Jeroboam's evil brings on all sorts of trouble and consequently lost some of his citizens to Judah. Rehoboam does a fair job as king but the people still dabble in idolatry. Today's Scripture: I Kings 14:1-18;2 Chron 11:5-23; I Kings 14:22-28; 2 Chron 12:1-12.

Rehoboam takes bad advice and turns ten tribes of Israel against him and into Rehoboam's hands. Today's Scripture: I Kings 12:12-24, 25-33; 2Chronicles 11:13-17; 13:1-10, 11-34

Solomon begins to see that while life is meaningless without out God, with God there is a hope and a future. And we move on to see how Rehoboam and Jeroboam do in their new roles after Solomon's death. Today's Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:9-17; 11:7-10;12:1-7,8-14; 2Chronicles 9:29-31;1Kings 11:41-43;I Kings 12:1-19; Today's Resources: I Kings 11:28-40

Solomon confesses that he has seen everything in his days of vanity. And he gives wisdom he has learned. Today's Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:11,12-14,15-17,18-19,20;11:1-2,3-6;12:11-12;7:1-6,15-23,24-29;8:1;3:1-8 Today's Resources: I Samuel 13:20-22;Acts 26:12-15

From a secular point of view, Solomon meditates on aspects of prosperity, authority, and having wisdom. Today's Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:9-12,13-20;6:1-9;7:13-14;8:2-6,7-13;8:14-17;9:13-18;12:9-10;7:7,8-9,10-12,19-20,21-22,23-26. Today's Resources: Ephesians 6:10-18

Solomon tests his theories of finding happiness: projects, pleasure, but the world doesn't yield happiness. Today's Scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11,17-26;4:1-3,4-8,9-12,13-16;5:1,2-3;5:4-7,8.

Today we begin Solomon's critical essay on the meaning of Life. Today's Resources: Flowers for Algernon. Today's Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-3,4-11;6:10-12;3:18-22;2:12-16;9:1-2,3-10,11-12;8:16-17;1:12-18.

Today we finish the Song of Songs where (spoiler alert), after some ups and downs, they live happily ever after. Today's Scripture: Song of Songs 5:1-1;6:1-13;7:1-13;8:1-4,5-14.

We continue the Song of Songs and note all kinds of familiar imagery among the verses. Today's Resources: John 20:10-18; John 7:38-39; Rev 29:17 Today's Scripture: Song of Songs 2:1-17; 3:1-11; 4:1-16

In the Proverbs of Agur, we find a new literary device as well as words of wisdom. Proverbs 31 describes the perfect woman. And we begin the greatest love song: Song of Songs. Today's Resources: Rev 9:1-11 Today's Scripture: Proverbs 30:17,18-19,20,21-23,24-28,29-33; Proverbs 31:10-31; Song of Songs 1:1-17