Day 175, 23 June 2024
Today at
Calvary Community Church
Beyond Normal - Judgement .
The source of our meaning and significance ...
Ecclesiastes 3:11
11 (Ecc 8:17; Ro 11:33) He has made everything beautiful in its appropriate
time. He has also put obscurity in their hearts Or timelessness,
or perpetuity. so that no one comes to know the work that God has done
from the beginning to the end.
11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set
the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that
God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Acts 12:1-4
1 About that time King Herod extended his hands
to harm certain ones from the church.
2 (Mt 20:23; Heb 11:37) He killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 (Ex 23:15; Ac 24:27) Seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further
to arrest Peter also. This happened during the Days of Unleavened Bread.
4 (Lk 21:12) When he had seized him, he put him in prison and handed him
over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him
before the people after the Passover.
[1] Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex
certain of the church.
[2] And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
[3] And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take
Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
[4] And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him
to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring
him forth to the people.
Acts 12:20-23
20 (Jdg 2:16; 1Sa 3:20) "After about four hundred and fifty years,
God gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
21 (1Sa 10:1) Then they requested a king. And God gave them Saul
the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
22 (1Sa 16:1; 15:23; 15:26) When He had removed him, He raised up David
to be their king, of whom He testified, saying,
'I have found David (Ps 89:20.) the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart,
who will fulfill My entire will.'(1Sa 13:14.)
23 (Mt 1:1; Ps 132:11) "From this man's descendants God has raised a Saviour
for Israel, Jesus, according to His promise.
[20] And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred
and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
[21] And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son
of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
[22] And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their
king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son
of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
[23] Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel
a Saviour, Jesus:
Hebrews 12:9
9 (Nu 16:22; 27:16) Furthermore, we have had human fathers,
and they corrected us, and we gave them reverence.
Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
[9] Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we
gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the
Father of spirits, and live?
Jeremiah 2:13
13 (Ps 36:9; Jer 17:13) For My people have committed two evils.
They have forsaken Me,
the fountain of living waters,
and hewed out for themselves cisterns,
broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
[13] For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the
fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns,
that can hold no water.
Produces attitude ...
1 John 2:16
16 (Ro 13:14; Eph 2:3) For all that is in the world-the lust of the flesh,
the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father,
but is of the world.
[16] For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of
the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Proverbs 6:16-19
16 These six things the Lord hates,
yes, seven are an abomination to him:
17 (Pr 12:22; Isa 1:15 ) a proud look,
a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (Ge 6:5; Pr 1:16) a heart that devises wicked imaginations,
feet that are swift in running to mischief,
19 (Ps 27:12; Pr 6:14) a false witness who speaks lies,
and he who sows discord among brethren.
16 These six things doth the LORD hate:
Yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
Feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies,
And he that soweth discord among brethren.
Mark 10:43-45
43 (Mk 9:35; Lk 9:48) But it shall not be so among you.
Whoever would be great among you must be your servant,
44 and whoever among you would be greatest must be servant of all.
45 (Mt 20:28; Isa 53:10-12) For even the Son of Man came not
to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."
[43] But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among
you, shall be your minister:
[44] And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
[45] For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
1 Corinthians 13:4
4 (Col 3:12; Pr 10:12) Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not;
love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,
[4] Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Acts 12:19
19 (Ac 16:27) When Herod had searched for him and did not find him,
he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death.
Then he went down from Judea to CaesaÂrea, and stayed there.
[19] And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the
keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down
from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
Proverbs 8:13
13 (Pr 16:6; Ps 97:10) The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
pride and arrogance
and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.
13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil:
Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,
And the froward mouth, do I hate.
Romans 12:3
3 (Ro 1:5; 11:20) For I say, through the grace given to me,
to everyone among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought
to think, but to think with sound judgment, according to the measure
of faith God has distributed to every man.
[3] For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among
you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to
think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of
faith.
1 Corinthians 4:7
7 (Jn 3:27; Ro 12:6) For who makes you differ from another?
And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you received it,
why do you boast as if you had not received it?
[7] For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou
didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if
thou hadst not received it?
to which Gods responds
Acts 12:22-24
22 The mob shouted, "It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!"
23 (1Sa 25:38; 2Sa 24:16-17) Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him,
because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and died.
24 (Ac 6:7; 19:20) But the word of God spread and increased.
[22] And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not
of a man.
