Israel and Judah Fall - 2 Kings 17 and 25
Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden by going against God's Command about not eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Many things took place after that happened. Man and woman were now under a curse. Satan was under a curse, and the earth was now under a curse. Although man was created in God's image, that image became marred. People were now doing ugly things to themselves and each other. The good things God originally intended for people to have were now distorted. One of the results of this 'fall' of mankind was that there would be war. People would become enemies of each other and hate and kill each other.
Many years later, we see this same trend in man. People were still fighting for control and power. There were wars going on and there were rulers who did evil things. God was still on the throne and He still had a plan for Israel, even though Israel had been unfaithful to Him.
At this time, both Israel (Northern Kingdom) and Judah (Southern Kingdom) had a long succession of kings. Israel never had a good king, and Judah had only a few good ones. The glory that was part of David and Solomon's reigns was slowly diminishing. This was happening because Israel and Judah disregarded God's laws and were unfaithful to Him.
Israel, the Northern Kingdom, fell to the Assyrians in 722 B.C. The capital of Israel was Samaria. The Southern Kingdom, Judah, did not fall as quickly as the Northern Kingdom, but eventually it was captured by the Babylonians. The Southern Kingdom lasted two more centuries than the Northern Kingdom, perhaps due to the fact that there were a few good kings that were faithful to God.
The time period for Israel and Judah falling into captivity was from about 722 B.C. to 586 B.C.
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