Rehoboam’s answer to the people is NOT acceptable. The kingdom of Israel is split in two. Rehoboam plans to fight this but God steps in. The words of Rehoboam were like a slap in the face to the people. They answered him with nearly the same words that were used on David upon his return […]
Solomon had died and his son Rehoboam is his successor. All Israel is ready to follow him IF he will but meet one concession. And Jeroboam is leading them in this. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that Rehoboam was Solomon’s oldest son and he passed the kingdom down in the […]
Sin ALWAYS has a price and Solomon’s price comes due in our reading today. Unfortunately others will pay this price with him. And it will span generations. I thought we were finished with Joab but here we are again, dealing with his actions. I wonder if David was aware of this event. If he was […]
Solomon falls into the exact trap God warned the people about in the beginning. Marrying foreign women was Solomon’s downfall. When God brought the people out of Egypt one of the rules He gave to them was NOT to intermarry with the people they were going to drive out of the Promised Land. God was […]
Solomon was the richest and wisest king ever to live. He had DEEP pockets that were full and overflowing. His people were prosperous too. Back in 1 Kings 4, we looked at Solomon’s monthly allotments from each of the 12 tribes. In those allotments gold and silver were not mentioned. I’m wondering then if the […]
