OT Characters: Jeroboam & Rehoboam

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/ot33-jeroboamrehoboammp3/">website</a>.</p><p><strong>Hebrew words:</strong></p><ul><li><i>Rekhav'am </i>(Rehoboam) -- "The people are enlarged." 51x in the O.T.</li><li><i>Yarav'am </i>(Jeroboam) -- "The people contend." About 100x. (Note: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeroboam_II" target="_blank">Jeroboam II</a> is another king. Usually in Scripture <i>Jeroboam </i>refers to Jeroaboam son of Nebat, the earlier Jeroboam.)</li></ul><p><strong>Further study:</strong></p><ul><li>Passages covered in this podcast:<ul><li>1 Kings 11:26-40, 12:1-33</li><li>2 Chronicles 13:6-7</li><li>Also: 1 Kings 14:1ff; Matthew 11:28-30.</li></ul></li><li>In addition:<ul><li>1 Kings 11-15</li><li>2 Chronicles 9-13</li><li>To learn about the monument at Karnak, click <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=MHbhdA9U5EwC&pg=PA489&lpg=PA489&dq=karnak+monument+rehoboam&source=bl&ots=QVGFO6QxMm&sig=r_eM7ad3Raon_R1ELAH568vgQyU&hl=en&ei=E_CBSsykIpmMtgf9wKXQCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=karnak%20monument%20rehoboam&f=false" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>Trivia: To learn about Jeroboams and Rehoboams (sizes of wine bottles), click <a href="http://www.wrathofgrapes.com/bottles.html">here</a>.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Some things we learn about God:</strong></p><ul><li>God knows what will happen – he knows all things. J’s rebellion, R’s immaturity and harshness, even the civil war that would follow. This foreknowledge in no way takes away our responsibility.</li><li>As with Isaac & Ishmael, Jacob & Esau, so with R and J—Judah and Israel—God was still sovereign and worked his mysterious will. That God is working through events never vindicates evil nor even condones compromise.</li><li>There are extremes to be avoided in leadership. God’s word often shows us the fruits of ungodly leadership philosophies.</li></ul><p><strong>For kids: </strong>For a children's lesson with some great ideas, please click <a href=