Hey guys, welcome from San Francisco International Airport.

I'm sitting here and kind of a gathering spot just through TSA behind me,

about to go get some coffee, the story of my life.

But I wanted to talk to you, so listen on in First Kings chapter 11 today.

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episode. Hey friends, I'm here at the

San Francisco International Airport, and it is later in the evening. So by the time you'll see it,

it'll be in the morning. But I wanted to greet you from San Francisco. Just flew over the beautiful

Golden Gate Bridge,

and I wanted to talk to you a bit about First Kings Chapter 11,

verses 23, actually verses 26 through 43.

And as you recall, I'm holding my phone here with my outstretched arms, so if I get tired,

I'm going to switch arms.

But as you know, we've been talking about Solomon and the ugly part of his reign, the

last few years of his reign.

And while he's still building and still fortifying and still doing some external things that have the appearance of success, God has judged him.

And God has told Solomon, Solomon, I am going to divide your kingdom. You have had a divided heart toward me. I will divide your kingdom. I will reserve a vestige

of your kingdom, a southern kingdom. It would be known as Judah from then on. That will be ruled by

your offspring, specifically the offspring of David. But the northern kingdom, the larger swath, the 10 northern tribes,

will now be taken away from you. So there are consequences to sin and specifically to disloyalty,

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