Sin leads to division and division leads to sin. Israel’s desire for a king now results in two kingdoms, and each is headed by an evil king. Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, would reign in sin for 17 years in the south (14:21). Jeroboam, an Ephraimite (descendant of Joseph) had been told that God would give him the tribes of the north (11:29-33). In this reading, he took control of them and immediately led them away from God and their covenant with Him. Two and a half centuries of evil would follow. Evil leaders exist in all times and many places. They do not have to be followed.
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