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Discussions Prophets and Writings

1st Kings 12, part 1: Yeroboam leads a tax rebellion, ends up rebelling against God

As it says in Ecclesiastes, “There is nothing new under the sun.” The rebellion Yeroboam (Jeroboam) started that split ancient Israel in northern and southern parts is still with us today, because the “hearts” of people haven’t changed.

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Discussions Torah

Deuteronomy 27-28: Blessings and Curses before entering the Land

These two chapters are very heavy and they record far more curses than blessings. The previous chapters we covered tell us how God expects to treat one another and today’s chapters show us how God will either reward or punish the people depending on how well they put His words into practice.