The Kingdom Divides - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Retell the main action in 1 Kings 12:1-20 and state in simple language that pride and unfaithfulness fractured israel's kingdom.

Read: 1 Kings 12:1-20

Opening: Ask one observation question before explaining the lesson.

Say:

The selected passage supplies the principal textual evidence for The Kingdom Divides.
Pride and unfaithfulness fractured Israel's kingdom.

Ask:

Do: Complete The Kingdom Divides Story Path.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; The Kingdom Divides Story Path

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of 1 Kings 12:1-20 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What conclusion can we support from those observations? Where could someone overstate or misapply this passage?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: The Kingdom Divides Story Path. Printable: K4-L09-P01-the-kingdom-divides-story-path.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Materials: The Passover Story Path; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read the selected text in 1 Kings 12:1-20.
Record two direct observations from the passage.
Test the lesson big idea: Pride and unfaithfulness fractured Israel's kingdom.
Name one conclusion that would go beyond the evidence and should therefore be avoided.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Memory verse: 1 Kings 12:1-20

Prayer: Thank God for what the passage shows and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: Pride and unfaithfulness fractured Israel's kingdom.