Today is the 15th day of June. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is fantastic.

To be here with you today as we gather yet again and move forward together. On our journey,

the journey through this year together, the journey through the Bible this year together.

And we have navigated our way. Obviously if we're here, we kind of know where we're at.

We have navigated our way all the way into the book of First Kings. We have moved through

the establishment of the monarchy with King Saul, then King David, then King Solomon.

And then we have watched the kingdoms divide into two, the Northern and the Southern kingdoms.

And we have watched the Northern Kingdom be led into full-blown idolatry by their King, King

Jeroboam. And so let's pick up the story. First Kings, chapter 14, verse 1 through 15, verse 24 today.

At that time, a by-jaw son of Jeroboam became ill and Jeroboam said to his wife,

go, disguise yourself so you won't be recognized as the wife of Jeroboam, then go to Shiloh.

A hija the prophet is there. The one who told me I would be king over this people.

Take ten loaves of bread with you, some cakes, and a jar of honey and go to him. He will tell you what

will happen to the boy. So Jeroboam's wife did what he said and went to a hija's house in Shiloh.

Now a hija could not see. His sight was gone because of his age, but the Lord had told a hija.

Jeroboam's wife is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill, and you are to give her such

and such an answer. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else.

So when a hija heard the sound of her footsteps at the door, he said, come in, wife of Jeroboam.

Why this pretense? I have been sent to you with bad news.

Go tell Jeroboam that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says.

I raised you up from among the people, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel.

I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you,

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