1 Kings 12-14

1 Kings 12
Rehoboam is to be king.
He does not take the advice of his father’s counsel, instead taking the advice of his friends.
The people desert him; only Judah follows him.
Israel makes Jeroboam king.
Rehoboam prepares to attack Israel but the Lord tells him not to because all this is from Him.
Jeroboam makes 2 golden calves and the people worship and make sacrifices to them.

1 Kings 13
A man of God gave a sign that the altar would split and ashes would pour out.
Jeroboam tries to arrest him but his hand withers.
Jeroboam see that the sign came true and asked the man to pray to his God for his hand.
The Lord restores Jeroboam’s hand.
An old prophet goes to this man of God and asks for him to come back with him.
The man of God says the Lord told him not to go back the way he came or to eat and drink.
The old prophet lies and convinces him to come, but the Lord punishes the man of God because he did not follow the Lord’s command.
The man of God is killed by a lion on his way home.

1 Kings 14
Jeroboam’s son was sick so he sent his wife in disgues to Ahijah the prophet to find out what will happen.
The Lord tell Ahijah that she is coming and says that when she returns and steps into the city, her son will die.
The Lord will cut off the house of Jeroboam from Israel.
The Lord is going to strip Jeroboam of his kingdom for his sin.
The Lord is going to give Israel away. [Is this alluding to when they are captives in Babylon?]
The rest of Jeroboam’s acts are in the book of Chronicles.
Jeroboam dies and reigned over Israel for 22 years.
Rehoboam did evil in the sight of the Lord while ruling over Judah.
Rehoboam made idols and wooden images.
Shishak, king of Egypt, came and took all the treasure of the house of the Lord.
Jeroboam and Rehoboam fought all their lives.
The rest of Rehoboam’s acts are in Chronicles.
Rehoboam dies and his son, Abijam, rules in his place.