1 Kings 12-14 - Church of the Lutheran Confession

1 God s Hand in Our LivesOld TestamentThe kingdom divided - Level 2 8/5/04 The kingdom Divided1 Kings 12-14 Old Testament 2 The kingdom divided - Level 2 The StoryWhen king Solomon began rulingIsrael, he worshiped and believed in thetrue God. As Solomon grew older, heturned away from the Lord and built idolsfor his family. The Lord was very unhappywith Solomon. Because Solomon turnedaway from the Lord, the Lord told Solomonthat he would divide Solomon s kingdominto two parts after he became king whenSolomon died. He was not wise like hisfather. Before he was crowned king , theleaders of the 10 tribes of Israel asked him, Please take away some of the hard workand high taxes your father made us pay.

2 Then we will be your servants. Rehoboamdidn t know how to said, Give me three days to thinkabout it. Rehoboam asked his father sadvisors what to said, Listen to the people andtake away some of the hard work and hightaxes. Rehoboam also asked his richfriends what he should said, Make the people workharder and pay more taxes. Rehoboamdecided to follow this he told the leaders of Israel, Youwill work harder and pay more taxes to methan you did for my father. The 10 tribes of Israel didn t like theanswer Rehoboam gave them. They saidthat Jeroboam, Solomon s servant, wouldbe their king . God s words to Solomon hadcome true. Solomon s kingdom was splitinto two stayed king over twotribes.

3 He ruled in the southern part ofSolomon s kingdom . His kingdom wascalled Judah. Jeroboam became the kingover the other 10 tribes of Israel. He ruledover the northern part of Solomon skingdom. His kingdom was called was a bad king . He didnot follow the Lord and do what He said. Jeroboam made two golden calves for thepeople to worship. He put one in the cityof Dan and the other in Bethel. He did notwant the people in Israel to go toJerusalem to worship in the temple. Jeroboam led the people of Israel awayfrom the true God to worship idols. Because Jeroboam led the people awayfrom the Lord, the Lord said that bad thingswould happen to Jeroboam s family.

4 Rehoboam also was a bad king . Hedid not follow the Lord. He made idols forthe people in Judah. They put idols on thehills and in the trees. Bad things would alsohappen to Rehoboam s family because hedid not follow the ways of the s kingdom of Israel is to God has serious Testament 3 The kingdom divided - Level 2 Activity One - Answer the following discussion questions orally as a whole group or insmaller groups as time permits. did Solomon begin ruling Israel? did Solomon do to make the Lord unhappy? What did the Lord do to Solomon skingdom? became king after Solomon? question did the 10 tribes of Israel ask Rehoboam? answer did Rehoboam give the 10 tribes?

5 Did the 10 tribes do after Rehoboam s answer? Who became their king ? kind of king was Rehoboam? What kind of king was Jeroboam? consequences came to both Jeroboam and Rehoboam because they did notfollow what the Lord said?Activity Two - Map Skills - THE divided kingdom . Follow the directions to put the itemson the map. the northern partIsrael.(10 tribes of Israel) the southern partJudah. (Judah andBenjamin) are 3 cities on themap, Label the city to thefar north Dan. Label thecity near the southernborder of Israel the only city in the sea in Israel Seaof Galilee. the sea near JudahDead Sea. the river betweenthem Jordan Israel yellow.

6 Judah red. the seas and Testament 4 The kingdom divided - Level 2 PassagesPsalm 119:105 - Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my 4:10b - You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you Kings in our story did not follow God s Word. What happens when we do not followGod s Word?What are some other things that could replace God s Word in someone s life?What are some things we could do if someone was trying to take God s Word away from us?Hymn - TLH #462 v. 1, 4 I love Thy kingdom , Lord,The house of Thine abode,The Church our blest Redeemer savedWith His own precious her my tears shall fall,For her my prayers ascend,To her my cares and toils be givenTill toils and cares shall Jesus, Thank You for giving us Your Word in the Bible.

7 Please help us to worshiponly You and walk in Your ways. Help us not to lead others from Your Word butlead them to Your Word. Amen.