Some try to call this Replacement Theology. I don't care, it is God's written Word. Too bad those who don't like it don't understand their Bible. For you brethren that don't study your Old Testament history, you need to play catch up. This is very important for all Christian brethren to understand, because it proves God does what He says He will do.
1. per 1 Kings 11, because of Solomon's rebelliousness against God, the kingdom was rent from Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. At that time under Solomon, all 12 tribes of the children of Israel were together in the kingdom of Israel.
2. Under Solomon, he had setup Jeroboam in the north as a type governor over the ten northern tribes of Israel. Solomon had a falling out with him, so Jeroboam fled to Egypt. When Solomon's son Rehoboam was made king, the ten northern tribes met with him and asked to ease the burden Solomon had put upon the them. Rehoboam refused, so the ten tribes went back north and separated from Rehoboam and Judah in the south. The ten tribes then got Jeroboam to return from Egypt.
3. God directed His prophet to meet Jeroboam, and Jeroboam had on a new coat. The prophet tore the new coat off Jeroboam and cut it into pieces, and gave Jeroboam ten pieces, and repeated what God said, giving Jeroboam to be king over the ten northern tribes of Israel (1 Kings 11). Yet God said He would always leave one tribe in Jerusalem.
4. At that time per 1 Kings 11 through 13, the old nation of Israel became 2 separate 'houses' and two separate 'kingdoms', literally. This is where the 'two houses' idea originates, i.e., directly from God's written Word!
5. The "house of Judah", or "kingdom of Judah" -- I'm not making these labels up; they are written in God's Word. So don't listen to the devil's children that come here trying to refute that, they only reveal who they really represent. When the ten tribes tried to bargain with Rehoboam in Jerusalem, and couldn't, and then left Rehoboam's kingdom, only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin dwelt in the south at Jerusalem-Judea, and sided with Rehoboam, son of Solomon and of the house of David. God had ordained the king tribe to be from Judah of the house of David. So Rehoboam was the legitimate king over all Israel, yet God Himself split the old kingdom like He said (again, see 1 Kings 11). In later Bible prophecy it is very important to make the distinction between this "house of Judah" and "kingdom of Judah", or "Jerusalem", or the "Jews". Prophecy to them is not... to the northern ten tribes. And the northern ten tribes were never... known as Jews in that time. The title of Jew originates from the tribe of Judah only, and became a title used only by those living in Jerusalem-Judea.
6. The "house of Israel", or "kingdom of Israel" -- from 1 Kings 11 thru 2 Kings 17 is when you will find this history of the two separate 'houses', or kingdoms, also fighting against each other. The "house of Israel" or "kingdom of Israel" represented only... the ten northern tribes of Israel under king Jeroboam of the tribe of Ephraim. Now God Himself did this, gave Jeroboam to be king over the ten tribes. So who can question Him on the authority to do that, even though He originally made Judah only to be the king tribe? Thus Jeroboam's "kingdom of Israel" is later called by the titles of "Israel", "kingdom of Israel", "house of Israel", "Samaria", "Ephraim", "Joseph", etc. This had nothing to do with Judah or the southern kingdom of Judah in the south at Jerusalem-Judea. This was strictly about the ten northern tribes, making up the actual majority... of the children of Israel.
7. Jeroboam of the tribe of Ephraim, being made king over the ten tribes by God, begins God's promise about the prophecy Jacob gave his son Joseph, that Ephraim's seed would become "a multitude of nations" (Genesis 48). At the point of 1 Kings 11 thru 2 Kings 17, the Israelites represent two nations, or kingdoms, one with Judah at the head of the southern kingdom in the southern land, and the other one with Ephraim at the head in the northern lands. The majority of Israelites were under Jeroboam then. If you ever wondered about the meaning of Isaiah 11:13 regarding Ephraim envying Judah, and Judah vexing Ephraim, now you should be starting to understand.
8. Jeroboam, king of Israel in the north over the ten tribes, got political. He feared a lot of the northern tribes going south to worship at Jerusalem, which was required in that time. He figured many would leave the northern kingdom and side with Judah instead, making Judah more powerful. So Jeroboam setup 2 golden calf idols in the north for the ten tribes to worship instead. And Jeroboam also setup common priests of the people, which meant the Levites which God setup couldn't perform their priest duties among the northern ten tribes. This calf idol worship thus caused the Levites to leave the northern ten tribes, and trek to Jerusalem to side with the "kingdom of Judah". Remnants of the ten northern tribes also went south and augmented Judah's southern kingdom (see 2 Chronicles 11). So now you have the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Levi, and remnants of the ten northern tribes, and foreigners, making up the "kingdom of Judah" in the south. And they began to call themselves Jews, the title coming from the tribe of Judah.
9. Under Jeroboam in the north, the city of Samaria became Israel's capital city. The northern ten tribes under Jeroboam were the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, Simeon, Naphtali, Asher, Dan, Reuben, Gad, Issachar, and Zebulun. These made up the majority of Israelites. These became known as the "house of Israel" in Bible prophecy after the split. The Book of Hosea is specifically about these, and not about Jews.
