Dogs will eat those belonging to Jeroboam who die in the city, and the birds will feed on those who die in the country. I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel-slave or free. Later, the prophet Ahijah pronounced a severe judgment on Jeroboam and his family because of JeroboamвЂ™s blatant rejection of the Lord: вЂњI am going to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam. King Jeroboam was confronted by an unnamed prophet from Judah (1 Kings 13:1вЂ“10). This idolatry is often referred to as вЂњthe sins of JeroboamвЂќ in later chapters of 1 and 2 Kings. Instead, he had two golden calves made for the people to worship in the northern kingdom and made priests and celebrations for them. Jeroboam had been promised great blessings and a continuing dynasty if he would follow the Lord (1 Kings 11:38). The division predicted by Ahijah came to pass (1 Kings 12:15).

This led to a rebellion against Rehoboam, and the ten northern tribes crowned Jeroboam as their king (1 Kings 12:20). Following SolomonвЂ™s death, SolomonвЂ™s son Rehoboam became king and foolishly threatened to make life more difficult for the people of the land (1 Kings 12:14). and stayed there until SolomonвЂ™s deathвЂќ (1 Kings 11:40). The house of David would retain a remnant of the kingdom, including Jerusalem, because of GodвЂ™s covenant with David (verse 32).ДЄfter this, вЂњSolomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam fled to Egypt. The idol worship of the Israelites caused God to divide the kingdom (verse 33). The prophet tore a new cloak into 12 pieces and said, вЂњTake ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: вЂSee, I am going to tear the kingdom out of SolomonвЂ™s hand and give you ten tribesвЂ™вЂќ (1 Kings 11:31). One day, the prophet Ahijah approached Jeroboam with a prophecy. Jeroboam was a skilled worker, and, вЂњwhen Solomon saw how well the young man did his work,вЂќ he placed Jeroboam over the labor force of the tribes of Joseph (1 Kings 11:28). He is first mentioned in 1 Kings 11:26: вЂњJeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose motherвЂ™s name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king.вЂќ

He later became the first king of the divided northern kingdom of Israel. Jeroboam was from the tribe of Ephraim, a servant of King SolomonвЂ™s, and the son of a widow.

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