Rehoboam

Kings 12 - Rehoboam and Jeroboam A. Rehoboam and the division of Israel. 1. (1-5) the elders of Israel offer Rehoboam the throne of Israel. And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was still in Egypt, for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon and had been dwelling in Egypt), that they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

Assyria and Babylon force the divided kingdoms into exile. Jerusalem and the Temple are destroyed. Second, the Southern Kingdom. The Southern Kingdom (Judah) is one of the divided kingdom after the reign of King Solomon’s United Kingdom ruled by king Rehoboam. According to J. T. Stevenson (2000), the Southern Kingdom begins with the promise of kingship from the line of Judah, which had a long tradition, going back all the way to the prophecy of

“So when they had come together, they asked him, ‘Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?’” (Acts 1:6) . The disciples, knowing the instruction of Jesus to pray ‘Your Kingdom come’ (Matt 6:10) expected that the resurrected Christ would finally bring the reign of God to earth, restoring the kingdom of Israel and fulfilling prophecy. This hope was not something of fantasy or a far-fetched thought, but something that had been the desire of Israel for centuries; the desire for Yahweh

John Ortberg, editor at large of Leadership Journal and pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in California wrote an article about the need for different age groups within church leadership. To begin his article, he used the story of Rehoboam in the Bible. Rehoboam took over a position of leadership after his father. When it was time for a change to take place, he decided to split the leadership team into two age groups because they had such different views. This created conflict and wars between

house of David when Rehoboam chooses to disregard the elders who had served Solomon and instead enforces a stricter rule on the people. Although the split between Israel and Judah is not explicitly made official, chapter 11 foreshadows the split as it profiles the emergence of a rival leader in the form of Jeroboam. The chapter talks about how Rehoboam gains power through building up his family and building up cities in preparation for fighting against the rest of Israel. Rehoboam abandons the law of

“Don’t worry about your life — what you will eat or drink; or about your body — what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.” In this verse, Jesus shows His disciples that they should not worry about anything because G-d will provide for them. The attribute of G-d that Jesus states in the verse above is Adonai Yir’eh, which means Adonai will provide. In our culture today, many Christians forget that G-d provides for them everyday because everything is accessible

1. I first knew that there was the male temple prostitutes in the Bible (1 King 14:24, 15:12). 2. Why the Lord had hidden Shunammite woman’s distress from the man of God and had not told him (2 King 4:27)? 3. Anyone belonging to Ahab who ides in the city the dogs shall eat; and anyone of his who dies in the open country the birds of the air shall eat (1 King 21:24), because Ahab possessed the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite (21:16). How about two scoundrels who brought a charge against Naboth

news of the Temple and Jerusalem is described. The tension is heavy for the crowd does know that hearing the stories of their failing kings brings much anger and sadness. Rehoboam and his advisors’ wickedness is introduced to the crowd, and the crowd responds with distaste, since Rehoboam acted more like the official in Egypt. Rehoboam was credited by the old man for listening to the prophet that informed him to not fight Jeroboam and the northern tribes. Abijam, Rehoboam’s son, followed his father’s

During the time of Samuel, why did the people of Israel desire a king? Why was Saul chosen, and, ultimately, why was he rejected? What attribute did David display that made him a better king than Saul? What sin did Solomon commit that ultimately led to the division of Israel after his death? The elders of the tribes come to Samuel and requested a king. They say that Samuel is too old and his sons are corrupt. They desired a king to “lead them” and to lead them and to go out before them and to

THE DIVISION OF ISRAEL Under the reign of Solomon, Israel reached great economic and political heights along with its security and prosperity. Solomon was renowned for his wisdom, wealth and building projects, but with these projects came heavy taxes and harsh labour on his people. After his death, the kingdom was divided into two separate kingdoms, north and south. The biblical record accounts for the division as a consequence for him staying from God, but his tax and labour laws and new administrative