1 K.12, Jereboam

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• 1 K.12, Jereboams apostasy
• Carried northern tribes with him
• 1 K.13, Gods judgment

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1 K. 131-2

• No qualified messengers in the northern kingdom?
• This prophecy would be fulfilled 340 years later
  (2 Kings 2315)
• 1 K.1227
• Jereboam didnt know when this prophecy would be
  fulfilled
• If he had obeyed God, all would have been well!

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1 K. 133-5

• Signs confirm the prophets words
• One sign directly attacks the idolatrous altar
• If Jeroboam would not have Jehovahs priests, God
  sends His prophet into his land
• Another sign attacks the idolatrous king at the
  height of his sin

4
1 K. 136

• Under the judgment of God, Jeroboam does not turn
  to his golden calves for help
• He knows that his only hope is in the LORD and
  His messenger

5
1 K. 137-10

• To accept Jeroboams invitation would demonstrate
  fellowship with his idolatry

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1 K. 1311-19

• Beware of Greeks bringing gifts
• Beware of prophets bringing gifts that contradict
  Gods word
• Not only did he lie, but also made God a liar.
  When is this ever safe?
• He won the young mans confidence by
• Claiming a spectacular experience
• Being nice

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1 K. 1320-25

• No mere accident
• The lion does not attack the donkey or the men
  who pass by
• The lion is on a special mission of judgment from
  God
• He is more obedient than the man of God from Judah

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1. A good beginning does not guarantee a good
ending, 1-3

• Just because a man of God speaks truth with great
  power does not mean that he will remain faithful
• No one who reads first part of this chapter would
  believe its conclusion
• Our faith must not be in men, but in the Lord

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2. The power of influence, 4-19

• 4, enemy
• a king can make good on his threats
• 7, friend
• a king can make good on his rewards
• 11, prophet
• 18, a lie. Angel 2 Co.1114-15
• Ga.16-9
• Col.218
• 19, hospitality. 1 Co.1533

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3. Importance of little things, 20-22

• 24, ate and drank himself to death!
• Lv.10
• Nu.13-14
• Nu.20
• Josh.7
• 2 Sm.6
• 2 Chr.26

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4. The danger of believing a lie, 24

• God was too harsh He punished the wrong man
  the false prophet should have died
• Dt.13, we know the fate of false prophets
• this shows fate of one who believes false
  prophets
• Mt.1514

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We are in the same danger

• God never contradicts Himself
• Our job is to obey His commands, refusing to turn
  aside from the path, even by an angel from
  heaven
• When we have received the truth, we must act on
  it, and not be turned aside by a different
  suggestion, made to us through professed
  Christians
• Deal with God first-hand!

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5. Compromise with error is fatal, 25-32

• The old prophets tears and kind words cannot
  restore the young prophets life
• When God gives us our marching orders and someone
  else gives us a detour, our choice is clear

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6. Some love error, not truth, 33-34

• Jeroboam asked the prophet to pray for him he
  didnt repent
• Wanting to receive something from God is not
  repentance
• His healing demonstrates the goodness of God it
  should have led to his repentance (Ro.25)
• Lk.1630-31