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2) Our Daily Bread for 24 June 2026 titled
Faith Rooted in God by Katara Patton
Matthew 19:23-26
23 (Mt 13:22; Mk 10:23) Then Jesus said to His disciples,
"Truly, I say to you that it will be hard for a rich man
to enter the kingdom of heaven.
24 (Mk 10:24-25; Lk 18:25) And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel
to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man
to enter the kingdom of God."
25 When His disciples heard this, they were greatly amazed, saying,
"Who then can be saved?"
26 (Job 42:2; Lk 1:37; Ge 18:14) But Jesus looked at them and said,
"With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
[23] Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich
man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
[24] And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the
eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
[25] When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who
then can be saved?
[26] But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible;
but with God all things are possible.
I was inspired while reading a historical fiction account of the life of Mary
McLeod Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman University. The stories of her
determination and care for others led me to read more about her. One account
tells how in the early 1900s, she "described" the buildings at her school for
young African American women to a wealthy businessman. But when he visited
the "campus," he found only one building. She'd described her dream to him,
hoping that he would invest in the school. Her faith and vision worked
together to secure funding. Her school eventually
became - and still is - a four-year university.
Bethune is credited with saying: "Without faith, nothing is possible. With it,
nothing is impossible." Her quote is similar to what Jesus told the astonished
disciples who were asking questions about salvation. They were trying to
figure out how people could "enter the kingdom of God," or heaven
(Matthew 19:24). They wanted to know "who then can be saved?" (v. 25). Jesus
shared with His followers that faith in God was the only way,
because "with God all things are possible" (v. 26).
Faith is rooted in a belief in God and His abilities. Faith prompts us to
believe in the possibility of things we don't see yet (see Hebrews 11:1) -
like a dream of a school for the underprivileged or an eternal home for
those who accept Christ. May God help us see what He sees.
Reflect & Pray
What are you struggling to believe? How can trusting in God’s power help you?
Dear God of all, please increase my faith
in Your ability to do the impossible.
For further study, read Are You the One?
Keeping Faith When Life Doesn’t Go Our Way.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 4 - Arming for Battle
Joshua 1:8
8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.
Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according
to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,
and you will be wise.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt
meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according
to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,
and then thou shalt have good success.
When God spoke these words to Joshua, the young leader's prospects for
"prosperity" and "success" were far from promising. Upon Moses' death,
Joshua was appointed to lead Israel into the Promised Land, to claim
the territory and establish a nation under God's rule.
Joshua was afraid, and for good reason. The people were rebellious
and intractable. And "claiming the land" meant battling many strong enemies.
Yet God told Joshua that his strength would come not in preparing for battle,
but in preparing for battle, but in preparing himself by meditating
on and applying God's word to his life.
We, too, face difficult battles as we seek to enter the "Promised Land"
of God's peace and presence. But his promise is the same as it was to Joshua:
through obedience to the Word, we can find prosperity and success.
God's promise does not necessarily mean financial prosperity
or material success. These victories may come as well, but God's primary
purpose for his people is spiritual success - the victory and joy of living
in fellowship with him. We can be enriched in the knowledge of God and
find power to overcome the enemies of sin and self. The way may not be easy
- after all, there is no victory without conflict - but God promises
that we will succeed as we look to him.
Application
a) What image do I have a personal "Promised Land" that I long
to enter and claim as my own?
b) What enemies will I need to battle in order to enter that land?
c) How can meditation on the Word of God and obedience to him bring me
prosperity and success?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Matthew 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33-34
19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth
where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroy
and where thieves do not break in nor steal,
21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
2 Tim 2:8-13
8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,
descended from David, according to my gospel,
9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,
even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.
10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things
for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain
the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:
If we die with Him, we shall also live with Him.
12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.
If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,
He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead
according to my gospel:
9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of
God is not bound.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also
obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,
we shall also live with him:
12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:
if we deny him, he also will deny us:
13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
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 24 of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Canadian Society. (
Col 4:3
3 while praying also for us, that God would open to
us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in chains,
3 withal praying also for us, that God would open unto
us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ,
for which I am also in bonds:
)
b) Pray for the Province of Saskatchewan
I) Pray for the leaders of Saskatchewan,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to honour the Lord all your life
and to reform in the name of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God of all, please increase my faith
in Your ability to do the impossible."
