1 Kings 11:31 · World English Bible
1 Kings 11:31 Meaning He Said to Jeroboam
He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to you
What does 1 Kings 11:31 mean?
When the inner temple is left untended, dominion inside a person passes from peace to the power of the flesh. Solomon is the settled peace of the ruling mind, and the tearing away of his kingdom is that peace losing its hold over the faculties it once governed.
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When the inner temple is left untended, dominion inside a person passes from peace to the power of the flesh. Solomon is the settled peace of the ruling mind, and the tearing away of his kingdom is that peace losing its hold over the faculties it once governed. Jeroboam is the increase of the flesh, the appetite that swells to take command the moment awareness stops keeping watch over its own house.
The 10 pieces are the whole carnal portion of the self, the left-hand, earthly side of the mind that a person is meant to surrender and instead hands over to the flesh. What was ruled by peace is now ruled by craving, and the larger share of a life bends to the lower nature simply because the higher one withdrew.
Solomon: the settled peace of the ruling mind that governs the inner faculties Jeroboam: the increase of the flesh, the appetite that seizes command when awareness lifts its guard 10 pieces: the carnal, left-side portion of the mind, the earthly self meant for surrender but ceded to the lower nature
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Live 1 Kings 11:31 today
- Do the smallest version of the thing you have been letting slide, five minutes of it, today. Showing up badly beats not showing up.
- Reach out first to the person you have gone quiet with. One honest message is enough to keep the ground from drifting further.
- On a day when everything is urgent, protect one small ordinary thing anyway: the walk, the real meal, the early light off. That is the guard that keeps the rest from running you.
What good thing in your life are you losing simply by not tending it?
The same truth in other traditions
Tao Te Ching 64
Tend things while they are still small and nothing has to be rescued later. Neglect them and the ground shifts under you quietly.
Bhagavad Gita 6
Steadiness has to be kept up daily, a little at a time, or the mind slips back and the appetites take the larger share of a life.
Buddhism · Dhammapada
Carelessness is the road that loses everything. Watchfulness holds it, and the one who stays awake keeps what he has built.
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