    Sin begets sin, and the sins of Solomon haunted Israel even after his death. God had ordained to Solomon that his kingdom would be divided after Solomon’s death, and that fact came to fruition in the sinful actions of his son. Worse, most of Israel was led astray by Jeroboam’s own idolatry, making an already bad problem worse.
    We all need to consider the consequences of our actions, but those consequences can be especially dire when we sin. Those consequences can affect not just us, but our families and friends, sometimes for generations to follow. That is why, by faith, we need to concentrate ourselves on liking through the Gospel, so that we can avoid such consequences for our own benefit and the benefit of those we care about most.
DLH
