week of 9/7

Unit 13  Session 1

A KINGDOM DIVIDED

1 KINGS 12:1-8 ; 10-17

 

Key Concept:

Division occurs when wisdom is ignored.

Solomon had been made the wisest man on earth by God, and his reign as king brought prosperity to Israel and glory to God as people came from all over to hear Solomon's godly wisdom. But Solomon married foreign wives who worshiped other gods that he eventually worshiped as well (1 Kings 11:4-8). Because of this evil, God told Solomon that He would tear the kingdom from him during his son Rehoboam's reign, leaving only one tribe for his son's rule. At his coronation, Rehoboam was presented with a choice of what kind of king he would be. His unwise decision fulfilled the Lord's judgment.

As you read 1 Kings 12:1-8 ; 10-17:

✞   Note the differences between Rehoboam's advisors and the advice they 

    gave to their king.

     

✞   Recognize that God's sovereign will as prophesied to Solomon was being 

    fulfilled through Rehoboam's actions.