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There\u2019s a not-so-funny joke about a husband who comes home to find his wife gazing at the TV, repeatedly pleading with the screen where a beautiful bride can be seen walking down the aisle, \u2018no. no, don\u2019t do that!\u2019 Looking at her, he mutters, \u2018oh, you\u2019re watching our wedding video again?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a reflection of my feeling while reading these chapters. \u2018Don\u2019t do that\u2019! I want to plead with Rehoboam, but he does it anyway, and we remain to live with the consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n

King Solomon dies at the end of chapter 11, and his son, Rehoboam, rules after him. Before Solomon died, he already deviated from God\u2019s instructions, and promises were made to Jeroboam, to lead the \u201cTen Tribes\u201d. When Jeroboam hears that Solomon died, he comes back from Egypt where he was hiding, along with other representatives, to ask Rehoboam to reduce the taxes which were laid on the people during Solomon days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rehoboam asks the elders, who tell him to accept the people\u2019s demands. Then he asks the \u201cchildren\u201d, his friends who advise him to show his power and not accept the people\u2019s requests. Not only does he not accept what the people ask for and the elder\u2019s wise advice, to be a servant this once, so the people will become his servants always, but he chastises them with his famous statement: \u201cMy father flogged you with whips, while I will flog you with scorpions\u201d (12:11). The people revolt, kill Rehoboam\u2019s tax collector, Adoram, and Rehoboam himself escapes to hide in Jerusalem. Thus begins the split between the two kingdoms, Israel in the north and Judah in the south; a split from which we\u2019re still trying to recover with the Ten Tribes scattered around the world, with only faint hints to their whereabouts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king; he had 18 wives and 60 concubines; 28 sons and 60 daughters. Yet, his peers are known as the \u201cchildren\u201d, his young friends who are likely to have been just about his age. I would like to think that their advice is scorned not because of their age but its content. They were not interested in improving life for anyone, but in showing off their power.<\/span><\/p>\n

And yet, there is a dangerous conclusion here, as if children\u2019s advice is bad and elders\u2019 – always good.\u00a0 Many of us call our children (or get calls from our parents) when our cellphones, computers, tv\u2019s don\u2019t work right and other parts of life as well. Likewise, there is no guarantee that a long life begets wisdom. In Pirkei Avot we see both: it\u2019s great to learn things young, fresh, open-minded, and at the same time, there is great value to \u201cripe grapes\u201d (4:20).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Choosing who to get advice from is in itself a great wisdom.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":62323,"id":62323,"title":"1kings12-acorn","filename":"1kings12-acorn.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1kings12-acorn.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/rehoboam-this-acorn-fell-far-from-the-tree\/1kings12-acorn\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"1kings12-acorn","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":62322,"date":"2019-09-03 14:44:18","modified":"2019-09-03 14:45:59","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1277,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1kings12-acorn-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1kings12-acorn-300x200.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1kings12-acorn-768x511.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":511,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1kings12-acorn-1024x681.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":681,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1kings12-acorn.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1022,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1kings12-acorn.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1277,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1kings12-acorn-1200x798.jpg","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":798,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1kings12-acorn-631x420.jpg","home_baner-width":631,"home_baner-height":420}},"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"Rehoboam - 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