Lesson 20: The Kingdom of David, Divided in Two Flashcards
The Division of the ____________________
Kingdom of David
At the death of King Solomon, the Kingdom was divided into the ________________________________.
northern kingdom and the southern kingdom
The kingdom in the north was named the ______________.
Kingdom of Israel
The kingdom in the south was named the ________________
Kingdom of Judah.
The tribes of ____________________ composed the Kingdom of Judah.
Judah and Benjamin
The _____________ composed the Kingdom of Israel.
other ten tribes
__________ was old and dying.
Solomon
____________, an official of Solomon, who was in charge of slave labor, spoke to a prophet and told him that he would be the king of the ten tribes of Israel.
Jeroboam
Jeroboam decided to stage an __________ against Solomon.
uprising
Jeroboam had fled to ________ and waited for the death of Solomon.
Egypt
_____________, son of Solomon, went to ___________ to be proclaimed king, successor to the throne of Solomon.
- Rehoboam
- Shechem
From Egypt, Jeroboam returned and was proclaimed king by the _____________.
ten tribes
Rehoboam fled to _____________.
Jerusalem
With the tribes of _____________________, he staged a plan to battle Jeroboam and the ten tribes.
Benjamin and Judah
God however, stopped _____________ to fight the men of Jeroboam, rather was asked to accept the fate of the former kingdom of David.
Rehoboam
The kingdom was divided into ______.
two
He took the northern part.
Jeroboam
He reigned in the southern part.
Rehoboam
Rehoboam maintained ____________ as his capital.
Jerusalem
On the other hand, at first, Jeroboam had made ___________ the capital, later on, he declared _________ capital.
- Shechem
- Penuel
When Baasha ruled the kingdom, he moved the capital to __________.
Tirzah
Finally with ___________, ___________ became the capital of the northern kingdom
- King Omri
- Samaria
Since the _________________ was found in the territory of the Kingdom of Judah, it became closer to God.
Temple of Jerusalem
These _________, however, were converted to temples for the gods and goddesses of their pagan neighbors allowing everyone to worship any god
shrines
Worst of all, the kings of the Kingdom of Israel married _______ women who were allowed by the kings to put up their own temples for their own gods and goddesses.
pagan
In times past to the present, there have been people who engage in ___________ for political power.
disputes
On the other hand, ____________ does not mean bowing down to an unjust, immoral, and improper opinion for the sake of peace.
dialogue
A ___________ is ready to accept responsibilities and duties to guide others in pursuit of moral and ethical lives exemplifying humility, justice, and courage to do what is right and moral.
leader
A ________________ is humble to accept criticisms and corrections.
responsible leader
A leader must always ask for the guidance of the ___________ to render justice to everyone.
Holy Spirit
The members of the community are not obliged to follow a leader, who maintains an immoral and unjust disposition on his/her programs that would eventually lead to ________________.
sin and disorder
This is so with the maxim, _____________________.
“Vox populi, vox Dei”
Thus, through our votes, God speaks: __________________
A leader is chosen.
