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| * [[Rehoboam]] - king of united Israel, then king of Judah | * [[Rehoboam]] - king of united Israel, then king of Judah | ||
| * [[Jeroboam]] - first king of the split kingdom of Israel | * [[Jeroboam]] - first king of the split kingdom of Israel | ||
| + | * [[Ahijah]] - prophesies to Rehoboam that the kingdom will be split | ||
| + | * [[Kings of Israel]] | ||
| + | * [[Kings of Judah]] | ||
| The [[kingdom of Israel]] was split into two kingdoms under the reign of king [[Rehoboam]], who was the son of [[Solomon]]. The story can be found in [[1 Kings 12]]. | The [[kingdom of Israel]] was split into two kingdoms under the reign of king [[Rehoboam]], who was the son of [[Solomon]]. The story can be found in [[1 Kings 12]]. | ||
| [[Jeroboam]] became the first king of the [[kingdom of Israel]]. | [[Jeroboam]] became the first king of the [[kingdom of Israel]]. | ||
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| + | ==== Prophecy of Ahijah ==== | ||
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| + | The prophet Ahijah meets [[Jeroboam]] directly and prophesies that the kingdom will be split. [[Solomon]] is still king at this time, and his son [[Rehoboam]] is the heir prince. | ||
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| + | The entire prophesy is in 1 Kings 11:31-39. | ||
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| + | The kingdom is taken "out of the hand of Solomon" (1 Kings 11:31) and ten tribes will be given to [[Jeroboam]], while Solomon (in this case, his son, Rehoboam) will rule over the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (1 Kings 11:32). Solomon will continue to reign over united Israel for the rest of his days (1 Kings 11:34). | ||
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| + | The reasons for the split: | ||
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| + | * The Israelites had been worshipping: | ||
| + | * [[Ashtoreth]], goddess of the [[Sidon|Zidonians]] | ||
| + | * [[Chemosh]], the god of the [[Moabites]] | ||
| + | * [[Milcom]], the god of the [[Ammonites]] | ||
| + | * They have not walked in his way | ||
| + | * Did not do that which was right in the Lord's eyes | ||
| + | * did not keep the statues and judgements (1 Kings 11:33) | ||
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| + | Ahijah also prophecies that if Jeroboam serves God, that he will have a "sure house" (1 Kings 11:38). | ||
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| + | When Solomon hears of this prophecy, he wants Jeroboam slain, so the future king flees to Egypt until Solomon dies (1 Kings 11:40). | ||
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| + | Later on, Ahijah curses Jeroboam for turning to idol worship, and causing the inhabitants to do so as well (see [[Jeroboam]] for more details, or 1 Kings 14:7-16 for the full prophecy). | ||
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