Pray to the Lord and pray to arm to battle with the Book of the Law.
Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.
Pray to the Lord and pray to never deny the Lord Jesus Christ.
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 that the Lord will open a door for the message for the Gospel
at every level of Society.
Pray that the government of
href="https://www.vomcanada.com/uzbekistan.htm">Uzbekistan will continue
passing reforms to increase religious freedom.
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.
2 Chronicles 15
The Prophecy of Oded
1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
2 and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all
Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him;
and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him,
he will forsake you.
3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God,
and without a teaching priest, and without law.
4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel,
and sought him, he was found of them.
5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that
came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city:
for God did vex them with all adversity.
7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak:
for your work shall be rewarded.
8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet,
he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land
of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from
mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD,
that was before the porch of the LORD.
9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them
out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out
of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month,
in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
11 And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they
had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers
with all their heart and with all their soul;
13 that whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to
death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting,
and with trumpets, and with cornets.
15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their
heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them:
and the LORD gave them rest round about.
16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her
from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down
her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel:
nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
18 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father
had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold,
and vessels.
19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth
year of the reign of Asa.
2 Chronicles 16:1-10
Asa's Last Years
(1Ki 15:17-24)
1 (2Ch 15:9) But in the 36th year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel
went up against Judah and built Ramah and did not allow anyone to come
in or go out to Asa king of Judah.
2 Then Asa removed silver and gold from the storehouses
of the house of the Lord and palace of the king,
and he sent it to Ben-Hadad king of Aram in Syria, who lived in Damascus,
saying,
3 "There is a covenant between me and you as between my father
and your father. I am sending you silver and gold.
Go and break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel so that he might
leave me."
4 And Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa, and he sent the commanders of
his armies against the cities of Israel. They struck down Ijon, Dan,
Abel Maim, and all the depot cities of Naphtali.
5 And it happened when Baasha heard this, that he stopped building Ramah
and he ceased his work.
6 Then King Asa took all of Judah, and they took the stones of Ramah
and its timber that Baasha had used to build, and he built with them Geba
and Mizpah.
7 (1Ki 16:1; 2Ch 19:2) And at that time Hanani the seer came
to King Asa of Judah saying, "Because you depended on the king of Aram
and did not depend on the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king
of Aram escaped from your hand.
8 (2Ch 12:3; 13:16) Were not the Cushites and Libyans a very large army
with chariots and horses, but when you depended on the Lord,
He gave them to your hand.
9 (Pr 15:3; Zec 4:10) For the eyes of the Lord move about on all the earth
to strengthen the heart that is completely toward Him.
You have acted foolishly in this, and from this point forward
you will have wars."
10 (2Ch 18:26) Then Asa was angry with the seer and placed him in prison
stocks, for he was enraged by these words. Asa even oppressed
some of the people during this time.
1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came
up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out
or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of
the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that
dwelt at Damascus, saying,
3 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and
thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league
with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies
against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim,
and all the store cities of Naphtali.
5 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building
of Ramah, and let his work cease.
6 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah,
and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith
Geba and Mizpah.
7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto
him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD
thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.
8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots
and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into
thine hand.
9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew
himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.
Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt
have wars.
10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house;
for he was in a rage with him because of this thing.
And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
2 Chronicles 16:11-14
The Death of Asa
11 The events of Asa from beginning to end are written
in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12 (Jer 17:5) In the 39th year of the reign of Asa, he had a sickness
in his feet until his sickness became grave.
Even in his disease he did not seek after the Lord, but the physicians.
13 So Asa slept with his fathers; he died in the 41st year of his reign.
14 (Ge 50:2; 2Ch 21:19) And they buried him in the tomb
that he cut for himself in the City of David.
And they placed him on a place filled with all types of spices mixed
with ointments, and then they burned him up with a very great conflagration.
11 And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written
in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet,
until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to
the LORD, but to the physicians.
13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year
of his reign.
14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself
in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet
odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art:
and they made a very great burning for him.
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2 Chronicles 14
1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David:
and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten
years.
2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
3 for he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places,
and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
4 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the
law and the commandment.
5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places
and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no
war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about
them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us;
because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath
given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah
three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows,
two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.
