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June 24th
2 Chronicles 12,13,14 is our bible reading today.
For the first five years of Rehoboam’s reign, he followed the words of God given to him by his father Solomon. He assembled 180,000 choice warriors for Judah’s and Benjamin’s defense against Jereboam and the 10 tribes of the divided kingdom. He built and fortified 15 cities, including Bethlehem. He supplied them as fortresses ready for war...with mighty men and commanders to lead them. He made space for all of the Levitical priests that Jereboam evicted from the 10 tribes. That would imply that Rehoboam provided them with common lands to build upon and live upon.
From a distance, it would seem that Solomon’s son was ruling well. But a closer look would reveal the opposite. The high places for the worship of foreign gods that his father built were still intact still competing for the hearts of the sons and daughters of promise. Rehoboam should have torn them down. Instead, he turned away from God.
“When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was “strong”, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and so all Israel with him.”
2 Chronicles 12:1 ESV
The same thing happens to us. When we are weak and in need of help, we turn to God in faith and worship. But when we are strong, when everything is going our way, we abandon the words of God and trust in ourselves instead. And so it was with Judah’s king and God’s people.
God judged the king and His people by giving them over to the marauding Egyptian King, Shishak. Rehoboam was broken. He humbled himself before the Lord and led his counsel back to the Lord too. They each confessed that the Lord He is righteous and we are not.
God showed mercy and saved Judah from total destruction. But God did allow the Egyptians to ransack Jerusalem, the King’s palace, and the Temple. Did you hear it? God responded to the broken humility of Rehoboam and the other leaders.
But...apparently, God knew that the depth of humility needed for growth in righteousness would include the loss of all that the new king had acquired. Father, You still give grace to the humble...even the grace of loss...which is Your presence in the void.
Have a good day
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June 24th
2 Chronicles 12,13,14 is our bible reading today.
For the first five years of Rehoboam’s reign, he followed the words of God given to him by his father Solomon. He assembled 180,000 choice warriors for Judah’s and Benjamin’s defense against Jereboam and the 10 tribes of the divided kingdom. He built and fortified 15 cities, including Bethlehem. He supplied them as fortresses ready for war...with mighty men and commanders to lead them. He made space for all of the Levitical priests that Jereboam evicted from the 10 tribes. That would imply that Rehoboam provided them with common lands to build upon and live upon.
From a distance, it would seem that Solomon’s son was ruling well. But a closer look would reveal the opposite. The high places for the worship of foreign gods that his father built were still intact still competing for the hearts of the sons and daughters of promise. Rehoboam should have torn them down. Instead, he turned away from God.
“When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was “strong”, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and so all Israel with him.”
2 Chronicles 12:1 ESV
The same thing happens to us. When we are weak and in need of help, we turn to God in faith and worship. But when we are strong, when everything is going our way, we abandon the words of God and trust in ourselves instead. And so it was with Judah’s king and God’s people.
God judged the king and His people by giving them over to the marauding Egyptian King, Shishak. Rehoboam was broken. He humbled himself before the Lord and led his counsel back to the Lord too. They each confessed that the Lord He is righteous and we are not.
God showed mercy and saved Judah from total destruction. But God did allow the Egyptians to ransack Jerusalem, the King’s palace, and the Temple. Did you hear it? God responded to the broken humility of Rehoboam and the other leaders.
But...apparently, God knew that the depth of humility needed for growth in righteousness would include the loss of all that the new king had acquired. Father, You still give grace to the humble...even the grace of loss...which is Your presence in the void.
Have a good day
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