Jehoahaz, seventeen years

→ 12. Jehoash, sixteen years

→ 13. Jeroboam II, forty-one years

→ 14. Zachariah, six months

→ 15. Shallum, one month

→ 16. Menahem, ten years

→ 17. Pekahiah, two years

→ 18. Pekah, twenty years

→ 19. Hoshea, nine years

→ (The ten tribes were carried away captive to Assyria)

→ HISTORY OF

• War continued between the two kingdoms all the days of Rehoboam and Jeroboam 1Ki 14:30

• War continued between Jeroboam and Abijam 1Ki 15:7

• War continued between Baasha and Asa 1Ki 15:16,32

• Famine prevails during the reign of Ahab 1Ki 18:1-6

• Israel, also called SAMARIA, invaded by, but defeats, Ben-hadad, king of Syria 1Ki 20

• Moab rebels 2Ki 1:1; 3

• Army of Syria invades Israel, but peacefully withdraws through the tact of the prophet Elisha 2Ki 6:8-23

• The city of Samaria besieged 2Ki 6:24-33; 7

• The city of Samaria captured, and the people carried to Assyria 2Ki 17

• The land repopulated 2Ki 17:24

• The remnant that remained after the able-bodied persons were carried into captivity affiliated with the kingdom of Judah 2Ch 30:18-26; 34:6; 35:18