1. The Split Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011 Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission

2. 1 Kings 12:4"Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you." The Split

3. 1 Kings 12:8But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. The Split

4. 1 Kings 12:11My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.'"

5. 1 Kings 12:16When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: "What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse's son? To your tents, O Israel! Look after your own house, O David!" So the Israelites went home.

6. 1 Kings 12:20When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David. The People Divide

7. Mark 3:24-25If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme

8. Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme

9. Genesis 3:12The man said, "The woman you put here with me--she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it." The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme - division devastates - affects everything

10. 1 Kings 11:28Now Jeroboam was a man of standing, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph. The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme - division devastates - affects everything

11. 1 Kings 12:26- 27Jeroboam thought to himself, "The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. 27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam." The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme - division devastates - affects everything

12. 1 Kings 12:28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme - division devastates - affects everything

13. Matthew 5:23- 24"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme - division devastates - affects everything

14. Matthew 5:25"Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme - division devastates - affects everything

15. Ephesians 4:26"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme - division devastates - affects everything

16. 1 Corinthians 10:11-12 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfilment of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme - division devastates - affects everything

17. 1 Kings 10:14-15 The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents, not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the land. The Split The People Divide - Satan’s scheme - division devastates - affects everything

18. 1 Kings 16:25-26 But Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord and sinned more than all those before him. He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit, so that they provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger by their worthless idols. The Split God’s Declaration God’s Declaration - Omri was ‘evil’

19. 1 Kings 22:52He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, because he walked in the ways of his father and mother and in the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. The Split The Crippling Legacy The Crippling Legacy - what do you want to be remembered for?

20. 1 Samuel 8:11He said, "This is what the king who will reign over you will do: He will take.... The Split The Challenge to Listen The Challenge to Listen

21. 1 Samuel 8:18When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, and the Lord will not answer you in that day." The Split The Challenge to Listen - God is always right