1 Kings 15
Asa, King of Judah
2 Ch 14:2-3; 15:16-17:1
9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel,
Asa became king over Judah.
10 (1Ki 15:2) He reigned 41 years in Jerusalem, and his grandmother's name
was Maakah, the daughter of Abishalom.
11 (2Ch 14:2) Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord,
just as his father David had done.
12 (1Ki 22:46; 11:7-8) He expelled the male cult prostitutes
from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
13 (Ex 32:20) In addition he even deposed his grandmother Maakah as queen,
because she had made an idol in a grove. Asa destroyed her idol and burned it
by the Kidron brook.
14 (1Ki 15:3; 22:43) But the high places were not all removed, even though
Asa's heart was wholly devoted to the Lord all his days.
15 (1Ki 7:51) He brought into the house of the Lord the things
that both his father and he himself had dedicated,
the silver and gold and cups.
Asa
9 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah.
10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was
Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
11 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David
his father.
12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols
that his fathers had made.
13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because
she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by
the brook Kidron.
14 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart
was perfect with the LORD all his days.
15 And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the
things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver,
and gold, and vessels.
1 Kings 15:16-22
16 (1Ki 15:32) There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel
all their days.
17 (1Ki 12:27; Jos 18:25) Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah
and fortified Ramah so he could prevent anyone from going out
or coming in to Asa king of Judah.
18 (1Ki 14:26; 2Ki 12:18) Then Asa took all the silver and the gold
that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, as well
as the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand
of his servants, and he sent them to Ben-Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon,
the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived at Damascus, saying,
19"There is a treaty between me and you and between my father
and your father. I have sent to you a present of silver and gold.
Come and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel,
so he will depart from me."
20 (2Ki 15:29; Jdg 18:29; Jos 11:2) So Ben-Hadad listened to King Asa
and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel
and conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maakah, and all Kinnereth,
along with all the land of Naphtali.
21 (1Ki 14:17; 16:15-18) When Baasha heard about it, he halted
the fortification of Ramah and moved to Tirzah.
22 (Jos 21:17; 18:24) Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah
-none was exempted-and they took away the stones of Ramah
and the timber with which Baasha had built, and King Asa used them to build
Geba of Benjamin as well as Mizpah.
16 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.
17 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he
might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures
of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house,
and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them
to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria,
that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
19 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father
and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold;
come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel,
that he may depart from me.
20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts
which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan,
and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building
of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.
22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted:
and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith
Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
1 Kings 15:23-24
23 The rest of all the acts of Asa and all his might and all that he did
and the cities that he built, are they not written in the book
of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? When he was old,
he got a disease in his feet.
(24Mt 1:8; 1Ki 22:41-43) Asa then slept with his fathers and was buried
with them in the city of his father David,
and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.
23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did,
and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age
he was diseased in his feet.
24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the
city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 14:9-15
9 (2Ch 16:8; Jos 15:44) But Zerah the Ethiopian Cushite came out against them
with an army of 1000000 men and 300000 chariots. And he came up to Mareshah.
10 Then Asa went out to engage him, and they arranged for battle
in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
11 (2Ch 13:14; 13:18) And Asa cried out the Lord his God, and said,
"Lord, it is nothing with You to help, whether with many or with those
who have no power. Help us, O Lord our God; for we trust in You,
and in Your name we come against this multitude.
O Lord, You are our God. Let no man prevail against You."
12 (2Ch 13:15) So the Lord struck down the Ethiopian Cushites
before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.
13 (Ge 10:19; 20:1) Then Asa and those with him pursued them until Gerar.
And the Cushites fell till there was not one left alive
because they were struck down before the Lord and His army.
And those in Judah carried off a very great plunder.
14 (2Ch 17:10; Ge 35:5) And they struck down all the cities surrounding Gerar
because the terror of the Lord was on them. And they plundered all the cities
because there was a great amount of possessions in them.
15 And they also struck the tents holding livestock, and they carried off
sheep and a great amount of camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of
a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.
10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the
valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with
thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us,
O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this
multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the
Ethiopians fled.
13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the
Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they
were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away
very much spoil.
14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD
came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much
spoil in them.
