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State five factors which led to the division of the Kingdom of Israel after the death of King Solomon

7/11/2022

Factors which led to the division of the kingdom of Israel

Foreign wives - Solomon had married many foreign princesses who bought high places ( idols) with them the worship of foreign gods to Israel.
Sol. Worship ( idols) - Solomon not only allowed his foreigners wives to worship their gods but also built high places of worship where his wives worshipped their gods. This displeased God.
Solomon broke the covenant with God by disobeying his commands not to worship foreign gods. ( 1 kings 11: 9- 10)
Over taxation - In order to support his harem of wives and court officials, Solomon needed a lot of money and this he got by overtaxing his subjects. This was oppression.
Forced labour - Solomon spent years and a lot of resources building his own palace and the temple, projects made him introduce forced labour in Israel.
Kingdom divided redness of Jeroboam - The over- taxation and forced labour made the Israelites dissatisfied with Solomon’s rules. The dissatisfaction among the Israelites found a spokesman in Jeroboam.
After Solon’s death his son Rehoboam succeeded him/ rejection of the advice from the old men

Jeroboam led a delegation of Israelites elders to Rehoboam to ask him to rule them less harshly than his father Solomon. The bitterness of the Northern Kingdom led to the rebellion.
Rehoboam rejected the counsel of the elders who advised him to tell the delegation that he would rule them less harshly than Solomon. The bitterness of the Northern Kingdom led to the rebellion
He listened to the young men who told him to tell the delegation that he would rule them more harshly than his father cared for him/ Rehoboam listened. The readiness of Jeroboam to lead a rebellion/ encouragement from prophet. Elijah to lead the rebellion North
When Rehoboam told the delegation that his rule would be harsher than his father’ they were so angered and the ten northern tribes of Israel rejected him as King and rebelled against him.
The rebellious tribes chose Jeroboam as their king and only the two southern tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained under the Kingship of Rehoboam. The redness of Jeroboam to lead rebellious tribes/ encouragement of Prophet Elijah to lead rebellion tribe.

Further Reading ....

THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL (I Kings 12.)

Outline five reasons given by Samuel against Kingship in Israel

19/4/2022

reasons given by Samuel against Kingship in Israel

Would be rejection against God as King and leader
In becoming like other nation, Israelites would loose identity
Yahweh would reject them
Israel would become like other nations who did not know Yahweh
King to introduce forced labour
King to grabs land/ vineyards
To be forced to pay high taxes
Daughters to work in royal houses
Sons to be recruited to the army
King to enslave people

Give five reasons why the Exodus was important to the Israelites

10/11/2021

Give five reasons why the Exodus was important to the Israelites (8mks)

It marked the end of their suffering or oppression
It signified that they were special nation (chosen by God)
It was a fulfillment of the promises God had made to Abraham
It proved that God is more powerful than other gods/ supreme
It showed /proved to them that Moses was a chosen leader of God
The exodus united the people of Israel as a nation
It made them understand the nature of God
It taught them that God needed obedience from human beings
They received the Ten Commandments which guided them in their relationships

Give seven reasons why the Israelites were exiled to Babylon

29/9/2021

Give seven reasons why the Israelites were exiled to Babylon

Reasons why the Israelites were exiled to Babylon

They had abandoned the covenant way of life
Their leaders were corrupt and did not practice social justice
They practiced idol worship and syncretism
They had intermarried with foreigners who brought foreign influence
They refused to listen to God’s prophets such as Jeremiah
They persecuted God’s prophet so as to silence them
They failed to repent as requested by the prophets

How did God show concern for the Israelites through prophet Jeremiah

25/9/2021

How did God show concern for the Israelites through prophet Jeremiah

How God showed concern for the Israelites through prophet Jeremiah

God told Jeremiah that he would restore Israel again after destruction forgive them if they repented
Jeremiah preached that God’s punishment was corrective from which the Israelites were to learn the nature of Yahweh and return to him
He warned them of the covenant which they had made with Yahweh
He prophesied about the coming of the messiah from the house of David
Jeremiah wrote a letter to the first exiles to Babylon giving them hope
Jeremiah prophesied bout a new covenant that God would make with Israel
Jeremiah bought a piece of land to symbolize restoration

Give six reasons why the Israelites asked Samuel to appoint a king for them

25/9/2021

Give six reasons why the Israelites asked Samuel to appoint a king for them

Reasons why the Israelites asked Samuel to appoint a king for them

Samuel, their judge was old
The sons of Samuel had failed as judges of corruption
The Israelites wanted to be like other nations
They wanted a political government with national authority
They wanted a human leader
The sons of Samuel did not have the leadership qualities of their father
Samuel had improved his sons on the Israelites as leaders
They wanted a king who could lead them to war

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