Israel's Big Split

Text: 1 Kin 12:16-20, 1 Kin 1:16-21

1. The CAUSE of Israel's split.
• Solomon's heart was IMPERFECT (1 Kin 11:4)
• Solomon's heart was IDOLTROUS (1 Kin 11:5)
2. The CHARACTER of the "boom Kings boys"
• Rehoboam was SPOILED & FOOLISH (1 Kin 12:6-11)
• Jeroboam was SKEPTICAL & FEARFUL (1 Kin 11:28-35, 12:26-30)
3. The CHRONOLOGY of the kings
4. The CORRUPTED kings
• a couple of examples... 31 of 39 kings of disobeyed.
• AHAB (1 Kin 16:30, 18:13, 2 Kin 8:18)
• MANASSEH (2 Kin 21:3-9)
5. The CHERISHED kings
• a couple of examples = 8 kings (2 Cho 17:3-6)
• JOSIAH (2 Kin 22:3, 23:21, Pro 16:25)
• Det 6:5 = RELATIONSHIP
• Mat 22:37-40 (why do church split?
• Doctrinal; personality
• Music; a power struggle
• A version of the Bible; the color of the carpet
6. A Pride in man struggle
• couples split; I love me more than you.
• is about me; family split?
• Is because lust not live.

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