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episode. Greetings, my friends, from Brisbane, Australia. I'm here on a Friday morning, but back in

the States, it's still Thursday. So I am bringing you Friday's podcast. I'm here on a Friday morning, but back in the States, it's still Thursday.

So I am bringing you Friday's podcast.

I'm in the future.

And I'm going to let you know the future is doing just well.

It's a beautiful day here, about I guess 80 degrees, and I'll be here for just a few days

helping out with the conference doing some preaching.

So pray for me as I am away, but hoping to get home soon.

In the meantime, we are in First Kings Chapter 12, brand new chapter today,

and we ended the Ministry of Solomon last episode.

So remember, Solomon started off so well and did some

great things, exercise some great wisdom, but then just began to wane. And he didn't pay attention

to the warnings that God had given him about multiplying wealth and horses and wives.

And ultimately, that a compromise led to his demise.

And God told him, when you die, Solomon, I will divide your kingdom.

You had a divided heart.

I will therefore divide your kingdom. And as we've said, the

Southern Kingdom, which would be the smaller one, comprised of one main tribe, Judah, and Benjamin,

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