JEROBOAM'S WIFE APPROACHES AHIJAH THE PROPHET CONCERNING THE SICKNESS OF THEIR SON (1 KINGS 14:1). The life story of Jeroboam concludes with a quite remarkable story. It would appear that there was one member of the house of Jeroboam who was still seeking to be faithful to YHWH, and that was Abijah... [ Continue Reading ]
“ And take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a cruse of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the child.” He also told his wife to take with her a good supply of provisions for the prophet. This was not a bribe, but normal practise. The size of the gift was limited lest Ahija... [ Continue Reading ]
“ Therefore, behold, I will bring evil on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every man-child, him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweeps away dung, until it is all gone.” As a result YHWH intended t... [ Continue Reading ]
“ Him who dies of Jeroboam in the city will the dogs eat, and him who dies in the field will the birds of the heavens eat. For YHWH has spoken it.” Furthermore the deaths of all his household would be violent. Thus if they died in the city their bodies would be left for the scavenger dogs which inf... [ Continue Reading ]
“ Moreover YHWH will raise him up a king over Israel, who will cut off the house of Jeroboam that day. But what? Even now.” Furthermore it was YHWH's intention to raise up a king over Israel who would cut off the house of Jeroboam ‘in that day'. In other words, when in the course of events Jeroboam... [ Continue Reading ]
“ For YHWH will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking YHWH to anger.” What was more, in coming days YHWH would smite Isra... [ Continue Reading ]
“ And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he has sinned, and with which he has made Israel to sin.” And this would happen because YHWH had ‘given up Israel'. And it would be because of the sins of Jeroboam in which both he and Israel had partaken. There was to be no doubt... [ Continue Reading ]
SUMMARY OF THE ACTS OF JEROBOAM, AND OF HIS REIGN AND DEATH (1 KINGS 14:19). We have here the usual stereotyped summary which, with variations, will sum up of the reign of each king, as it did the reign of Solomon (1 Kings 11:41). Jeroboam's reign could be summed up in the fact that ‘he warred and... [ Continue Reading ]
THE REIGN OF REHOBOAM OF JUDAH C. 930-913 BC (1 KINGS 14:21). The sad thing about Rehoboam's reign would be its extreme bankruptcy. He reigned over a country which went to the excess in religious apostasy and sin, he saw all his treasures which had been built up by David and Solomon stripped away, a... [ Continue Reading ]