2 Chronicles 12:1-12
REHOBOAM SUBDUED BY SHISHAK... [ Continue Reading ]
REHOBOAM SUBDUED BY SHISHAK... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, his encouragement of the right worship of Jehovah bringing him many people from the northern kingdom, 2 Chronicles 11:16, and causing his undertakings to be attended by the blessings of God, HE FORSOOK THE... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass that in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, the very next year after his defection, SHISHAK, KING OF EGYPT, stirred up probably by Jeroboam, with whom he was united in friendship, 1 Kings 11:40, CAME UP AGAINST JERUSALEM, BECAUSE THEY HAD TRANSGRESSED AGAINST THE LORD, the punishmen... [ Continue Reading ]
with twelve hundred chariots and threescore thousand horsemen, his cavalry being the strongest part of his army; AND THE PEOPLE WERE WITHOUT NUMBER THAT CAME WITH HIM OUT OF EGYPT, a vast horde: THE LUBIMS, THE LIBYANS of the country northwest of Egypt proper, THE SUKKIIMS, probably the inhabitants... [ Continue Reading ]
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, the fortresses built by Rehoboam proving too weak to withstand the onslaught of his immense forces, AND CAME TO JERUSALEM.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then came Shemaiah, the prophet, the same man who had issued the warning against civil war, 2 Chronicles 11:3, TO REHOBOAM AND TO THE PRINCES OF JUDAH THAT WERE GATHERED TOGETHER TO JERUSALEM BECAUSE OF SHISHAK, having sought the security of the capital before the advance of the Egyptian army, AND S... [ Continue Reading ]
Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves, they acknowledged their transgression in deep humility and contrition; AND THEY SAID, THE LORD IS RIGHTEOUS, they admitted the justice of the punishment which He had sent upon them. is for me, that "He is God on his side. ... [ Continue Reading ]
In God will I praise His Word; in the Lord will I praise His Word. In God have I put my trust; I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. Cf v. 4. sorrow; THEREFORE I WILL NOT DESTROY THEM, BUT I WILL GRANT THEM SOME DELIVERANCE, let relief come to them to some extent; AND MY WRATH SHALL NOT BE P... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless, they shall be his servants, be tributary to him for awhile, THAT THEY MAY KNOW MY SERVICE, realize that true service of the Lord requires all the heart at all times, AND THE SERVICE OF THE KINGDOMS OF THE COUNTRIES, finding out what the oppressive rule of a heathen sovereign meant.... [ Continue Reading ]
So Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem, the capital being obliged to open its gates to him, AND TOOK AWAY THE TREASURES OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD AND THE TREASURES OF THE KING'S HOUSE; HE TOOK ALL, many millions of dollars worth of precious metals. HE CARRIED AWAY ALSO THE SHIELDS OF GO... [ Continue Reading ]
Instead of which King Rehoboam made shields of brass, of inferior metal, but brightly burnished, AND COMMITTED THEM TO THE HANDS OF THE CHIEF OF THE GUARD THAT KEPT THE ENTRANCE OF THE KING'S HOUSE, ready for use, especially on public and solemn occasions.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, by a special gate leading there from his palace, THE GUARD CAME AND FETCHED THEM, AND BROUGHT THEM AGAIN INTO THE GUARD CHAMBER.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he humbled himself, proved that his repentance was of the right and lasting kind, THE WRATH OF THE LORD TURNED FROM HIM THAT HE WOULD NOT DESTROY HIM ALTOGETHER, His promise thus being made true and the kingdom preserved in existence; AND ALSO IN JUDAH THINGS WENT WELL, literally, "and also... [ Continue Reading ]
So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, having repented of his sins, he could clear his land of the invaders in the course of time, AND REIGNED; FOR REHOBOAM WAS ONE AND FORTY YEARS OLD WHEN HE BEGAN TO REIGN, AND HE REIGNED SEVENTEEN YEARS IN JERUSALEM, THE CITY WHICH THE LORD HAD CHOSE... [ Continue Reading ]
And he did evil, that was the general impression of his reign, BECAUSE HE PREPARED NOT HIS HEART TO SEEK THE LORD, he did not adhere with all strictness and with unvarying sincerity to the reformation which he had begun; he kept his tendency toward idolatry, due chiefly to the influence of his mothe... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the Book of Shemaiah, the prophet, and of Iddo, the seer, concerning genealogies? These were the sources from which the sacred historian, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, got his information. AND THERE WERE WARS BETWEEN REHOBOA... [ Continue Reading ]
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the City of David; and Abijah, his son, selected by his father as his successor, REIGNED IN HIS STEAD. Note: Apostasy from God has ever resulted in quarrels, wars. and misfortunes of every kind. Therefore we of these latter days should heed His w... [ Continue Reading ]