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III. THE DIVIDED KINGDOM
1. Rehoboam and the Revolt of the Ten Tribes
CHAPTER 12
_ 1. The revolt of the northern tribes (1 Kings 12:1)_
2. The threatening war averted (1 Kings 12:21)
3. Jeroboam'...
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THE REVOLT OF THE NORTHERN TRIBES. It is doubtful whether this section
is Judæ an or not. It bears some resemblance to 2 Samuel 9-20, and
the parts of 1 K. which seem to be a continuation of that hist...
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I. THE GREAT SCHISM 12:1-24
The gripping narrative of Rehoboam's folly unfolds in the first
twenty-four verses of chapter 12. For study purposes this narrative
may be divided into five units: (1) the...
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_AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, DEPART YET FOR THREE DAYS, THEN COME AGAIN TO
ME. AND THE PEOPLE DEPARTED._
He said ... Depart yet for three days. It was prudent to take the
peoples demand into calm and deli...
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THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES. REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM
The revolt of the Ten Tribes against the rule of Rehoboam had its
origin partly in the discontent which the burdens laid on the people
by Solomon h...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 12
THE *KINGDOM DIVIDES
V1 Rehoboam went to Shechem. All the *Israelites had gone there to
make him king. V2 Jeroboam the son of Nebat wa...
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וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכ֥וּ עֹ֛ד
שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וְ שׁ֣וּבוּ אֵלָ֑י
וַ יֵּלְכ֖וּ הָ עָֽם׃...
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A NEW REIGN
1 Kings 12:1
"A foolish son is the calamity of his father."
- Proverbs 19:13.
"He left behind him Roboam, even the foolishness of the people, and
one that had no understanding."
- Sir...
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THE WISE KING'S FOOLISH SON
1 Kings 11:41; 1 Kings 12:1
Solomon's reign had been splendid but very oppressive, and it was
reasonable to ask for some relief. The people felt that the accession
of the...
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In this and the four following Chapter s we have the central section
of this Book recording the tragedy of the break-up of the nation and
the degradation of the people. It covers a period of about six...
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(5) And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again
to me. And the people departed. (6) And king Rehoboam consulted with
the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he ye...
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Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater
than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus
prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12.
Till now we have had the beautiful picture of God's blessing resting
upon the son of David, whose only desire it had been to possess wisdom
from Go...
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AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, DEPART YET FOR THREE DAYS, THEN COME AGAIN TO
ME,.... Suggesting that he would consider of their proposal and
inquire into the merits of it and as things should appear to him he...
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And he said unto them, Depart yet [for] three days, then come again to
me. And the people departed.
Ver. 5. _Depart yet for three days._] This was foolishly done, saith
Pellican and Martyr, to give t...
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1 The Israelites assembled at Shechem to crowne Rehoboam, by Ieroboam
make a suite of relaxation vnto him.
6 Rehoboam refusing the olde mens counsell, by the aduice of young
men, answereth them rough...
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Rehoboam's Foolish Answer...
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THE TEN TRIBES REBEL
(vs.1-24)
Rehoboam went to Shechem for his inauguration as king of Israel (v.1).
Jereboam, in Egypt, received word quickly of Solomon's death, and his
friends in Israel sent to...
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1-15 The tribes complained not to Rehoboam of his father's idolatry,
and revolt from God. That which was the greatest grievance, was none
to them; so careless were they in matters of religion, if the...
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Give me that time for deliberation and advice....
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1 Kings 12:5 said H559 (H8799) Depart H3212 (H8798) three H7969 days
H3117 back H7725 (H8798) people H5971 departed H3212 (H8799)...
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REHOBOAM'S ARROGANCE ALIENATES ISRAEL (1 KINGS 12:1).
The elders of Israel came together with a view to anointing Rehoboam
as king on condition that he would guarantee them a somewhat easier
lifestyl...
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CONTENTS: Accession and folly of Rehoboam. Kingdom divided.
CHARACTERS: God, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Adoram, Shemiah.
CONCLUSION: Taking the counsel of unspiritual men always spells
blunder and a rough...
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1 Kings 12:1. _Shechem._ This city was famed for mischief. Here Dinah
was ruined, and the men slaughtered. Here Joseph was sold, and now the
ten tribes revolted.
1 Kings 12:4. _Thy father made our yo...
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_When Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt heard of it _. .. _
they sent and called him._
THE KINGDOM DIVIDED
1. This chapter reveals one of the turning-points in Israel’s
history, for it is...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 12:1 The Kingdom Is Divided. Two kingdoms
emerge. Judah is made up of two tribes (Judah and Benjamin) in the
south and is ruled by Rehoboam. Israel is made up of the ten northe...
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THE DISRUPTION OF THE KINGDOM
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 12:1. REHOBOAM WENT TO SHECHEM—Instead of remaining in
_Jerusalem_, whither Israel should have come to him, as they did to
Davi...
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EXPOSITION
THE REVOLT OF THE TEN TRIBES.—With the reign of Rehoboam, on which
our historian now enters, we begin the second great period in the
history of the Hebrew monarchy, so far as it is related...
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Now Rehoboam came to Shechem: and all Israel gathered to Shechem (1
Kings 12:1)
Which is just about the center of the land, just about the heart of
the country. And they gathered
to make him king. A...