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- The story of Solomon and his son Jeroboam
- Solomon was the king of Israel
- Under Solomon’s rule the kingdom was united
- But he used forced labor and high taxes
- kingdom did not survive after Solomon’s death
- His son Rehoboam was his successor
- Had lived a life of luxury
- Took some bad advice – made things even worse than his father – was even
tougher on the people – especially the workers
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- Most went with Jeroboam – one of Solomon’s advisers
- 10 tribes rebelled and made him their king
- Only the far southern part of the Kingdom stayed loyal to Rehoboam
- The kingdom was now divided and would never be united again
- North Kingdom: Israel
- Southern kingdom: Judah
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- Jeroboam did not trust God’s plan
- Had two golden calves made for the people to worship
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- Jeroboam set the pattern
- For the rest of their history Judah and Israel alternated between good
and bad kings
- But, God provided relief
- The prophets: means “one who is called” or “one who calls”
- Called the rulers of the time back to faith in God
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