Title: [1 Kings 12–14] The Kingdom Divided: Arrogance, Apostasy, and the Golden Calves Correction Note: Please note the following audio transcription corrections: The kings are "Rehoboam" and "Jeroboam" (not "Rehaboam" or "Gerobam"). The biblical cities are "Shechem" and "Bethel" (not "Sheckchham" or "Bethl"). Jeroboam appointed "non-Levitical" priests (not "n Levitical"), and his declaration was, "Behold your gods" (not "Behold your guys"). Summary: This episode explores the catastrophic fracturing of the united kingdom of Israel following Solomon's death. When Rehoboam’s cruel and arrogant authoritarianism drives the ten northern tribes to secede, Jeroboam takes the throne of the newly formed northern kingdom. Driven by political paranoia, Jeroboam immediately establishes a substitute  ...