Divided and Doomed: The Kings of Israel & Judah

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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# 217 - Divided and Doomed: The Kings of Israel & Judah - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, From blood-soaked battlefields to burning palaces, Israel and Judah spiraled deeper into chaos as king after king clung to power but abandoned God. In this episode, witness the rise and fall of rulers who built idols, spilled blood, and forgot the only throne that lasts—the Lord’s.Episode 217 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Proverbs 21:21, He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:28) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:28) Divided and Doomed: The Kings of Israel & Judah(27:57) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people, Jeroboam had won. The House of David had lost.
0:09.0	I have taken the throne. Now I must keep it.
0:15.0	They think they can defy me, that they can cast me aside like some commoner? And have you heard the false
0:25.4	King Jerboim, that usurper, is saying that they alone in the north are Israel? We are only
0:34.0	Judah. Can you believe that? My king, I beg you, trust the Lord to uphold what he has given you.
0:43.1	Do not repeat Solomon's folly.
0:46.0	Behold your gods, O Israel.
0:48.7	Here are the gods who brought you out of Egypt.
0:53.1	My king, we cannot defy the Lord's decree.
0:56.7	The Lord's decree,
0:58.8	the Lord's decree,
1:01.8	is that my father should be king
1:04.3	over all Israel,
1:05.8	as is our right as the House of David.
1:09.0	Jeroboam did not look at him.
1:11.9	He did not waver.
1:14.0	His decision had been made.
1:16.5	And neither he nor Rehoboam could see it yet.
1:20.6	But their choices would lead them both to ruin.
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1:33.0	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word.
1:38.4	For Christians in more than 70 nations, access to the Bible is limited or even restricted. More than 850,000 Christians
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