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2. United Kingdom – Part 2 Lesson 14 I Kings 11; II Chronicles 9:29-31

3. Review Kingdom continues in peace & prosperity Solomon’s expansion and wealth Foreigners visit to experience Solomon’s wisdom and see his wealth

4. Solomon Forsake’s God God said, “Do not intermarry...they will turn your hearts away to other gods.” Deut 7:3-4 Solomon married Egyptians, Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, & Hittites They turned his heart away He worships Chemosh–Moab, Molech– Ammonites, Ashtoreth – Sidonians

5. Solomon Forsake’s God God speaks to him again Because you turned away I am taking the kingdom away from you But, because of David it will not happen in your lifetime It will be taken from your son, but not all of it, because of David and because of Jerusalem

6. Solomon Forsake’s God Blessings cease and adversaries increase Hadad – Edom in the south Rezon – Damascus Solomon places Jeroboam in charge of labor of Ephraim & Manasseh Ahijah’s prophecy Solomon tries to kill Jeroboam

7. Thoughts Opportunity lost Why did God give them kings? Turned away as he got older Commandments from hundreds of years earlier were violated Deut 17:14-20

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