Tuesday: 1 Kings 12: 1-24
In this passage, when Jeroboam heard of what was happening, he returned hime from Egypt. He had fled to Egypt to escape form King Solomon. The leaders of Israel called for Rehoboam to speak with him. They asked if he would lighten the harsh labor and heavy taxes from his father and he told them to give him 3 days to think it over. He went to the elders for advise and they all told him to give the people a break because the work his father gave them was hard. He decided to ignore what the elders had to say and went to his friends who had grown up with him. They all told him to tell them that he would be even harder on them and beat them with scorpions instead of whips like his father. When the people heard this, they wanted him out imediatly. Then the people went home and made Jeroboam King.
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