[23] And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not
God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
[24] But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Proverbs 16:18-19
18 (Pr 11:2; 18:12; Ob 1:3-4) Pride goes before destruction,
and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 (Ex 15:9; Isa 57:15) Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
18 Pride goeth before destruction,
And an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
James 4:6
6 (Pr 3:34; 1Pe 5:5) But He gives more grace. For this reason it says:
"God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble."(Pr 3:34.)
[6] But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud,
but giveth grace unto the humble.
Job 35:12
12 There they cry out, but He does not answer
because of the pride of evil men.
12 There they cry, but none giveth answer,
Because of the pride of evil men.
1 Peter 5:5
5 (Jas 4:6; Eph 5:21) Likewise you younger ones, submit yourselves
to the elders. Yes, all of you be submissive one to another
and clothe yourselves with humility, because
"God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble."(Pr 3:34.)
[5] Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you
be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth
the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
1)1 Kings 13
1 Kings 14:1-24
2 Chronicles 12:1-12
2 Chronicles 12:13-14
1 Kings 14:25-28
2 Chronicles 12:13-16
1 Kings 14:29-31
1 Kings 13
The Man of God From Judah
1 (2Ki 23:17; 1Ki 12:22) A man of God came out of Judah to Bethel by the word
of the Lord while Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
2 He cried against the altar by the word of the Lord and said,
"O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: 'A child named Josiah will be born
in the house of David, and he will sacrifice upon you the priests
of the high places who burn incense on you,
and these men's bones shall be burned upon you.' "
3 (1Co 1:22; Ex 4:3-5) He gave a sign the same day, saying,
"This is the sign that the Lord has spoken:
'The altar will be torn apart, and the ashes that are upon
it will be poured out.' "
4 When King Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God who had cried
against the altar in Bethel, he reached out his hand from the altar, saying,
"Arrest him!" And the hand that he put forth against him dried up so that
he could not pull it back in again.
5 The altar also was torn, and the ashes poured out from the altar,
just as the man of God had said it would as a sign of the Lord.
At Beth-el's Altar
1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD
unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
2 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.
3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD
hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon
it shall be poured out.
4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God,
which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from
the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against
him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according
to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
{Never mock the Word of God nor his messengers}
6 (Ex 8:8; 9:28) The king answered and said to the man of God,
"Seek the face of the Lord your God, and pray for me,
that my hand will be healed." And the man of God interceded with the Lord,
and the king's hand was healed and became as it was before.
7 (2Ki 5:15; 1Sa 9:7-8) The king said to the man of God, "Come home with me
and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward."
8 (Nu 22:18; 24:13) The man of God said to the king, "If you were to give me
half your house, I would not go with you, nor will I eat bread nor drink water
in this place,
9 for so I was commanded by the word of the Lord, saying:
You shall eat no bread, nor drink water nor return by the same way
that you came."
10 So he went another way and did not return
by the same way he came to Bethel.
11 (2Ki 23:18) Now there lived an old prophet in Bethel, and his sons came
and told him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel.
They also told their father the words that he had spoken to the king.
12 Their father said to them, "What way did he go?" For his sons had seen
the way the man of God who came from Judah had gone.
13 He said to his sons, "Saddle my donkey." So they saddled the donkey
for him, and he rode on it.
14 He went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak,
and he said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?"
And he said, "I am."
15 Then he said to him, "Come home with me and eat bread."
16 (1Ki 13:8-9) He said, "I may not return with you or go in with you,
nor will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place,
17 (1Ki 20:35; 1Th 4:15) for I was commanded by the word of the Lord:
You shall eat no bread and drink no water
there nor return by the way you came."
18 (Mt 7:15; 1Jn 4:1) He said to him, "I am a prophet like you,
and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying,
'Bring him back with you into your house so that he may eat bread
and drink water.' " But he had lied to him.
19 So he went back with him to his house and ate bread and drank water.
20 Then as they sat at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet
who brought him back,
21 and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judah, saying,
"Thus says the Lord: Since you have disobeyed the mouth of the Lord
and have not kept the commandment that the Lord your God commanded you,
22 but instead came back and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place
of which the Lord told you to eat no bread and drink no water,
your carcass will not be buried in the tomb of your fathers!"
23 After he had eaten bread and had drunk, he saddled the donkey
for the prophet whom he had brought back.
