The Chapter-A-Day thread. (2)

[agamemnonoftroy]

Though the number is ridiculous the problem like Samson before him was the fact his desire ran to woman who where not of Gods covenant

Yes Rick357 rather than a problem of numbers it was a problem of their alien religions.

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

*[[1Ki 12:8]] KJV* But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

As a father we think our children will always take our council to heart...but as teens they tend to put more wieght with their friends opinions....so make sure you know who your kids are friends with....all that David had built lost with one dumb decision.

Rick357 it is part of growing up the we throw of some parental control over our lives. We just have to hope that at least some of it sticks. Enough to stop the child going off the rails, hopefully.

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

1 Kings Chapter 12

Rehoboam became king after the death of his father Solomon.

The old men advised Rehoboam to be a kind king.

The young men advised Rehoboam to be hard an ruthless king.

Rehoboam listened to the advice of the young men and Israel rebelled against him.

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

The 10 tribes of Israel asked Jeroboam to be their king. Only the tribe of Judah stayed loyal to Rehoboam.
Verse 20

Rehoboam raised and army of 180,000 men to fight Jeroboam and the 10 northern tribes.
Verse 21

Shemaiah was a man of God. God spoke to Shemaiah and said that Rehoboam must not attack the 10 northern tribes.
Verse 24

King Jeroboam built two golden calves for the 10 tribes to worship. He put one in Bethel and the other one in Dan.
Verse 29

Jereoboam created his own priests. Jeroboam rejected the sons of Levi.
Verse 31

Jeroboam did this because he did not want the northern tribes going to Jerusalem to make sacrifices, in case they switched their allegiancies to his rival King Reohboam.
Verse 27

 

[brinny]

Re; chapter 12:

This is where Rehoboam sealed his fate and revealed an utterly foolish and evil heart, when he decided that the older men's advice was not appealing to him, and in essence, rejected it before he even asked the younger men. His heart was a willing vessel to carry out what God said would happen after Solomon died:

8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

and so it began.

 

[rick357]

How quickly the flesh can destroy what the Spirit has established...taxes...bad advice...bad decision...fear...idolatry...false preachers...false feast...false offerings...devices of the human heart...a little leaven; leavens all......so very sad.

 

[brinny]

..and tragic

 

[rick357]

It was fear that lead Jeroboam to bring Israel into idolatry....is this why Jesus again and again says fear not....for whoever will find his life will lose his life....

 

[brinny]

Interesting......isn't it written not to fear man, but that if we fear fear God, we fear no man? Fearing man is the equivalent to "idolatry", which in essence, is "worshipping" man. It sho' 'nuff is putting man above God. It'd be an awesome study....

 

[rick357]

*[[Col 3:5]] KJV* ....covetousness, which is idolatry

*[[1Co 10:7]] KJV* Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

It seems self is always at the center...

 

[brinny]

another interesting study...makes ya' wonder if we're our own worst enemies

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

How quickly the flesh can destroy what the Spirit has established...taxes...bad advice...bad decision...fear...idolatry...false preachers...false feast...false offerings...devices of the human heart...a little leaven; leavens all......so very sad.

Rick357

Jeroboam was a complete disaster for the 10 northern tribes.

I wonder why Jeroboam was chosen to be the heir to Solomon ?

Chapter 11 verse 31

 

[rick357]

Rick357

Jeroboam was a complete disaster for the 10 northern tribes.

I wonder why Jeroboam was chosen to be the heir to Solomon ?

Chapter 11 verse 31

Same reason Saul seemed like a good choice looked good to the flesh....be careful what you set your heart on.

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

1 Samuel Chapter 13

Jeroboam grabbed a holy man that was praying against Jeroboam and his hand dried up and he could not use it.
Verse 4

Jeroboam's altar was also smashed by God.
Verse 5

Jeroboam asked the holy man to pray to God for him and the hand was restored.
Verse 6

Jeroboam asked the holy man to eat with him, but the reply was that God had ordered him not to eat on drink in the land.
Verse 9

An old prophet from Bethel persuaded the holy man to stay for a meal by lying about an angel.
Verse 18

 

[agamemnonoftroy]

I Kings Chapter 13

During the meal the old prophet told the holy man that he would die, for having eaten this meal against Gods orders.
Verse 22

The holy man then left and was killed by a lion.
Verse 24

The old prophet brought the body of the holy man back to his home and burried him in his own sepulchre.
Verse 31

The old prophet gave future instructions that he should be buried beside the holy man.
Verse 31.

Jeroboam did not change his evil ways.
Verse 33

 

[rick357]

*[[1Ki 13:2]] KJV* And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

Jesus said with what measure you meet it is measured unto you...the alter he intended to be a alternative to what God commanded became a alter of unimaginable sin.

 

[rick357]

*[[1Ki 13:20-22]] KJV* %v 20% And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back: %v 21% And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee, %v 22% But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.


We can ignore Kings easy enough but we must also ignore men of God when the Lord has spoken to us....
Paul was set to go to Jerusalem no matter the prophecy of several(which were true)others Paul could not be swayed.
Or Peter who Jesus had just encouraged that God had revealed to him who Jesus was found himself rebuked as an advesary that desired the things of men not God when Peter tried to persuade him not to go to Jerusalem.

 

[brinny]

Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God?

 

[rick357]

Why did the old prophet lie to the man of God?

It is the gainsaying of Korah...are we not also priest of God does God only speak to Moses...
It is unfortunate that a great many people will add God said to a statment to give it streangth when God has not spoken....
Is it not ironic that the man whose words where trusted more than Gods was the same man who prophesied his death.

 

[brinny]

sooooooo...he was a "prophet", but an evil one?

I'm just wonderin' why he had it in for the man of God?