His Words Are Life

1 Kings 10:18 - 1 Kings 12:18

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00:17 Hello, and welcome back to His Words are Life.
00:18 I'm Kelly Mowrer, and we're reading today from the book
00:21 of 1st Kings. Before we read, let's pray together.
00:24 Dear God, thank you so much for these stories about Solomon,
00:30 and about Your people, and Lord we want to learn the lessons
00:36 and not fail to walk in your ways, and to keep
00:39 your commands. We can't do it without you help
00:42 and by your grace. Please forgive our sins and strengthen
00:46 us now as we hear Your word. Thank you for loving us.
00:49 We love you. Amen.
00:51 We're reading in the book of 1st Kings, in chapter 10 and
00:55 we're picking up with verse 18. This is the King James Version.
00:58 Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it
01:04 with the best gold. The throne had six steps and the top
01:09 of the throne was round behind. And there were stays on either
01:13 side, on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside
01:17 the stays. And twelve lions stood there on the one side
01:21 and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like
01:25 made in any kingdom. And all king Solomon's drinking vessels
01:30 were of gold. And all the vessels of the house
01:33 of the Forest of Lebanon
01:34 were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted
01:38 of in the days of Solomon. For the king had at sea a navy of
01:43 Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in 3 years came
01:46 the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory and apes
01:51 and peacocks. So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the
01:57 earth for riches and for wisdom and all the earth sought
02:02 to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
02:06 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver,
02:11 and vessels of gold, and garments, and armor, and spices,
02:15 horses, and mules, a rate year by year. And Solomon gathered
02:21 together chariots and horsemen: and he had 1,400 chariots,
02:26 and 12,000 horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for
02:30 chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. And the king
02:34 made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he
02:38 to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale,
02:41 for abundance. And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt,
02:45 and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen
02:49 yarn at a price. And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt
02:53 for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150: and so for all
02:58 the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria,
03:01 did they bring them out by their means.
03:05 Continuing now in 1 Kings, chapter 11.
03:08 This is the King James Version.
03:10 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with
03:16 the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites,
03:20 Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; of the nations
03:25 concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel,
03:28 Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto
03:33 you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods
03:39 Solomon clave unto these in love and he had 700 wives, princesses
03:47 and 300 concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
03:53 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old,
03:57 that his wives turned away his heart after other gods:
04:01 and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God,
04:05 as was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after
04:11 Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom
04:15 the abomination of the Ammonites.
04:17 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord,
04:21 and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father.
04:26 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh,
04:30 the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem,
04:35 and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
04:39 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt
04:45 incense and sacrificed unto their gods. And the Lord was
04:50 angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord
04:54 God of Israel which had appeared unto him twice and had commanded
04:59 him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other
05:03 gods. but he kept not that which the Lord commanded.
05:08 Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is
05:12 done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes
05:16 which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom
05:20 from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding
05:25 in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake:
05:29 but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. Howbeit
05:32 I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe
05:36 to thy son for David my servant's sake,
05:39 and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. And the Lord
05:43 stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite:
05:47 He was of the king's seed in Edom, For it came to pass, when
05:51 David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone
05:55 up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
05:59 For 6 months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he
06:04 had cut off every male in Edom: That Hadad fled, he and certain
06:09 Edomites of his father's servants with him,
06:11 to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
06:15 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran:
06:18 and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt
06:22 unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house,
06:25 and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
06:27 And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh so that
06:31 he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of
06:35 Tahpenes the queen. And the sister of Tahpenes bare him
06:40 Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house:
06:44 and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons
06:48 of Pharaoh. And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with
06:53 his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead,
06:56 Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine
07:01 own country. Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou
07:05 lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own
07:09 country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go
07:13 in any wise. And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon
07:19 the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer
07:23 king of Zobah: And he gathered men unto him, and became captain
07:27 over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to
07:32 Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
07:34 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon,
07:39 beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel,
07:43 and reigned over Syria. And Jeroboam, the son of Nebat,
07:47 an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant,
07:51 whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up
07:56 his hand against the king. And this was the cause that he
07:59 lifted up his hand against the king. Solomon built Millo,
08:03 and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
08:07 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor:
08:11 and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious,
08:15 he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
08:19 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of
08:23 Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him
08:29 in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment;
08:32 and they two were alone in the field: And Ahijah caught the new
08:38 garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
08:42 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith
08:46 the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom
08:51 out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
08:55 But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake,
08:59 and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of
09:03 all the tribes of Israel: Because that they have forsaken
09:07 me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the
09:10 Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god
09:15 of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways,
09:18 to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my
09:21 statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. Howbeit
09:25 I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand:
09:28 but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David
09:32 my servant's sake, whom I chose because he kept my commandments
09:36 and my statutes: But I will take the kingdom out of his son's
09:41 hand, and will give it unto thee even ten tribes. And unto his
09:47 son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a
09:51 light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have
09:55 chosen me to put my name there. And I will take thee,
09:58 and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth,
10:02 and shalt be king over Israel. And it shall be, if thou wilt
10:06 hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways,
10:11 and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes
10:16 and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be
10:19 with thee, and build thee a sure house as I built for David,
10:25 and will give Israel unto thee. And I will for this afflict the
10:31 seed of David, but not forever. Solomon sought therefore to kill
10:36 Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt unto Shishak
10:41 king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
10:45 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did,
10:49 and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts
10:53 of Solomon? And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem
10:56 over all Israel was 40 years. And Solomon slept with his
11:01 fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father:
11:05 And Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
11:09 We're continuing now in 1st Kings, chapter 12.
11:13 And this is the King James Version.
11:15 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come
11:20 to Shechem to make him king. And it came to pass,
11:24 when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt heard of it
11:28 for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon,
11:31 and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt; That they sent and called him.
11:35 and Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came,
11:38 and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, Thy father made our yoke
11:43 grevious: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy
11:48 father and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we
11:52 will serve thee. And he said unto them, Depart yet for 3 days
11:58 then come again to me. And the people departed.
12:02 And King Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood
12:06 before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said,
12:10 How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
12:13 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto
12:18 this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and
12:22 speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants
12:26 for ever. But he forsook the counsel of the old men,
12:31 which they had given him, and consulted with the young men
12:35 that were grown up with him: And which stood before him:
12:38 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may
12:42 answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying,
12:44 Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
12:48 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto
12:51 him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that
12:54 spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy,
12:57 but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto
13:01 them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
13:05 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke,
13:09 I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with
13:13 whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
13:16 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the 3rd day,
13:20 as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again
13:23 on the 3rd day. And the king answered the people roughly,
13:27 and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
13:31 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men,
13:34 saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your
13:38 yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will
13:41 chastise you with scorpions. Wherefore the king hearkened
13:45 not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord, that he
13:49 might perform his saying, which the Lord spake by Ahijah
13:53 the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
13:56 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not
14:00 unto them, the people answered the king saying, What portion
14:04 have we in David? neither have we inheritance the son of Jesse:
14:08 to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David.
14:12 So Israel departed unto their tents. But as for the children
14:18 of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam
14:21 reigned over them. Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was
14:25 over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones,
14:27 that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him
14:31 up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.


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