Why did the Israelites revolt in 992 BC splitting Israel in two?

Answer 1

Could be two reasons

One being that the people of Israel sinned against God and even Solomon became the idolator. Second being that, it is God's eternal plan to bring Messiah to the world through the blood line as well as kingly title line of tribe of Jude and in the descendent of David. Hence, God needed to protect the people Jude and the line of David. If God destroys whole Israel because of their rebellion and sin, this may interrupt the plan of God. Thus, God separated the 10 tribes and kept two other separately. Later the name Israel has gone almost and replaced as Jews. God protected Jews who are mainly tribe of Jude and David's line the Jesus was born among Jews.

Answer 2

After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he now lower the tax. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).

Answer 3

Rehoboam's father, King Solomon, had levied relatively heavy taxes, which had been used for such large-scale endeavors as building the First Temple. The fact that the nation was so prosperous and happy in his time (1 Kings 4:20) demonstrates that Solomon conducted his governance in a praiseworthy manner.

After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he now lower the tax. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).

The background reason was because King Solomon had been less than perfectly righteous. This led God to punish him by diminishing his dynasty in the lifetime of his son (Rehoboam). 1 Kings ch.11.

A deeper reason is that God wanted the more righteous people of Judah to be influenced by the Ten Tribes as little as possible.

See also the Related Links.

Link: Solomon's errors

Link: List of kings

Link: Jewish history timeline