24 (1Ki 20:36) As he was going, a lion met him on the way and killed him,
and his body was thrown in the road, and both the donkey and lion stood by it.
6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face
of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again.
And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him
again, and became as it was before.
7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh
thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine
house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in
this place:
9 for so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor
drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.
10 So he went another way, and returned not
by the way that he came to Beth-el.
11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him
all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el: the words
which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.
12 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen
what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.
13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass:
and he rode thereon,
14 and went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he
said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I
am.
15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will
I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
17 for it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor
drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto
me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house,
that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
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:
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,
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.
23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that
he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.
24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his
carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by
the carcase.
{The Lord love obedience}
25 Some men passed by and saw the body thrown in the road with the lion
standing by the body, and they came and told the story in the city
where the old prophet lived.
26 When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard about it,
he said, "It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of the Lord,
and thus the Lord has delivered him to the lion, which has torn and slain him,
according to the word of the Lord that He spoke to him."
27 He said to his sons, "Saddle my donkey," and they saddled it.
28 He then went and found his body thrown in the road, and the donkey
and the lion were still standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body
nor attacked the donkey.
29 The prophet picked up the body of the man of God and laid it on his donkey
and brought it back. The old prophet came to the city to
mourn and to bury him.
30 (Jer 22:18) He laid his body in his own tomb, and they mourned over him,
saying, "Alas, my brother!"
31 And after he had buried him, he said to his sons, "When I am dead, bury me
in the grave in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.
32 (1Ki 13:2; 16:24) For the saying that he cried out by the word of the Lord
against the altar in Bethel and against all the houses of the high places
that are in the cities of Samaria shall surely come to pass."
33 (2Ch 11:15; 13:9) After this event Jeroboam did not turn from his evil
ways, but made priests for the high places again from among all the people.
Any who would, he consecrated to be priests of the high places.
34 (1Ki 12:30; 14:10) This matter became sin to the house of Jeroboam,
so as to cut it off and to destroy it from the face of the earth.
25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and
the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city
where the old prophet dwelt.
26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof,
he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD:
therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him,
and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.
27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him.
28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion
standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.
29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the
ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and
to bury him.
30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him,
saying, Alas, my brother!
31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons,
saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God
is buried; lay my bones beside his bones:
32 for the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in
Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities
of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again
of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he
consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.
34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off,
and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
{The future consequences will be dreadful for the Kingdom of Israel.}
1 Kings 14
Ahijah Prophesies Against Jeroboam
1 At that time, Jeroboam's son Abijah became sick.
2 (1Sa 28:8; 2Sa 14:2) Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please get up
and disguise yourself, so that you will not be recognized
as the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. There you will find
Ahijah the prophet, who told me that I would be king over this people.
3 (1Sa 9:7-8; 1Ki 13:7) Take ten loaves, cakes, and a jar of honey,
and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to our child."
4 (1Ki 11:29; 1Sa 3:2) Jeroboam's wife did so and arose and went to Shiloh,
to the house of Ahijah.
But Ahijah could not see, for in his old age he had gone blind.
5 The Lord said to Ahijah, "The wife of Jeroboam has come to ask you about
her son, for he is sick. You shall say thus and thus to her,
for when she comes, she will be disguised as another woman."
6 And so when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in the door,
he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you disguise yourself as another?
I have been sent to you with bad news.
7 (1Ki 16:2; 2Sa 12:7-8) Go tell Jeroboam, 'Thus says the Lord God of Israel:
I raised you up from among the people and made you prince
over My people Israel,
8 (1Ki 15:5) and took the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it you.
Yet you have not been as My servant David, who kept My commandments
and who followed Me with all his heart to do only that which was right
in My eyes,
9 (1Ki 12:28; 2Ch 11:15) but you have sinned more than all who were before you,
for you have gone and made other gods and molded images and provoked Me
to anger and have cast Me behind your back.
10 (Dt 32:36; 1Ki 21:21)" "Therefore I will bring disaster upon the house
of Jeroboam and will cut off from Jeroboam all males, both slave and free
in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam,
as a man takes away refuse until it is all gone.
11 (1Ki 16:4) Descendants of Jeroboam who die in the city will be eaten
by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air,
for the Lord has spoken it.'
Jeroboam's Son
1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself,
that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh:
behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over
this people.
3 And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go
to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child.
4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came
to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by
reason of his age.