15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels
in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 15
The Reforms of Asa
1Ki 15:13-16
1 (2Ch 20:14; 24:20) Then the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,
2 (1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 15:4) and he went out to meet Asa and said to him,
"Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you
while you are with Him. If you all seek Him, He will be found with you.
But if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
3 (Lev 10:11; 1Ki 12:28-33) For a long time Israel has been without the true
God, and without a teaching priest and without law,
4 (Dt 4:29-30) but when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God
of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.
5 (Jdg 5:6) And at that time there was no peace to the one traveling in
or out because there was a great panic on all those who dwelt in the land.
6 They were broken to pieces, nation against nation and city against city,
because God confused them with every type of distress.
7 (Jos 1:7; 1:9) But you all must be strong and not lose heart,
for there is a reward for your deeds."
8 (2Ch 8:12; 13:19) And when Asa heard these words of the prophecy of Azariah
son of Oded the prophet, he was encouraged and removed the detestable idols
from the entire land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities
that he captured in the hills of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar
of the Lord that was before the vestibule of the Lord.
9 (2Ch 11:16) And he gathered together all of Judah and Benjamin
and those who had settled among them from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon,
for these had come down to him from Israel in a great number
when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
10 These were gathered in Jerusalem in the third month in the fifteenth year
in the reign of Asa.
11 (2Ch 14:13-15) They sacrificed to the Lord that day from the plunder
that they brought in, 700 oxen and 7000 sheep.
12 (2Ch 23:16; 2Ki 23:3) And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God
of their fathers with all their heart and soul.
13 (Ex 22:20) But whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel
would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
14 They swore an oath to the Lord in a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets,
and horns.
15 (2Ch 14:7) And all Judah rejoiced over this oath because they swore
with their whole heart and they sought Him with all their desire;
and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around.
16 (1Ki 15:13-24; Ex 34:13) King Asa even removed his mother Maakah
from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image
for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it
in the Kidron Valley.
17 But they did not remove the high places from Israel.
Nevertheless the heart of Asa was wholly committed all his days.
18 He brought into the house of God the sacred gifts of his father
and his own sacred gifts-silver, gold, and utensils.
19 And there was no war until the 35th year of the reign of Asa.
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Day 175, 24 June 2026
1) 1 Kings 15:1-5 , 2 Chronicles 13 , 1 Kings 15:6-8, 2 Chronicles 14:1-8,
1 Kings 15:9-15, 1 Kings 15:16-22, 1 Kings 15:23-24 , 2 Chronicles 14:9-15 ,
2 Chronicles 15, 2 Chronicles 16:1-10, 2 Chronicles 16:11-14
1 Kings 15
Abijah, King of Judah
2 Ch 13:1-2; 13:22-14:1
1 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
Abijah became king over Judah.
2 (2Ch 13:2) He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name
was Maakah, the daughter of Abishalom.
3 (1Ki 11:4; Ps 119:80) He walked in all the sins of his father that he had
done before him, and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God
as the heart of his father David had been.
4 (1Ki 11:36; 2Ch 21:7) Nevertheless, for David's sake, the Lord his God gave
him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him
and to establish Jerusalem,
5 (1Ki 14:8; 2Sa 11:15-17) because David did that which was right in the eyes
of the Lord and did not turn aside from anything that He commanded him
all the days of his life, except in the matter involving Uriah the Hittite.
Abijah
1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned
Abijam over Judah.
2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah,
the daughter of Abishalom.
3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him:
and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his
father.
4 Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp
in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:
5 because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned
not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save
only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
2 Chronicles 13
Abijah, King of Judah
1Ki 15:1-8
1 (2Ch 12:16) In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam,
Abijah became king of Judah.
2 (2Ch 11:20; 1Ki 15:6-7) He reigned for three years in Judah,
and his mother's name was Micaiah, [2Ki 8:26 reads twenty-two years.]
the granddaughter of Uriel of Gibeah.
And there was a war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 Abijah set the battle in order with an army of valiant men of war,
400 000 choice men. Jeroboam also drew up battle lines against him
with an army of eight hundred thousand men, mighty men of valor.
4 (Jos 18:22) Then Abijah went up to Mount Zemaraim that is
in the hills of Ephraim, and he said, "Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!
