DESIST FROM WAYS OF JEROBOAM
The life of Jeroboam represents a missed opportunity and this happens even today. The scenario is this, there was King Solomon the son of King David, who was the king of Israel and he had too many strange wives, over 700. These women came from many nations and brought their gods with them and Solomon built for each their altars. He even joined some of them in their worship. The bible said, “For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites.” These wives turned the heart of Solomon away from God; 1st King 11:4-13. Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived, but you see, the wisdom and grace of God that comes from Jesus Christ is what we need to be wiser than the deceit of the devil. God spoke to Solomon by the word of the prophet, that he was going to divide the kingdom after him, because of his evil ways. Ahijah the prophet gave a message to Jeroboam, Solomon’s servant, from the Lord about giving him 10 trib...