5 And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask
a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say
unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself
to be another woman.
6 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at
the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou
thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted
thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
8 and rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet
thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who
followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
9 but hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and
made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast
me behind thy back:
10 therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will
cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut
up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house
of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.
11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that
dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath
spoken it.
{Never be disobedient nor disloyal to the Lord}
12 "Arise therefore and go to your own house. When your feet enter the city,
the child will die.
13 (2Ch 19:3; 12:12) All Israel will mourn for him and bury him, for he alone
from the house of Jeroboam will come to the grave, because in him there
is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel.
14 (1Ki 15:27-29) "Moreover the Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will
destroy the house of Jeroboam this day and from now on.
15 (Jos 23:15-16; 2Ki 15:29) For the Lord will smite Israel, as a reed
is shaken in the water, and He will uproot Israel from this good land,
which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the river,
because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the Lord to anger.
16 (1Ki 12:30; 13:34) He shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam
who sinned and who led Israel to sin."
17 (1Ki 15:33; 15:21) Jeroboam's wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah.
As she arrived at the threshold of the door, the child died,
18 and they buried him, and all Israel mourned for him, according
to the word of the Lord, which He spoke by the hand
of His servant Ahijah the prophet.
12 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter
into the city, the child shall die.
13 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam
shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward
the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
14 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off
the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
15 For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he
shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers,
and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves,
provoking the LORD to anger.
16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin,
and who made Israel to sin.
17 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when
she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
18 and they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word
of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
Rehoboam, King of Judah
2Ch 12:9-16
21 (2Ch 12:13; 1Ki 11:36; 14:31) Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah.
Rehoboam was 41 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned 17 years
in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen
out of all the tribes of Israel
to put His name there. And his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.
21 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty
and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years
in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes
of Israel, to put his name there.
And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
{Yes a pagan wife that lead Solomon astray}
22 (2Ch 12:1; Ps 78:58) Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord,
and the people provoked Him to jealousy with the sins they committed,
even worse than their fathers had done.
22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him
to jealousy with their sins which they had committed,
above all that their fathers had done.
{A godless rebellion indeed}
23 (Dt 12:2; Isa 57:5; 2Ki 17:9-10) For they also built high places and images
and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
24 (Dt 23:17; 1Ki 15:12; 2Ki 23:7) There were also male cult prostitutes
in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations
that the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
23 For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every
high hill, and under every green tree.
24 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all
the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children
of Israel.
2 Chronicles 12
Egypt Attacks Jerusalem
1Ki 14:21-31
1 (2Ch 11:17; 12:13) Now when the reign of Rehoboam was established
and strong, he, and all of Israel with him, abandoned the law of the Lord.
2 (1Ki 11:40) And in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt
went up against Jerusalem for they had acted unfaithfully against the Lord,
3 (2Ch 16:8; Na 3:9; Da 11:439 with 1200 chariots and 60000 horses.
The people were without number who came with him from Egypt-Libyans,
Sukkiktes, and Ethiopians.
4 (2Ch 11:5-12) And he captured the fortified cities that were in Judah,
and he came even to Jerusalem.
5 (2Ch 11:2; 15:2) Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam
and the rulers of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem before Shishak,
and he said to them, "So the Lord says: You have abandoned Me,
so I have abandoned you into the hand of Shishak."
6 (Ex 9:27; Da 9:14) Then the king and the rulers of Israel humbled themselves
and said, "The Lord is righteous."
7 (2Ch 34:25) So when the Lord observed that they had humbled themselves,
the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, "They have humbled themselves,
so I will not destroy them. I will let some of them escape,
and My anger will not pour out against Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
8 (Dt 28:47-48; Isa 26:13) For they will be slaves to him so that
they experience My labor and the labor of the kingdoms of other lands."
9 (1Ki 10:16-17; 2Ch 9:15-16) So Shishak king of Egypt went up
against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord
and of the palace of the king. He took everything, even the gold shields
that Solomon made.
10 And King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place
and entrusted them to the hands of the rulers of the guards,
those who guarded the entrance to the king's palace.
11 And it happened that whenever the king came to the house of the Lord,
the guards came and carried the shields
and then returned them to the guardroom.
12 (2Ch 19:3; 1Ki 14:13) And when he humbled himself, the anger of the Lord
turned away from him so that there was not a complete annihilation.
