II
Chronicles 10 & 11 Israel Divides
Taxes were the problem in Rehoboam's time. This gave
Jeroboam a leverage he could make a protest. He gathered with Israel and said
to Rehoboam, "If you would reduce the taxes, we will go along with
you." If Rehoboam had done that, there would not have been a rebellion.
The wise thing would have been to reduce the taxes. He definitely showed poor
judgment. He should have followed the wisdom of the older men who had been
counselors during the reign of Solomon. They knew the situation. Unfortunately,
he turned to the young men.
The young men
advised him to raise the taxes. This was probably the most foolish thing
Rehoboam could have done.
Israel refers
to the ten tribes. Judah refers to the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
King Rehoboam
sent a tax collector to gather taxes and the people stoned him to death. So,
Israel rebelled against the house of David.
II Chronicles
11
Earlier in
Rehoboam's reign, he attempted warfare among his brothers. God intervened her
and prevented it from happening.
The Levites
have all left their cities in the Northern kingdom. and all the priests and Levites
move south to Judah and Jerusalem. then Jeroboam institutes demon worship. He
made two calves of gold and said to them, "It is too much for you to go to
Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, which brought you out of the land of
Egypt." I Kings 12:27-29. The people worshiped the golden calves. Behind
all of this idolatry is Satan. This is Satan worship.
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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible.
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