The Bible In Paintings, #134: SOLOMON DIES, THEN ISRAEL’S 10 NORTHERN TRIBES DIVIDE FROM JUDAH

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SOLOMON DIES, THEN
ISRAEL'S 10 NORTHERN TRIBES
DIVIDE FROM JUDAH

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26 Jeroboam son of Nebat rebelled against the king.

29 About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh met him on the way, wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone out in the country, 30 and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces. 31 Then he said to Jeroboam, "Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'See, I am going to tear the kingdom out of Solomon's hand and give you ten tribes. 32 But for the sake of my servant David and the city of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, he will have one tribe. 33 I will do this because they have forsaken me and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Molek the god of the Ammonites, and have not walked in obedience to me, nor done what is right in my eyes, nor kept my decrees and laws as David, Solomon's father, did.

34 "'But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon's hand; 35 I will take the kingdom from his son's hands and give you ten tribes. 36 I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name. 37 However, as for you, I will take you, and you will rule over all that your heart desires; you will be king over Israel. 39 I will humble David's descendants because of this, BUT NOT FOREVER.'"

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by GERARD HOET
"Ahijah's Prophecy to Jeroboam"

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42 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 43 Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.

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by CHRIS BETANCOURT
"The Death of King Solomon and The Ire of His Slaves"

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CHAPTER 12

1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. 3 Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him: 4 "Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you."

12 Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam. 13 The king answered the people harshly and said, "My little finger is thicker than my father's waist. 14 My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions. "

16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king:

"What share do we have in David,
what part in Jesse's son?
To your tents, Israel!
Look after your own house, David! "

So the Israelites went home. 17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.

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by WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE
"Division"

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"Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam"

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19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

20 When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.

26 Jeroboam thought to himself, "The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David. 27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam."

28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." 29 One he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.

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by CLAES CORNELISZOON MOEYAERT
"Jeroboam Sacrificing to His Idol"

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by JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD
"Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol"

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by GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT
"Jeroboam's Sacrifice at Bethel"

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CHAPTER 13

By the word of the Lord a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering. 2 He cried out "Altar, altar! This is what the Lord says: 'A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on you. '"

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7 The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me for a meal, and I will give you a gift."

8 But the man of God answered the king, 9 "I was commanded by the word of the Lord: 'You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came. '" 10 So he took another road and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

11 Now there was a certain old prophet living in Bethel, whose sons came and told him all that the man of God had done there that day. 12 And his sons showed him which road the man of God from Judah had taken. 13 And when they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it 14 and rode after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?"

"I am," he replied.

15 So the prophet said to him, "Come home with me and eat."

16 The man of God said, "I cannot turn back and go with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place. 17 I have been told by the word of the Lord: 'You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.'"

18 The old prophet answered, "I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the Lord: 'Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water. '" (But he was lying to him.) 19 So the man of God returned with him and ate and drank in his house.

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by LAMBERT JACOBSZ
"The Prophet of Bethel Meets the Man of God from Judah"

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20 While they were sitting at the table, the word of the Lord came to the old prophet who had brought him back. 21 He cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, "This is what the Lord says: 'You have defied the word of the Lord and have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you. 22 You came back and ate bread and drank water in the place where he told you not to eat or drink. Therefore your body will not be buried in the tomb of your ancestors. '"

23 When the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled his donkey for him. 24 As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying on the road, with both the donkey and the lion standing beside it.

26 When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard of it, 28 he went out and found the body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had neither eaten the body nor mauled the donkey. 29 So the prophet picked up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him. 30 Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they mourned over him and said, "Alas, my brother!"

33 Even after this, Jeroboam did not change his evil ways, but once more appointed priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest he consecrated for the high places. 34 This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction from the face of the earth.

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by BENJAMIN WEST
"The Disobedient Prophet"

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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
"The Disobedient Prophet Slain by a Lion"

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,

GOD DIRECTS RAVENS
TO FEED ELIJAH

If you're sensing the Holy Spirit is suggesting
that you read ahead, we'll be in 1^ST KINGS 16-17

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R E S O U R C E S

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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here are the links:

Jeroboam's Golden Calves
Man of God killed by lion

Image Sources are provided for most individual works.
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.

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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours

JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:

The Art Bible (1896)

The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)

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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE

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Here are links to the
PREVIOUS 133 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you

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Finally, what God did to initiate The Bible In Paintings:
HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA

A r t Q u a l i t y

The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art: this is The Bible in Paintings, not “Great Paintings” nor even “Good Paintings.” So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don’t need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby’s. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm always asking the Holy Spirit to guide.

Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

T e x t S e q u e n c i n g

The Protestant Canon does not (for several reasons) follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I will treat synoptically. Now, onward!

P a c i n g

The pace here may seem appallingly snail-like to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence: if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic (but where there is little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here).

