11:26-28
Solomon suffered trouble from without, but also from within. Jeroboam was an able man, and was recognised as such by Solomon. So Solomon put him in charge of the forced labour. However, he later rebelled against the king. When we seek to follow the Lord’s ways, things tend to work out, problems we encounter tend to get solved. When we rebel against the Lord nothing seems to work. All sorts of problems arise, and it doesn’t seem to matter what we do. Nations in the West are experiencing this phenomenon.
11:29-31
Now a prophet, Ahijah, comes on the scene. In 1 Kings 11:9-13 God had told Solomon what He would do. Now He, through the prophet, tells Jeroboam what would happen, and Jeroboam’s role in this. Ahijah begins in dramatic fashion, tearing apart a new cloak into twelve pieces. He gives ten pieces to Jeroboam, these were to represent the ten tribes that the nation of Israel would have and would be given to Jeroboam.
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