The Kings, Judges, Prophets of the bible, Judaism and Islam

Title: God predicted Israel will be ruled by kings in advance


The Book of Judges mentions eleven leaders who are said to "judge" Israel: Othniel, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, and Samson. But there are 12 judges

Israel was ruled by Judges
Followed by Kings, Prophets
The Priest of Israel

Kings, Prophets, High Priest and Priest

Old Testament - Divided into 5 sections
1. Torah (Law of Moses) - 5 books (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy)
2. History - 12 books (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, I Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicle, 2 Chronicle, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther)
3. Poetry, wisdom - 5 books (Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs)
4. Major Prophets (5, because their books are long) (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel)
5. Minor Prophets (12, because their books are short) (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi)

The 1st mention of kings in the bible is Gen 17:6

Genesis 17:6, NIV: "I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you."

1 Sam 8:6-7
6 But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. 7 And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.

Israel was rule by Judges with the help of the King of kings (God), but rejected God as King. (There were 12 judges in all; Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon and Samson)

God send prophets to help the Judges and Kings

The prophets of Islam include (25): Adam, Idris (Enoch), Nuh (Noah), Hud (Heber), Saleh (Methusaleh), Lut (Lot), Ibrahim (Abraham), Ismail (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Yaqub (Jacob), Yusuf (Joseph), Shu’aib (Jethro), Ayyub (Job), Dhulkifl (Ezekiel), Musa (Moses), Harun (Aaron), Dawud (David), Sulayman (Solomon), Ilyas (Elias), Alyasa (Elisha), Yunus (Jonah), Zakariya (Zachariah), Yahya (John the Baptist), Isa (Jesus) and Muhammad.

The Minor Prophets, book of the Hebrew Bible that contains the books of 12 minor prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

List of the names of Prophets in Judaism
The 48 Jewish prophets: Abraham (Ihrahim), Isaac (Ishak), Jacob (Yacob), Moses (Musa), Aaron (Harun), Joshua Phineas Elkanah Eli Samuel (Shmu'el שמואל) Gad Nathan David (Daud) Solomon (Sulaiman), Iddo Michaiah son of Imlah Obadiah or Ovadyah [עובדיה] Ahijah the Shilonite Jehu son of Hanani Azariah son of Oded Jahaziel the Levite Eliezer son of Dodavahu Hosea or Hoshea [הושע] Amos [עמוס] Micah the Morashtite or Mikhah [מיכה] Amoz Elijah Elisha Jonah son of Amittai or Yonah [יונה] Isaiah (Yeshayahu [ישעיהו]) Joel or Yo'el [יואל] Nahum or Nachum [נחום] Habakkuk or Habaquq [חבקוק] Zephaniah or Tsefania [צפניה] Uriah Jeremiah Ezekiel Shemaiah Baruch Neriah Seraiah Mehseiah Haggai [חגי] Zechariah Zekharia [זכריה] Malachi or Malakhi [מלאכי] Mordecai Bilshan Oded Hanani 

The 7 prophetesses: Sarah Miriam Deborah Hannah Abigail Huldah Esther



5 Good Kings of Judah: Abijah, Jehoshaphat, Jotham, Hezekiah, Josiah

Kings of Judah and Israel

Updated February 11, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Kings Before Division of Kingdom

• Saul: First King of Israel; son of Kish; father of Ish-Bosheth, Jonathan and Michal.
• Ish-Bosheth (or Eshbaal): King of Israel; son of Saul.
• David: King of Judah; later of Israel; son of Jesse; husband of Abigail, Ahinoam, Bathsheba, Michal, etc.; father of Absalom, Adonijah, Amnon, Solomon, Tamar, etc.
• Solomon: King of Israel and Judah; son of David; father of Rehoboam.
• Rehoboam: Son of Solomon; during his reign the kingdom was divided into Judah and Israel.

Kings of Judah (Southern Kingdom)

• Rehoboam: First King.
• Abijah (or Abijam or Abia): Son of Rehoboam.
• Asa: Probably son of Abijah.
• Jehoshaphat: Son of Asa.
• Jehoram (or Joram): Son of Jehoshaphat; husband of Athaliah.
• Ahaziah: Son of Jehoram and Athaliah.
• Athaliah: Daughter of King Ahab of Israel and Jezebel; wife of Jehoram; only queen to occupy the throne of Judah.
• Joash (or Jehoash): Son of Ahaziah.
• Amaziah: Son of Joash.
• Uzziah (or Azariah): Son of Amaziah.
• Jotham: Regent, later King; son of Uzziah.
• Ahaz: Son of Jotham.
• Hezekiah: Son of Ahaz; husband of Hephzi-Bah.
• Manasseh: Son of Hezekiah and Hephzi-Bah.
• Amon: Son of Manasseh.
• Josiah (or Josias): Son of Amon.
• Jehoahaz (or Joahaz): Son of Josiah.
• Jehoiakim: Son of Josiah.
• Jehoiachin: Son of Jehoiakim.
• Zedekiah: Son of Josiah; kingdom overthrown by Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar.

Kings of Israel (Northern Kingdom)

• Jeroboam I: Led secession of Israel.
• Nadab: Son of Jeroboam I.
• Baasha: Overthrew Nadab.
• Elah: Son of Baasha.
• Zimri: Overthrew Elah.
• Omri: Overthrew Zimri.
• Ahab: Son of Omri; husband of Jezebel.
• Ahaziah: Son of Ahab.
• Jehoram (or Joram): Son of Ahab.
• Jehu: Overthrew Jehoram.
• Jehoahaz (or Joahaz): Son of Jehu.
• Jehoash (or Joash): Son of Jehoahaz.
• Jeroboam Il: Son of Jehoash.
• Zechariah: Son of Jeroboam II.
• Shallum: Overthrew Zechariah.
• Menahem: Overthrew Shallum.
• Pekahiah: Son of Menahem.
• Pekah: Overthrew Pekahiah.
• Hoshea: Overthrew Pekah; kingdom overthrown by Assyrians under Sargon II.

Prophets

• Major. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel.
• Minor. Hosea, Obadiah, Nahum, Haggai, Joel, Jonah, Habakkuk, Zechariah, Amos, Micah, Zephaniah, 
• Malachi