Old Testament Lesson 32

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Old Testament, Lesson 32

Goal:

I will be a positive influence on others and to withstand negative peer

pressure. I will have a desire to remain constant and faithful to Heavenly Father in all circumstances.

Old Testament Lesson 32 Rehoboam

Read 1 Kings 12:1-21 What Two Words can sum up this lesson?

How did the North Star help President Hinckley?

Dare To Do Right Dare to do right! Dare to be true! You have a work that no other can do; Do it so bravely, so kindly, so well, Angels will hasten the story to tell. Chorus. Dare, dare, dare to do right; Dare, dare, dare to be true, Dare to be true, dare to be true. Dare to do right! Dare to be true! Other men's failures can never save you. Stand by your conscience, your honor, your faith; Stand like a hero and battle till death. Challenge: Do not give in to negative peer pressure. Be a positive influence on those around you by being constant in making righteous decisions in all situations.

Rehoboam Was Foolish

1 Kings 12:1-24, 2 Chronicles 10-12 Across 1. Jeroboam was king of this nation. 1 Kings 12:20 3. Rehoboam was king of this nation. 1 Kings 12:17 5. Who children should obey. Colossians 3:20 6. Number of tribes that followed Rehoboam. 1 Kings 12:20-21 7. Rehoboam's father. 1 Kings 12:6 8. Who we should obey instead of men. Acts 5:29 Down 2. Men to whom Rehoboam should have listened. 1 Kings 12:68 3. The capital of Judah. 1 Kings 12:21 4. Men to whom Rehoboam listened. 1 Kings 12:8-14 6. Number of tribes that followed Jeroboam. 1 Kings 12:20-21

"He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed." Proverbs 13:20

1. Who was Rehoboam’s father? (1 Kings 11:43.) 2. After Solomon died and Rehoboam became king, what did the people want him to do for them? (1 Kings 12:3–4.) 3. Whom did Rehoboam first consult with? (1 Kings 12:6.) 4. What was their advice to Rehoboam? (1 Kings 12:7.) 5. Whom did Rehoboam consult with next? (1 Kings 12:8–9.) 6. What was their advice to Rehoboam? (1 Kings 12:10–11;) 7. How did Rehoboam respond when the people came to him to get his answer? (1 Kings 12:13–14.) 8. Why do you think Rehoboam decided to follow the advice of the younger men rather than the older men? 9. What was the result of Rehoboam following the advice of his young friends in stead of the wiser old men? (1 Kings 12:19–21.) 10. Why should we seek counsel from wise people? 11. Why is it important to choose friends with wholesome values? 12. What should we do if someone tries to persuade us to do something we know is wrong?

1 Kings 12:1-20

“After a day of good, hard labor, my younger brother Sherm and I would sleep out under the stars in the box of an old farm wagon. … We could identify some of the constellations and other stars. … Our favorite was the North Star. Each night, like many generations of boys before us, we would trace the Big Dipper, down the handle and out past the cup, to find the North Star. “We came to know of the constancy of that star. As the earth turned, the others appeared to move through the night. But the North Star held its position in line with the axis of the earth. Because of those boyhood musings, the polar star came to mean something to me. I recognized it as a constant in the midst of change. It was something that could always be counted on, something that was dependable, an anchor in what otherwise appeared to me a moving and unstable firmament” President Gordon B. Hinckley, Ensign, June 1995

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