Kingdom Divided

Rehoboam was one of Solomons Servants

One day Jeroboam was met by a prophet

The Prophet ripped his garment into 12 pieces

Why 12? The 12 Sons of Israel (Jacob) Leah 4.Judah 5.Issachar 6.Zebulun 1. Rueben 2. Simeon 3. Levi Bilhah 8. Naphatali 7.Dan Zilpah 9.Gad 10.Asher Rachel Joseph Benjamin

Jeroboam is given 10 tribes

God Said he would establish his throne IF......

Solomon must have found out for he tries to kill Jeroboam

Jeroboam runs to Egypt and Pharaoh welcomes him.

King Solomon is very old

He Dies

His Son Rehoboam becomes king. His mother is an Ammonite.

Jeroboam goes back to Israel

He was not a good king

Silly Rehoboam

The People said they did not want to follow the House of David

So they Left

Rehoboam sent Adoram to collect the taxes

But the people stoned him and killed him.

Rehoboam quickly went back to Jerusalem

The People Make Jeroboam King

God said dont fight this rebellion to Jeroboam.

So The Kingdom is divided

Jeroboam fortified the city of Shechem to live in

Jeroboam is worried the people might return to God

So he decides to build some Golden Cows to Worship

The people worship the cows

Meanwhile back in Jerusalem

He built alters in the High Places

Meanwhile back in Jerusalem King Rehoboam is busy with his 18 wives and 60 concubines

And His Many Children He had 28 sons and 60 daughters

Pharaoh Shishak goes to Jerusalem

Archaeology digs fro Egypt referring to battle with Shishak 971BC

Pharaoh takes all of the gold from Solomons temple

Why didnt he wipe out Rehoboam all together