Just as God had promised Solomon, for his sin, God has divided Israel. 10 tribes went north and formed Israel. One tribe, Judah, stayed in the south to form Judah. 1 tribe, Benjamin ,divided between the two. Rehoboam was king over Israel and the people came to him and asked him to lighten the yoke on their backs put there by his father, Solomon. He asked advice from Solomon's elders. They advised him to lighten their yoke and the people would follow him forever. He then asked the advice of his contemporaries. They advised, and he listened, to tell the people that their yoke would be much HEAVIER than anything Solomon had ever done !
In addition to this stand, He was worried that Israel would return to Judah to worship God. So he made two wood calves overlaid with gold and presented them to the people as the way to worship God. He also built mini temples throughout the land, in high places, for people to make sacrifices to God. This was breaking God's law because the law said only was the tribe of Levi, sons of Aaron, to make sacrifice to God.He did many other evil things in the eyes of God and led his people into sin !
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