Moreover, there were some good things in Judah during this time.
1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom,
and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD,
and all Israel with him.
2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king
of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against
the LORD,
3 with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen:
and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt;
the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah,
and came to Jerusalem.
5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah,
that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto
them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also
left you in the hand of Shishak.
6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves;
and they said, The LORD is righteous.
7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD
came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will
not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath
shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service,
and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away
the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's
house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon
had made.
10 Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them
to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's
house.
11 And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came
and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
12 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that
he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
2 Chronicles 12:13-14
The Death of Rehoboam
13 (1Ki 14:21; Dt 12:5) So King Rehoboam was strong and reigned in Jerusalem.
For Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king,
and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem,
the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel,
to put His name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite.
14 (2Ch 19:3) And he acted evil because he did not set his heart
to seek out the Lord
13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, 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 chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there.
And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
1 Kings 14
25 (1Ki 11:40) In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt
came up against Jerusalem.
26 (1Ki 15:18; 2Ch 9:15-16) He took away all the treasures of the house
of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house, even all the shields
of gold which Solomon had made.
27 (1Sa 8:11; 22:17) King Rehoboam replaced them with bronze shields
and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard who guarded
the king's house.
28 And whenever the king entered the house of the Lord,
the guards carried them and brought them back into the guard chamber.
25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king
of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
26 and he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures
of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields
of gold which Solomon had made.
27 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them
unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's
house.
28 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that
the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
2 Chronicles 12:13-16
The Death of Rehoboam
13 (1Ki 14:21; Dt 12:5) So King Rehoboam was strong and reigned in Jerusalem.
For Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king,
and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem,
the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel,
to put His name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite.
14 (2Ch 19:3) And he acted evil because he did not set his heart
to seek out the Lord.
15 (2Ch 9:29; 12:5; 1Ki 12:22) Now, are not the acts of Rehoboam written
from beginning to end in the annals of Shemaiah the prophet
and Iddo the seer, according to genealogy?
And there were battles between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried
in the City of David, and Abijah ruled in his place.
13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, 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 chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there.
And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
15 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?
And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David:
and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 14
29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did,
are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
30 (1Ki 12:21; 12:24) There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam
all their days.
31 (2Ch 12:16; Mt 1:7) Rehoboam slept with his fathers
and was buried with his fathers in the City of David.
And his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.
And Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they
not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers
in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
2) Our Daily Bread for 23 June 2024 Titled
Rich in Good Deeds
1 Timothy 6:6-10,17-19
6 (1Ti 4:8; Heb 13:5) But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 (Job 1:21; Ps 49:17) For we brought nothing into this world,
and it is certain that we can carry nothing out.
8 (Ge 28:20) If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with
these things.
9 (Pr 15:27; 1Ti 3:7) But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation
and a snare and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men
in ruin and destruction.
10 (Dt 16:19) For the love of money is the root of all evil.
While coveting after money, some have strayed from the faith
and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
[6] But godliness with contentment is great gain.
[7] For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry
nothing out.
[8] And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
[9] But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into
many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and
perdition.
[10] For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted
after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows.
The Good Fight of Faith
17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that
they not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,
who richly gives us all things to enjoy.
18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich in good
works, generous, willing to share,
19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.
[17] Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,
nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly
all things to enjoy;
[18] That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to
distribute, willing to communicate;
[19] Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to
come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
After seven decades of hard work as a washerwoman-scrubbing, drying, and
pressing clothes by hand-Oseola McCarty was finally ready to retire at
the age of eighty-six. She had scrupulously saved her meager earnings all
those years, and to the amazement of her community, Oseola donated
$150,000 to the nearby university to create a scholarship fund for
needy students. Inspired by her selfless gift, hundreds of people
donated enough to triple her endowment.
Oseola understood the true value of her wealth was not in using it
for her own gain, but to bless others. The apostle Paul exhorted Timothy
to command those who are rich in this present world
"to be rich in good deeds" (1 Timothy 6:18). Each of us has been given
wealth to steward, whether it’s in the form of financial means or other
resources. Instead of trusting in our resources, Paul cautions us to put
our hope only in God (v. 17) and to lay up treasure in heaven by being
"generous and willing to share" (v. 18).
In God's economy, withholding and not being generous only leads
to emptiness. Giving to others out of love is the way to fulfillment.
