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Ethan: Welcome To Immerse: The
Daily Bible Reading Experience.

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Day 200 and 19

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Rehoboam went to Shechem where all
Israel had gathered to make him king.

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When Jar Boams, son of Neba heard of this,
he returned from Egypt for he had fled

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to Egypt to his escape from King Solomon.

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The leaders of Israel summoned him and
Jeroboam, and the whole assembly of

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Israel went to speak with Reboboam.

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Your father was a hard master.

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They said, lighten the harsh
labor demands and heavy taxes

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that your father imposed on us.

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Then we will be your loyal subjects.

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Rehoboam replied, give me
three days to think this over.

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Then come back for my answer.

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So the people went away.

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Then King Rehoboam discussed
the matter with the older men

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who had counseled his father.

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Solomon.

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What is your advice?

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He asked, how should
I answer these people?

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The older counselors replied, if you are
willing to be a servant to these people

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today and give them a favorable answer,
they will always be your loyal subjects.

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But Rehoboam rejected the advice of
the older men and instead asked the

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opinion of the young men who had grown
up with him and were now his advisors.

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What is your advice?

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He asked them, how should I answer
these people who want me to lighten

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the burdens imposed by my father?

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The young men replied, this is what
you should tell those complainers

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who want a lighter burden.

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My little finger is thicker
than my father's waist.

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Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you,
but I'm going to make them even heavier.

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My father beat you with whips, but
I will beat you with scorpions.

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Three days later, Jarbo and all
the people returned to hi Reba's

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decision, just as the king had ordered.

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But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the
people for, he rejected the advice

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of the older counselors and followed
the counsel of his younger advisors.

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He told the people, my father
laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm

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going to make them even heavier.

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My father beat you with whips, but
I will beat you with scorpions.

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So the king paid no
attention to the people.

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This turn of events was the will of
the Lord for it fulfilled the Lord's

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message to Jeroboam, son of Neba through
the prophet, a hijah from Shiloh.

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When all Israel realized that the king
had refused to listen to them, they

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responded down with the dynasty of David,
we have no interest in the son of Jesse.

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Back to your home.

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So Israel, look out for your own house.

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So David, so the people
of Israel returned home.

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But Rehoboam continued to
rule over the Israelites who

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lived in the towns of Judah.

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King Rehoboam sent Adam Iram,
who was in charge of forced labor

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to restore order, but the people
of Israel stoned him to death.

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When this news reached King
Reboboam, he quickly jumped into

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his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.

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And to this day, the northern
tribes of Israel have refused to

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be ruled by a descendant of David.

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When the people of Israel learned of Rebos
return from Egypt, they called an assembly

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and made him king over all Israel.

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So only the tribe of Judah remained
loyal to the family of David.

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When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem,
he mobilized the men of Judah and the

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tribe of Benjamin 180,000 select troops
to fight against the men of Israel

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and to restore the kingdom to himself.

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But God said to Shama, the man of God,
say to Rebo son of Solomon, king of

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Judah, and to all the people of Judah
and Benjamin, and to the rest of the

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people, this is what the Lord says,
do not fight against your relatives.

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The Israelites go back home for
what has happened is my doing.

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So they obeyed the message of the Lord
and went home as the Lord had commanded.

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This concludes today's
Immer Reading experience.

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Thank you for joining us.