1 Kings 15:25-17:24
Acts 10:24-48
Psalm 134:1-3
Proverbs 17:9-11
Question of the day: In 1 Kings, we are reading about kings of two different kingdoms, Israel and Judah. Why did they split up after King Solomon?
Solomon built Israel (including Judah) into a great and wealthy kingdom, but at the expense of giving away land and putting his own people into slavery to the king of Tyre. Solomon built up Jerusalem, which was located in Judah. When Solomon's son, Jeroboam, took over the kingdom, the tribes in the north refused to follow him and appointed their own king. Thus they created a separate kingdom called Israel. The tribe of Judah, which had always been somewhat separatist, was happy to go it's own way without the others. Only the tribe of Benjamin, located south of Judah, stayed associated with Judah.
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