Kings & Prophets: From Solomon to Jeremiah - Week 4
Our study opens with a look at Civil War between Rehoboam and Judah vs. Jeroboam and Israel (931-910 BC).
1 Kings 12:1 We read that Rehoboam went to Shechem, "for all Israel had gone there to make him king." Shechem was an historic site for the nation from about 500 years early when Levitical priests recited the blessings and the curses from Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim. Shechem is the city near these two mountains.
In verses 3 and 4 we read that Jeroboam challenges Rehoboam. Reheboam goes to 2 advisory boards. One was the elders that had served under his father, Solomon. They gave him wise…
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