Then, there is the human element: this is not actually a daily series, because I can only research, compose, edit and post five or six of these installments weekly. And because I only get to do this series once, I’m taking my time, chiefly by posting everything; if I find lots of art, I don’t cherry-pick some and discard the rest. Rather, I line up all of them and then sort them into manageable bunches, often resulting in multiple days’ episodes of the same story. Obviously, I like being thorough. Were you in a big hurry?

The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. And always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

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Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I’m just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

Hebrews 11:6
Dan Lewis
DodgerDan

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At the Holy Spirit's prompting, I am surveying "Bible art" to give God glory, as many of these artists have done, and for my own amusement and learning; and I thought others might enjoy it and be blessed by it, too. My plan is to proceed methodically from left-to-right, Genesis to Revelation, as the Lord wills. Back soon with another.

The Bible encourages us to meditate on it (Ps. 1:1-3, 119:11-16, etc.); these artists have done so, and their works can assist us and enrich our own thoughts about biblical characters, incidents and concepts, and increase our faith in He who is behind it all. As you encounter and consider these images and the related Scriptures and the Spirit enlightens your understanding, please share it with us!

But it is not only oil-on-canvas that can so help us; I refer to the astonishing video series The Chosen, which strolls through the four Gospels at the most leisurely pace. The eight episodes of Season 1 are finished, and the second of a planned seven seasons is being filmed right now. I say "leisurely" because after an entire year's viewing Jesus still has only seven of the apostles (although He's preparing to call up Thomas from the minor leagues--but Thomas is skeptical, of course). Anticipating a canvas of fifty-plus hours instead of a movie's paltry two hours, The Chosen turns the characters (especially including Jesus!) into three-dimensional humans and brings the Gospels alive--you have never seen anything even remotely like it! Here is the Official Trailer.

Here is a link for free viewing of The Chosen: "Works with your phone, tablet, and you can cast to your Roku or Chromecast." Last fall I paid $34.98 for DVDs and ongoing internet access—best 35 bucks I've ever spent (I don't recall how much our marriage license cost, but then it was 43 years ago).

[Hebrews 11:6]

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F o r . . y o u r

CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

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Good Morning! :-)

[Red Badger]

AND IT WAS OVER TAXES!.........................sounds vaguely familiar......................

[Hebrews 11:6]

Cheers! Looks like JohnRob was able to repair FR’s Character Set issues last night, so we’re largely back-in-business.

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Hmmmmm...Where have i heard THAT before?

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No Taxation Without Rehoboamization!

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Yeah...that character thingy was quite disconcerting.

But I knew it would be worked out.

[Perseverando]

Thanks so much for your faithfulness is posting “The Bible in Paintings!”

[Red Badger]

There was a split: Over HIGH TAXES. - American Revolutionary War

There was a split: NORTH vs SOUTH. - American Civil War

Foreign Empires attacked both countries: - American WWII

The two sides never signed a peace treaty - America’s Korean War

There was never ending enmity between the two - America’s Cold War

The NORTH was eventually defeated and taken into SLAVERY - America’s Vietnam War

The South was constantly attacked by foreign powers, Babylon, Greece, Persia, Rome, Islam with repercussions to this very day - America’s War on Terror...........................

[Hebrews 11:6]

I, too, am Perseverando. Actually, that’s not quite true: one perseveres in the face of adversity, whereas I love everything about doing this. “Cheerful Perseverando.”

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Love these art posts.

Thanks

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Glad to hear it! Hoping you find the Bible aspect of them rewarding, too,

[ConorMacNessa]

Solomon had the wisdom to threaten division without causing it; his sons not so much. Thanks very much, Dan, for an elucidating array of Biblical Art!

"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

"God save all here!"

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Saul>>>>David>>>>Solomon>>>>Rehoboam. All downhill from there, with only an occasional uptick.

[etabeta]

A man of God deceived by a false prophet...he believed the words of a human more than the words of God...a somber teaching story. Thank you!

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a somber teaching story

Well put. It applies now every bit as much as then. As ol' Petey warned, "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour."

[Forgiven_Sinner]

The death of the prophet from Judah is one of many sad incidents in Kings.

He had clear instructions but didn’t follow them.

The prophet at Bethel lied to him and caused his death, but mourned over his death. This confuses me. Does that mean he didn’t intend to cause his death but merely wanted to entertain him for the night? And what kind of prophet would lie to another prophet about the word of God?

Many questions remain unanswered.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Butting in here....

The Bible is absolutely chock-full of such imponderables as you mention, so full that I regard it not as a fault but as a feature: one never reaches the end of fascinating issues when closely examining Scripture. I trust these artists illumine at least a small portion of that darkness, but even Matthew Henry didn't scratch the surface.

As I age and near the end of my earthly sojourn, I wonder whether in the next life those questions' answers will be provided, or whether I still will care, or whether....

[Red Badger]

https://biblehub.com/luke/8-17.htm