It was supposed to be divinely gifted, so how (and why) did the much-vaunted Jewish kingdom fall apart after just 80 years — and what happened next? To answer these questions, we’re scrolling through the royal annals and reviewing the reigns of the first kings of Israel, all the way from Saul to Ahab.
The Jewish Story Explained is based on the book Letters to Auntie Fori: 5,000 Years of Jewish History and their Faith by Martin Gilbert
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:38 Overview of the era of judges and the united monarchy
02:32 King Rehoboam refuses to give tax cut to the 10 northern tribes
03:22 Jeroboam rebels and the kingdom splits into Judea and Israel
03:51 Jeroboam creates idolatrous temples in Dan and Bethel
04:18 Rehoboam forsakes Bible law and destroys alliances
04:33 Omri marries off Ahab to Phoenician princess Jezebel
05:11 Asa rids the southern kingdom of idols
05:37 Civil war between the northern and southern kingdoms
06:30 Jezebel tries to wipe out the God of Israel
07:13 The Prophet Elijah foretells a drought
07:26 Prophet Elijah vs. the priests of Ba'al on Mount Carmel
08:57 Elisha as new head prophet, Jehu as heir to the throne
09:34 Elijah ascends to Heaven on a chariot of fire
09:53 Elijah wanders the Earth and attends all circumcisions
10:12 Jehu claims the North and eradicates idolatry
11:15 The lead up to Babylonian Exile
12:09 Outro
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Co-Executive Producers:
- Shmuel Katz
- Melinda Goldrich
Gold Level:
- Irving I Moskowitz Foundation
- Goldrich Family Foundation
This series would not be possible without the generous support of Esther Gilbert and Michael Kagan
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Music Credit:
- Rattlesnake Railroad by Brett Van Donsel - https://soundcloud.com/brett-van-donsel/rattlesnake-railroad
Image Credits:
- Wikipedia/Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez/Patrick Landy/Ricardo Liberato/Simon R Barrett
- Commons Wikimedia/Quince Media
- Library of Congress
- Pixabay
About Jewish Story Explained: Understand three thousand years of Jewish history in these short videos based on the book Letters to Auntie Fori: The 5,000-Year History of the Jewish People and Their Faith by the renowned historian Sir Martin Gilbert. Learn the Jewish story from the ancient Israelites of the Bible to Hellenization, the Jews of the Middle Ages to modern day, and more.
About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking.
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