# The Sin of King Jeroboam - The Book of 1 Kings

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 20 Nov 2023, 12 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 91. Explore the story of Jeroboam, who made golden calves for people to worship and appointed anyone as priests. Learn about a brave man of God who spoke out against Jeroboam's altar, standing up for what was right and challenging the wrong practices. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: By the word of the Lord, a man of God
[0:04] Speaker 1: came from Judah to Bethel as Jeroboam was standing by
[0:08] Speaker 1: the altar to make an offering. 1 Kings 13, 1.
[0:14] Speaker 1: Dear God, thank you for reminding us today that we
[0:18] Speaker 1: don't have to be perfect or famous to do great
[0:21] Speaker 1: things for your kingdom. We don't need a name that
[0:25] Speaker 1: everyone knows. We just need a heart that is true
[0:28] Speaker 1: to you. Help us to follow you today and show
[0:33] Speaker 1: our love to you through obedience. We are all yours, Lord.
[0:38] Speaker 1: In Jesus' name I pray.
[0:40] Speaker 2: Amen.
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[1:16] Speaker 2: The Sin of King Jeroboam In our last story, we
[1:21] Speaker 2: learned how Solomon's kingdom was split with ten tribes in
[1:25] Speaker 2: the north and two tribes in the south. In this story,
[1:30] Speaker 2: We will learn about Jeroboam's sin as inspired by 1 Kings.
[1:38] Speaker 1: Hi, it's Joya Sadler. Thanks for jumping in for the
[1:41] Speaker 1: Kids Bible in a Year podcast. Today we meet a
[1:45] Speaker 1: man with no name, kind of, and learn some lessons
[1:50] Speaker 1: about the type of person God can use to do
[1:53] Speaker 1: great things. Let's listen in.
[1:59] Speaker 2: Jeroboam was the king of Israel. He wanted his people
[2:04] Speaker 2: to worship in the kingdom of Israel instead of going
[2:07] Speaker 2: to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices. He was worried that his
[2:12] Speaker 2: people would give their loyalty to Rehoboam, the king of Judah.
[2:17] Speaker 2: He was afraid that they would kill him and rejoin
[2:20] Speaker 2: the kingdom of Judah because they were so loyal to
[2:23] Speaker 2: the family of David. This was a big problem for
[2:27] Speaker 2: King Jeroboam. He asked for advice because he did not
[2:31] Speaker 2: know what to do. He decided to make two golden
[2:35] Speaker 2: calves for his people to worship. He said to his people,
[2:39] Speaker 2: Don't go to Jerusalem to worship. You can worship right here.
[2:43] Speaker 2: Here are the gods who rescued you from Egypt. He
[2:46] Speaker 2: put one calf in a town called Bethel and the
[2:50] Speaker 2: other in a town called Dan. This became a sin
[2:54] Speaker 2: because people came to worship the one at Bethel. and
[2:57] Speaker 2: went as far as Dan to worship the other. King
[3:01] Speaker 2: Jeroboam built places for the people to worship these idols
[3:05] Speaker 2: and let anyone become a priest. Then he decided to
[3:09] Speaker 2: make a festival just like the one in Judah. Now
[3:13] Speaker 2: his people would not go to Jerusalem to celebrate. They
[3:17] Speaker 2: could celebrate in Bethel and Dan. At the festival, King
[3:22] Speaker 2: Jeroboam was standing by the altar that he built for
[3:25] Speaker 2: the golden calves, when a man of God came from
[3:28] Speaker 2: Judah to Bethel. The man of God shouted, Altar! Altar!
[3:34] Speaker 2: This is what the Lord says to you. A son
[3:38] Speaker 2: will be born in the family of David, and his
[3:41] Speaker 2: name will be Josiah. On you he will sacrifice the
[3:46] Speaker 2: priests who make offerings here. Then the man of God
[3:50] Speaker 2: gave the people a sign from God. He said, This
[3:55] Speaker 2: is the sign that the Lord gave me. The altar
[3:58] Speaker 2: will split apart and the ashes will be poured on
[4:01] Speaker 2: the ground. King Jeroboam did not like what he heard,
[4:06] Speaker 2: so he reached out his hand and yelled for the
[4:09] Speaker 2: man to be stopped. When he did this, his hand
[4:12] Speaker 2: got stuck and he could not move it. The altar
[4:16] Speaker 2: split apart and the ashes were poured out on the ground.
[4:21] Speaker 2: King Jeroboam begged the man of God, to pray to
[4:25] Speaker 2: the Lord and ask God to heal his arm. So
[4:29] Speaker 2: the man of God prayed, and his arm was healed.
[4:33] Speaker 2: The man of God was invited to come to King
[4:36] Speaker 2: Jeroboam's palace to eat and drink and to receive a gift.
[4:41] Speaker 2: But the man of God did not go with King
[4:44] Speaker 2: Jeroboam because the Lord told him that he should not
[4:47] Speaker 2: eat or drink while he was there. So the man
[4:50] Speaker 2: of God left and went a different way. Even after
[4:54] Speaker 2: all of this, King Jeroboam did not change his ways.
[4:59] Speaker 2: He kept allowing many kinds of people to become priests
[5:02] Speaker 2: and continued to encourage his people to worship the golden calves.
[5:07] Speaker 2: Because of this sin, King Jeroboam's kingdom was destroyed.
