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The Message of Kings: God is Present is unavailable, but you can change that!

At the beginning of 1 Kings, Solomon’s reign brought peace, prosperity, dynamic international trade, and a magnificent center of worship. At the end of 2 Kings, by contrast, the people faced a complete reversal: they and their king were in exile; Jerusalem and the temple lay in ruins. How can this story of reversal, told by the very people who suffered the defeat, be of value today, and equip us...

members and their families’ so as to guard against people moving to another local church. Divisions generally major on secondary matters. Jeroboam’s early actions are a mirror to expose motives and priorities, to point to what happens when pragmatism and self-protection are put before trust and following God’s ways. Similarly to the narrative of Solomon (chs. 1–11; see p. 61), the literary arrangement of the story of Jeroboam
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