General
This king had just died before the events of 1 Kings 12.
Who is Solomon?
Rehoboam asked for this amount of time before giving his answer.
What are three days?
Rehoboam compared his strength to this part of his body.
What is his little finger?
Even bad decisions cannot stop this about God.
What is His/God's sovereign plan?
The people said, “What portion do we have in ___?”
Who is David?
This king of Israel is described as doing more evil than all before him.
Who is Ahab?
This man owned the vineyard that Ahab wanted.
Who is Naboth?
The people gathered at this city to make Rehoboam king.
What is Shechem?
Rehoboam first asked advice from these men.
Who are the elders who advised his father, Solomon?
Rehoboam promised discipline with this instead of whips.
What are scorpions?
The division of Israel happened according to this.
What is the word of the Lord?
This phrase showed Israel completely rejected Rehoboam’s rule.
“To your tents, O Israel!”
This prophet confronted King Ahab with a message from the Lord.
Who is Elijah?
He was sent by God to confront the king in the vineyard.
Who is Elijah the Tishbite
The people asked Rehoboam to lighten what kind of burden placed on them by Solomon.
What is forced labor / heavy yoke?
The elders told Rehoboam to do this if he wanted loyal subjects.
What is serve the people and speak kindly to them?
This statement showed Rehoboam planned to increase the people’s burden.
“I will add to your yoke.”
God had already spoken about the kingdom being torn away from Solomon’s house through this prophet.
Who is Ahijah?
Rehoboam sent this official to enforce labor.
Who is Adoram?
The Israelites did this after Baal didn't answer.
What is dancing.
The King said this to Elijah when the prophet arrived.
What is "So, my enemy, you have found me, have you?
This former official returned from Egypt to speak for the people.
Who is Jeroboam?
Rehoboam rejected the elders’ advice and listened instead to these advisors.
Who are the young men (his peers) who he grew up with?
Rehoboam’s harsh words led directly to this consequence.
What is division of the kingdom?
God used Rehoboam’s failure to accomplish this purpose.
What is judgment on Solomon’s house?
The people responded to Adoram in this violent way.
What is they stoned him to death?
Ahab gathered all the Israelites and all the prophets here.
What is Mt. Carmel
Elijah told the king he found him because of this.
What is "I have found you because you have devoted yourself to what is evil in the sight of the Lord"
Israel was united under Saul, David, and Solomon before this event happened.
What is the division of the kingdom?
Rehoboam’s decision showed this major character flaw.
What is pride?
These words fulfilled God’s plan even though Rehoboam meant harm.
What is “This turn of events was from the Lord”?
This truth helps us trust God when leaders fail.
What is God is still in control?
Rehoboam fled to this city to save his life.
What is Jerusalem?
Elijah built this around the altar
What is a a trench filled with water
As part of God's judgement, Elijah said this would happen to Jezebel.
What is the dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel.
God did this when King Ahab humbled himself.
What is he did not bring disaster on Ahab in his lifetime (he said he would bring it in his son's lifetime).
Which king went to war against Judah in the 5th year of Rehoboam's reign?
Who is King Shishak of Egypt.
The advice we choose to follow can do this.
What is it can make a lasting impact on us and those around us.
Idolatry leads us to do what.
What is it leads us to imitate the world around us instead of Christ.
When we confront our idols, you will see what?
What is they are powerless to save us.
This is an important step in restoring your relationship to God.
Humbling yourself (humility).
Ahab did this when he heard God's judgement through Elijah.
What is he humbled himself – he tore his clothes, put sackcloth over his body, and fasted.