Not at any time did He leave them alone, but He allowed His wayward children to reap some of the natural effects of their sins, that they could take wisdom from the calamities which befell them. But even now, after they had established a kingdom, one of the wisest rulers the planet has ever known became a partaker of these bitter spiritual crimes. Once again, Yah removed some of His grace and protection from His beloved people, and the result this time was a generations-long civil war.

QUESTIONS:
01) What was the original job of Jeroboam, son of Nebat? (1 Kings 11:28)
02) What did the prophet Ahijah say to him? (1 Kings 11:29-32)
03) Why did he say this would occur? (1 Kings 11:33-35)
04) How did Solomon react to this? (1 Kings 11:40)
05) How long did Solomon reign before his son took over? (1 Kings 11:42,43)
06) What did Jeroboam say to the new ruler before Israel? (1 Kings 12:3-4)
07) How did Rehoboam respond to this? (1 Kings 12:13-15)
08) What did most of Israel do in reaction to these statements? (1 Kings 12:16,20)
09) Which two tribes remained with Rehoboam? (1 Kings 12:21)
10) What did Yah say to Rehoboam when he purposed to make war with the other tribes? (1 Kings 12:22-24, 2 Ch 11:1-4)
11) What great sin did Jeroboam fall into? (1 kings 12:26-30)
12) What did the priests and Levites do in response? (2 Ch 11:14,15)
13) How did this affect the balance of power between the two factions? (2 Ch 11:16,17)
14) What incident caused Jeroboam to seek out Ahijah the prophet? (1 Kings 14:1-3)
15) What message did Yah have the prophet send for him? (1 Kings 14:7-11)
16) Who succeeded Rehoboam and Jeroboam, continuing the war between Israel and Judah? (1 Kings 14:20,31)
17) Over which of the two divisions did Jehoshaphat reign? (1 Kings 22:41)
18) What was said of his spiritual allegiance? (1 Kings 22:43, 2 Ch 17:3-6)
19) Against which peoples did Yah provide for him a great victory? (2 Ch 20:1,22-30)
20) What great and wicked king reigned in Israel during Jehoshaphat's monarchy? (2 Ch 18:3)