To have both godliness and contentment with what we have, instead
of striving for more, is great gain (v. 6). What would it look like
for us to be generous with our resources, as Oseola was?
Let us strive to be rich in good deeds today as God leads us.
By: Karen Pimpo
Reflect & Pray
What opportunity do you have to be generous today?
How can sharing what you have lead to greater contentment?
Thank You for the resources I have, God. I surrender them to You today.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 1 - God's Perspective
Philip 4:13
13 (2Co 12:9-10; Eph 3:16) I can do all things because
of Christ who strengthens me.
13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Many of us live out self-fulfilling prophecies. We believe
what we tell ourselves - or what we have been told by others:
"You're stupid", "You're ugly", "You'll never amount to anything,"
"You can't do anything right."
We programme ourselves for spiritual failure as well.
"I just can't memorise Scripture," we say. "It comes and goes,
and I can't seem to get it to stay." Yet daily we memorise
volumes of information that is less significant than the
Scriptures - telephone numbers, identification codes,
songs lyrics, advertising jingles.
The answer to the dilemma of negativism is not positive
thinking, but right thinking - biblical thinking, according
to what the Bible reveals of God's perspective. God says,
"You are worthwhile. You are valued. You are loved. I created you
just as you are, and whatever I call you to do,
I will give you the strength to do it.
The context of Phillipians 4:13 shows that Paul had learned
this important secret of spiritual strength. Paul had known
poverty and plenty, trouble and victory. But he also knew
he did not have to let circumstances determine his response to God's will.
We need not be controlled by the negative messages life throws in our paths
- even those self-defeating pronouncements we make to ourselves.
Rather, we can respond according to God's perspective, with the
conviction that God has given us strength we need to meet the
challenges we face.
Application
a) What challenges do I face that make me realise my own insufficiencies?
IS memorising Scripture one of those challenges for me?
b) How does today's memory verse help me face those challenges?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Proverbs 22:7
7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Saddened by Loss
John 14:1 - 7
1 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God. Believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places.
If it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again
and receive you to Myself,
that where I am, you may be also.
4 You know where I am going, and you know the way."
5 Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know
where You are going. How can we know the way?"
6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also.
From now on you do know Him and have seen Him."
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so,
I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again,
and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest;
and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also:
and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Quebec
Quick facts on Muslims in Quebec
Quebec 2015 population 8214 000
est Muslim Population 418946
CNMM Networks: Montreal
There is a growing Muslim population in Quebec City and a smattering
of Muslims scattered around the rest of the province, yet the vast majority
of Muslims live in the greater Montreal area. n fact, 23% of Canada's Muslim
population live in Quebec. Why is that? It is largely because Francophone
African Muslims are attracted to La Belle Provence.
And here's an interesting, perhaps even shocking fact: There are more
Muslims in Montreal than there are evangelical Christians.
This is one demographic factor creates a challenging environment for churches
and believers here: The size of the available 'workforce' is small
by comparison to begin with. Believers are already is a host culture that
is often either indifferent to religion or resistant to it. And now
this 'new' religious community of Muslims - many of whom do not visibly
or socially conform to Quebec society - are a growing population. It might br
easy for Christians to feel overwhelm by this cultural double-whammy,
yet God has always worked miracles through the small, the few.
Agree in prayer for :
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 23 of the Month
a) Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
b) Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
(
John 13:34-35
34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,
even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you have love for one another."
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another;
as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another.
Rom 12:10
10 Be devoted to one another with brotherly love; prefer one another in honour
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love;
in honour preferring one another;
Heb 10:24
24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works.
24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
1 Peter 3:8
8 Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward one another, be gracious,
and be kind.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,
love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1 John 3:23
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name
of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name
of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord not to have a critical attitude.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a leader that love the Lord.
Pray to the Lord: "Thank You for the resources I have, God.
I surrender them to You today."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to memorise His Word.
Pray to the Lord and pray not to be either borrower or lender.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know He is preparing a place in Heaven for you.
Agree in prayer for Quebec:
- The people of Quebec, Muslim or otherwise, to be open to the Gospel
- for Muslims who are encountering believers and responding
-for a new group of Muslim background believers who are meeting
together for worship!
- For pastors and believers to be full of passion, faith and vision for
reaching Muslims in Quebec.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ.
Pray that Bhutan's King, who is currently defender of the Buddhist faith,
will bend his knee to the "King of kings".
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.