10. The two 'houses' began to war against each other. Rehoboam of Judah started to raise an army to bring the kingdom back under him, but God told him not to do it. Yet there was still strife and war between the two kingdoms all the days of Rehoboam and Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:30).
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1. per 1 Kings 11, because of Solomon's rebelliousness against God, the kingdom was rent from Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. At that time under Solomon, all 12 tribes of the children of Israel were together in the kingdom of Israel.
2. Under Solomon, he had setup Jeroboam in the north as a type governor over the ten northern tribes of Israel. Solomon had a falling out with him, so Jeroboam fled to Egypt. When Solomon's son Rehoboam was made king, the ten northern tribes met with him and asked to ease the burden Solomon had put upon the them. Rehoboam refused, so the ten tribes went back north and separated from Rehoboam and Judah in the south. The ten tribes then got Jeroboam to return from Egypt.
3. God directed His prophet to meet Jeroboam, and Jeroboam had on a new coat. The prophet tore the new coat off Jeroboam and cut it into pieces, and gave Jeroboam ten pieces, and repeated what God said, giving Jeroboam to be king over the ten northern tribes of Israel (1 Kings 11). Yet God said He would always leave one tribe in Jerusalem.
4. At that time per 1 Kings 11 through 13, the old nation of Israel became 2 separate 'houses' and two separate 'kingdoms', literally. This is where the 'two houses' idea originates, i.e., directly from God's written Word!
5. The "house of Judah", or "kingdom of Judah" -- I'm not making these labels up; they are written in God's Word. So don't listen to the devil's children that come here trying to refute that, they only reveal who they really represent. When the ten tribes tried to bargain with Rehoboam in Jerusalem, and couldn't, and then left Rehoboam's kingdom, only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin dwelt in the south at Jerusalem-Judea, and sided with Rehoboam, son of Solomon and of the house of David. God had ordained the king tribe to be from Judah of the house of David. So Rehoboam was the legitimate king over all Israel, yet God Himself split the old kingdom like He said (again, see 1 Kings 11). In later Bible prophecy it is very important to make the distinction between this "house of Judah" and "kingdom of Judah", or "Jerusalem", or the "Jews". Prophecy to them is not... to the northern ten tribes. And the northern ten tribes were never... known as Jews in that time. The title of Jew originates from the tribe of Judah only, and became a title used only by those living in Jerusalem-Judea.
6. The "house of Israel", or "kingdom of Israel" -- from 1 Kings 11 thru 2 Kings 17 is when you will find this history of the two separate 'houses', or kingdoms, also fighting against each other. The "house of Israel" or "kingdom of Israel" represented only... the ten northern tribes of Israel under king Jeroboam of the tribe of Ephraim. Now God Himself did this, gave Jeroboam to be king over the ten tribes. So who can question Him on the authority to do that, even though He originally made Judah only to be the king tribe? Thus Jeroboam's "kingdom of Israel" is later called by the titles of "Israel", "kingdom of Israel", "house of Israel", "Samaria", "Ephraim", "Joseph", etc. This had nothing to do with Judah or the southern kingdom of Judah in the south at Jerusalem-Judea. This was strictly about the ten northern tribes, making up the actual majority... of the children of Israel.
7. Jeroboam of the tribe of Ephraim, being made king over the ten tribes by God, begins God's promise about the prophecy Jacob gave his son Joseph, that Ephraim's seed would become "a multitude of nations" (Genesis 48). At the point of 1 Kings 11 thru 2 Kings 17, the Israelites represent two nations, or kingdoms, one with Judah at the head of the southern kingdom in the southern land, and the other one with Ephraim at the head in the northern lands. The majority of Israelites were under Jeroboam then. If you ever wondered about the meaning of Isaiah 11:13 regarding Ephraim envying Judah, and Judah vexing Ephraim, now you should be starting to understand.
8. Jeroboam, king of Israel in the north over the ten tribes, got political. He feared a lot of the northern tribes going south to worship at Jerusalem, which was required in that time. He figured many would leave the northern kingdom and side with Judah instead, making Judah more powerful. So Jeroboam setup 2 golden calf idols in the north for the ten tribes to worship instead. And Jeroboam also setup common priests of the people, which meant the Levites which God setup couldn't perform their priest duties among the northern ten tribes. This calf idol worship thus caused the Levites to leave the northern ten tribes, and trek to Jerusalem to side with the "kingdom of Judah". Remnants of the ten northern tribes also went south and augmented Judah's southern kingdom (see 2 Chronicles 11). So now you have the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Levi, and remnants of the ten northern tribes, and foreigners, making up the "kingdom of Judah" in the south. And they began to call themselves Jews, the title coming from the tribe of Judah.
9. Under Jeroboam in the north, the city of Samaria became Israel's capital city. The northern ten tribes under Jeroboam were the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, Simeon, Naphtali, Asher, Dan, Reuben, Gad, Issachar, and Zebulun. These made up the majority of Israelites. These became known as the "house of Israel" in Bible prophecy after the split. The Book of Hosea is specifically about these, and not about Jews.
10. The two 'houses' began to war against each other. Rehoboam of Judah started to raise an army to bring the kingdom back under him, but God told him not to do it. Yet there was still strife and war between the two kingdoms all the days of Rehoboam and Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:30).
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