The Split Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011 Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International

The Split

Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011Scripture quotations taken from the

HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.

Used by permission

1 Kings 12:41 Kings 12:4"Your "Your father put a heavy yoke father put a heavy yoke

on us, but now lighten the on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the harsh labor and the

heavy yoke he put on us, heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you." and we will serve you."

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1 Kings 12:81 Kings 12:8But But Rehoboam rejected the Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave advice the elders gave him and consulted the him and consulted the

young men who had young men who had grown up with him and grown up with him and

were serving him. were serving him.

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1 Kings 12:111 Kings 12:11My My father laid on you a father laid on you a

heavy yoke; I will make it heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father even heavier. My father

scourged you with whips; scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with I will scourge you with

scorpions.'" scorpions.'"

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1 Kings 12:161 Kings 12:16When When all Israel saw that the all Israel saw that the

king refused to listen to king refused to listen to them, they answered the them, they answered the king: "What share do we king: "What share do we have in David, what part have in David, what part

in Jesse's son? To your in Jesse's son? To your tents, O Israel! Look after tents, O Israel! Look after

your own house, O your own house, O David!" So the Israelites David!" So the Israelites

went home. went home.

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1 Kings 12:201 Kings 12:20When When all the Israelites heard all the Israelites heard

that Jeroboam had that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and returned, they sent and

called him to the called him to the assembly and made him assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only king over all Israel. Only

the tribe of Judah the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the remained loyal to the

house of David. house of David.

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The People DivideThe People Divide

Mark 3:24-25Mark 3:24-25If a If a kingdom is divided kingdom is divided against itself, that against itself, that

kingdom cannot stand. If kingdom cannot stand. If a house is divided against a house is divided against

itself, that house cannot itself, that house cannot stand. stand.

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- Satan’s scheme - Satan’s scheme

Genesis 3:1Genesis 3:1Now the Now the serpent was more crafty serpent was more crafty

than any of the wild than any of the wild animals the Lord God had animals the Lord God had

made. He said to the made. He said to the woman, "Did God really woman, "Did God really

say, 'You must not eat say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the from any tree in the

garden'?" garden'?"

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- Satan’s scheme - Satan’s scheme

Genesis 3:12Genesis 3:12The man The man said, "The woman you put said, "The woman you put

here with me--she gave here with me--she gave me some fruit from the me some fruit from the

tree, and I ate it." tree, and I ate it."

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- Satan’s scheme - Satan’s scheme - division devastates - division devastates - affects everything - affects everything

1 Kings 11:281 Kings 11:28Now Now Jeroboam was a man of Jeroboam was a man of

standing, and when standing, and when Solomon saw how well Solomon saw how well the young man did his the young man did his

work, he put him in work, he put him in charge of the whole labor charge of the whole labor

force of the house of force of the house of Joseph. Joseph.

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1 Kings 12:26-1 Kings 12:26-2727Jeroboam thought to Jeroboam thought to

himself, "The kingdom himself, "The kingdom will now likely revert to will now likely revert to

the house of David. 27 If the house of David. 27 If these people go up to these people go up to offer sacrifices at the offer sacrifices at the temple of the Lord in temple of the Lord in

Jerusalem, they will again Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to give their allegiance to

their lord, Rehoboam king their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me of Judah. They will kill me

and return to King and return to King Rehoboam." Rehoboam."

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1 Kings 12:281 Kings 12:28After After seeking advice, the king seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are up to Jerusalem. Here are

your gods, O Israel, who your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of brought you up out of

Egypt." Egypt."

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Matthew 5:23-Matthew 5:23-2424"Therefore, if you are "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the offering your gift at the

altar and there remember altar and there remember that your brother has that your brother has

something against you, something against you, 24 leave your gift there in 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your and be reconciled to your

brother; then come and brother; then come and offer your gift. offer your gift.

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Matthew 5:25Matthew 5:25"Settle "Settle matters quickly with your matters quickly with your

adversary who is taking adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you to court. Do it while you are still with him on you are still with him on

the way, or he may hand the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, you over to the judge,

and the judge may hand and the judge may hand you over to the officer, you over to the officer,

and you may be thrown and you may be thrown into prison. into prison.

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Ephesians 4:26Ephesians 4:26"In "In your anger do not sin": your anger do not sin":

Do not let the sun go Do not let the sun go down while you are still down while you are still

angry, angry,

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1 Corinthians 10:11-1 Corinthians 10:11-1212 These things These things

happened to them as happened to them as examples and were examples and were

written down as warnings written down as warnings for us, on whom the for us, on whom the

fulfilment of the ages has fulfilment of the ages has come. So, if you think come. So, if you think

you are standing firm, be you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! careful that you don't fall!

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1 Kings 10:14-151 Kings 10:14-15 The The weight of the gold that weight of the gold that

Solomon received yearly Solomon received yearly was 666 talents, not was 666 talents, not

including the revenues including the revenues from merchants and from merchants and

traders and from all the traders and from all the Arabian kings and the Arabian kings and the

governors of the land. governors of the land.

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1 Kings 16:25-261 Kings 16:25-26 But But Omri did evil in the eyes Omri did evil in the eyes

of the Lord and sinned of the Lord and sinned more than all those more than all those

before him. He walked in before him. He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam all the ways of Jeroboam

son of Nebat and in his son of Nebat and in his sin, which he had caused sin, which he had caused Israel to commit, so that Israel to commit, so that they provoked the Lord, they provoked the Lord,

the God of Israel, to the God of Israel, to anger by their worthless anger by their worthless

idols. idols.

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God’s DeclarationGod’s Declaration

- Omri was ‘evil’ - Omri was ‘evil’

1 Kings 22:521 Kings 22:52He did He did evil in the eyes of the evil in the eyes of the

Lord, because he walked Lord, because he walked in the ways of his father in the ways of his father

and mother and in the and mother and in the ways of Jeroboam son of ways of Jeroboam son of

Nebat, who caused Israel Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. to sin.

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The Crippling LegacyThe Crippling Legacy - what do you want to be remembered for?

- what do you want to be remembered for?

1 Samuel 8:111 Samuel 8:11He said, He said, "This is what the king "This is what the king

who will reign over you who will reign over you will do: He will take ....will do: He will take ....

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The Challenge to Listen The Challenge to Listen

1 Samuel 8:181 Samuel 8:18When When that day comes, you will that day comes, you will

cry out for relief from the cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, king you have chosen,

and the Lord will not and the Lord will not answer you in that day." answer you in that day."

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The Challenge to Listen The Challenge to Listen

- God is always right - God is always right

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The Split Copyright © Simon G. Harris 2011 Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International