[5:19] Speaker 1: Sounds like Jeroboam, or JB for short, was getting a
[5:23] Speaker 1: little jealous of Rehoboam, or RB. You see, the kingdom
[5:28] Speaker 1: RB ruled, called Judah, was where Jerusalem was. And if
[5:33] Speaker 1: you remember, that's where God's temple was. God had commanded
[5:37] Speaker 1: his people to worship him in his temple in special
[5:41] Speaker 1: ways throughout the year. But JB didn't like the idea
[5:45] Speaker 1: of all his people traveling south to RB's kingdom in
[5:50] Speaker 1: order to worship God. They might decide they liked RB
[5:55] Speaker 1: and his kingdom better. So he decided to start doing
[5:59] Speaker 1: things his own way. He stopped listening to God and
[6:03] Speaker 1: started making idols his people could worship in their kingdom.
[6:08] Speaker 1: Jealousy is a very dangerous thing, isn't it? It's so
[6:12] Speaker 1: easy to see someone that has what you want or
[6:16] Speaker 1: gets more attention than you And feel angry inside. Why
[6:21] Speaker 1: can't I have that? Why don't people like me that way?
[6:25] Speaker 1: Sometimes it gets so bad that we don't want anything
[6:29] Speaker 1: good to happen to whomever we're jealous of. And that
[6:33] Speaker 1: is not a very good place to be. If you
[6:36] Speaker 1: have someone in mind right now that you sometimes feel
[6:39] Speaker 1: jealous of, I'll give you a little tip that helps
[6:43] Speaker 1: a lot. Pray for them. Ask God to change your
[6:48] Speaker 1: attitude and heart towards that person. It's almost impossible to
[6:55] Speaker 1: not like someone that you pray for. Ask God to
[7:00] Speaker 1: protect them and see if it makes a difference. When
[7:04] Speaker 1: you let go of your jealousy and God changes your heart,
[7:08] Speaker 1: you are free to live for Him. And when good
[7:11] Speaker 1: things happen to others, that's just fine with you. Someone
[7:16] Speaker 1: else's success is not your failure. There's room in this
[7:21] Speaker 1: world for all of us to be able to follow
[7:25] Speaker 1: God and live the life that he has for us.
[7:29] Speaker 1: Someone else's success is not your failure. Okay, so next
[7:35] Speaker 1: time we heard about a man of God that came
[7:38] Speaker 1: from Judah to Bethel to give JB an important message.
[7:44] Speaker 1: Why do you think the Bible leaves out his name?
[7:47] Speaker 1: We're not sure. But what if I told you that
[7:51] Speaker 1: we can even learn something from that?
[7:54] Speaker 3: Here it is.
[7:56] Speaker 1: You don't have to be famous with a name everyone
[7:59] Speaker 1: knows to make a big difference for God. It's true.
[8:05] Speaker 1: You don't have to be the smartest, strongest, prettiest, or
[8:09] Speaker 1: coolest person You don't have to be popular or famous
[8:13] Speaker 1: to do something great for God. God loves you and
[8:18] Speaker 1: he thinks you are fantastic. I bet right now somewhere
[8:23] Speaker 1: out there, someone is listening to this podcast today who
[8:26] Speaker 1: is going to serve God in a huge way. In fact,
[8:31] Speaker 1: God invites all of us to serve him in a
[8:34] Speaker 1: huge way. It's up to us to obey and say yes.
[8:40] Speaker 1: God is getting you ready for that big something. You
[8:45] Speaker 1: don't need to worry about people knowing you, winning big awards,
[8:50] Speaker 1: or being the best at everything. All you need to
[8:54] Speaker 1: do is to get to know God more and more.
[8:58] Speaker 1: Spend time with Him and let His Holy Spirit make
[9:02] Speaker 1: you into exactly who He wants you to be. Whenever
[9:07] Speaker 1: you know God, you know everyone you're supposed to know
[9:12] Speaker 1: because God knows everyone. And he can introduce us, have
[9:17] Speaker 1: us become friends with, have us in the same class
[9:21] Speaker 1: with anybody whenever it's in his timing. We're only one
[9:27] Speaker 1: degree away from knowing everyone. So sit back and let
[9:33] Speaker 1: him use you to make his kingdom great. After this,
[9:37] Speaker 1: man of God told J.B. about a boy named Josiah
[9:42] Speaker 1: and a special sign from God. Things got interesting. But
[9:47] Speaker 1: even after J.B. saw the sign from God with his
[9:50] Speaker 1: own eyes and his arm froze in mid air he
[9:55] Speaker 1: continued disobeying God and worshipping idols so just as God
[10:01] Speaker 1: said would happen his kingdom was destroyed and we know
[10:05] Speaker 1: why because when God says something is going to happen
[10:09] Speaker 1: you can count on it JB chose to go his
[10:13] Speaker 1: own way instead of God's way and once again that
[10:18] Speaker 1: never works out too well I wonder if these Israelites
[10:22] Speaker 1: will ever learn. The truth is the same goes for
[10:26] Speaker 1: us most days. Thanks for listening today. Next time the
[10:30] Speaker 1: man with no name is back. But this time he's
[10:34] Speaker 1: meeting a lion and a donkey in the street. And
[10:38] Speaker 1: it's not good. Be sure to come back to hear
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