i'm at chapter nine and reviewing...God made a promise to solomon and gave a warning. He required solomon's faithfulness, the faithfulness of his family and of israel. chapter 10 records the visit of the queen of sheba and the vastness of his wealth. and then in 11, we read of how solomon's wives "turned his heart away" (v. 3). he worshiped other gods, and God raised up adversaries to his throne.
following solomon's death, his son rehoboam took the throne and foolishly acted according to the counsel of his friends with a heavy hand toward israel. we read of conflict with jeroboam and then of jeroboam's idolatry.
i need to pause and write just some thoughts about this month and the old testament. as i speed-write through these books, it is overview and...thoughts here and there that stick out/stand out that the Lord illuminates for me in the summary. and...it's not ideal bible study. but i feel it has a purpose for this season and this month and for advent. and...i honestly just need to blog through this commitment to finish the old testament by the end of the year. i need to stay on the bike this month and keep pedaling toward this goal ;) (see "pedaling" 10/22/13)...and as i write now, i feel the Lord is drawing me back to the idea of writing for advent. this will be our theme of overview... first kings through malachi. ;)
ok so in chapter 13, it is recorded that a man of God came to jeroboam with warning. the chapter outlines his prophecy and then his travel back to his home. wish i had time to ponder pray write about what happened to him...a story of carefulness in obedience. another prophecy against the king in chapter 14 from ahijah to his wife...all related to how he had turned israel from the Lord to idol worship. at the same time, rehoboam reigned in judah and was breaking the heart of God in idolatry as well.
remember, this is first kings. kings and chronicles are history annuls outlining the reign of those in place. i recall my college old testament professor assigning memorization of the line of kings--good and bad. so next, abijam ruled in judah. bad. then, asa. good. chapter 15, verse 14, "the heart of asa was wholly devoted to the Lord all his days." then, jehosophat. good. and after jeroboam in israel, nadab and then baasha ruled. both bad.
i have to pause once again for life. (ya know...kid breakfasts and school and laundry cause tsion is getting in the shower and looking for clean clothes and meetings today and bills to pay and Christmas planning and shopping and ...wow...soooo far removed from israel and judah and good kings and bad kings. but as i reflect, i know God is interested in this one home and this one woman of God as He was in that man of God in chapter 13...wishing i had time to pray and figure out what He was communicating through his life and the record of it...we don't even know his name but God clearly very clearly moved him. hmmm) be blessed as you walk out today. and we'll come back to first kings when i have a quiet moment again. love to you!!!
i need to pause and write just some thoughts about this month and the old testament. as i speed-write through these books, it is overview and...thoughts here and there that stick out/stand out that the Lord illuminates for me in the summary. and...it's not ideal bible study. but i feel it has a purpose for this season and this month and for advent. and...i honestly just need to blog through this commitment to finish the old testament by the end of the year. i need to stay on the bike this month and keep pedaling toward this goal ;) (see "pedaling" 10/22/13)...and as i write now, i feel the Lord is drawing me back to the idea of writing for advent. this will be our theme of overview... first kings through malachi. ;)
ok so in chapter 13, it is recorded that a man of God came to jeroboam with warning. the chapter outlines his prophecy and then his travel back to his home. wish i had time to ponder pray write about what happened to him...a story of carefulness in obedience. another prophecy against the king in chapter 14 from ahijah to his wife...all related to how he had turned israel from the Lord to idol worship. at the same time, rehoboam reigned in judah and was breaking the heart of God in idolatry as well.
remember, this is first kings. kings and chronicles are history annuls outlining the reign of those in place. i recall my college old testament professor assigning memorization of the line of kings--good and bad. so next, abijam ruled in judah. bad. then, asa. good. chapter 15, verse 14, "the heart of asa was wholly devoted to the Lord all his days." then, jehosophat. good. and after jeroboam in israel, nadab and then baasha ruled. both bad.
i have to pause once again for life. (ya know...kid breakfasts and school and laundry cause tsion is getting in the shower and looking for clean clothes and meetings today and bills to pay and Christmas planning and shopping and ...wow...soooo far removed from israel and judah and good kings and bad kings. but as i reflect, i know God is interested in this one home and this one woman of God as He was in that man of God in chapter 13...wishing i had time to pray and figure out what He was communicating through his life and the record of it...we don't even know his name but God clearly very clearly moved him. hmmm) be blessed as you walk out today. and we'll come back to first kings when i have a quiet moment again. love to you!!!
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