5 (Lev 2:13; Nu 18:19) Do you all not know that the Lord God of Israel
has perpetually given the kingdom of Israel to David,
even to him and to his sons with a covenant of salt?
6 (1Ki 11:26; 12:20) And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon
son of David, stood up and rebelled against his lord Rehoboam.
7 (Jdg 9:4; 2Ch 12:13) Then vain, worthless men gathered together around him
and defied Rehoboam son of Solomon. And Rehoboam was young
and timid in heart and was not strong before them.
8 (1Ki 12:28; 2Ch 11:15) "And now you think that you can withstand
before the kingdom of the Lord by the hand of the sons of David.
And you all are a great multitude, and with you are the golden calves
that Jeroboam has made for you to be gods.
9 (2Ch 11:14-15; Jer 2:11) Have you all not driven out the priests
of the Lord, even the Levites and sons of Aaron,
and made for yourselves priests from the peoples of other lands?
Whoever comes to be dedicated and has in his hand a young bull
or seven rams becomes a priest to what is not a god.
10 "But for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not abandoned
Him. And our priests serve the Lord and are sons of Aaron,
Levites with their service.
11 (2Ch 2:4; Ex 25:30-39) They sacrifice burnt offerings to the Lord
every morning and evening and put out an incense of spices.
They also set the showbread in place on the ritual table
and set the golden lampstand with its lamps to burn every evening.
For we keep the duty of the Lord our God, but you all have abandoned Him.
12 (Nu 10:8-9; Ac 5:39) God is with us as a leader, and His priests
with their battle trumpets to call for battle against you all.
O sons of Israel, do not fight against the Lord the God of your fathers
because you will not find success."
13 (Jos 8:4; 8:9) So Jeroboam went around them with an ambush
to come from behind them. Those from Israel were in front of Judah,
while the ambush was behind them.
14 (2Ch 14:11) Then Judah turned and saw that the battle was both in front of
and behind them. Then they cried out to the Lord, and the priests sounded
their trumpets.
15 (2Ch 14:12) Then the men from Judah shouted out; and it happened
when Judah shouted out, God struck down Jeroboam
and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
16 (2Ch 16:8) The men of Israel fled before Judah,
and God gave them into their hand.
17 Abijah and his people struck them down with a great slaughter,
and the slain from Israel who fell that day were 500000 choice men.
18 (1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 14:11) So the sons of Israel were subdued at that time,
and the people of Judah were strong for they depended
on the Lord God of their fathers.
19 (Jos 15:9; 2Ch 15:8) And Abijah chased after Jeroboam
and captured cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron
with their surrounding villages.
20 (1Sa 25:38; 1Ki 14:20) And Jeroboam did not again recover
his strength in the days of Abijah, and the Lord struck down Jeroboam,
and he died.
21 So Abijah grew strong and took 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
22 (2Ch 9:29; 12:15) And the remainder of the acts of Abijah, both his ways
and words, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the
daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war,
even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array
against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
4 And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim,
and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;
5 ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over
Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David,
is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.
7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial,
and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon,
when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the
sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden
calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.
9 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the
Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other
lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock
and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
10 But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and
the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and
the Levites wait upon their business:
11 and they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt
sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon
the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof,
to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God;
but ye have forsaken him.
12 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with
sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye
not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
13 But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were
before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and
they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it
came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into
their hand.
17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter:
so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and
the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God
of their fathers.
19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el
with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain
with the towns thereof.
20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah:
and the LORD struck him, and he died.
21 But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives,
and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings,
are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
1 Kings 15
6 (1Ki 14:30) The war begun between Rehoboam and Jeroboam
continued all the days of his life.
7 (2Ch 13:2-22) Now the rest of the acts of Abijah and all that he did,
are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
8 (2Ch 14:1) Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him
in the City of David, and Asa his son reigned in his place.
6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not
written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
8 And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city
of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 14
1 And Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David.
Asa his son then reigned in his place.
In his days the land was quiet for ten years.
Asa, King of Judah
1Ki 15:11-12
2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.
3 (Dt 7:5; Ex 34:13; 1Ki 15:12-14) He took down the foreign altars
and high places, and he shattered the pillars
and cut down the images of Asherah.
4 Then he urged Judah to seek the Lord the God of their fathers
and to keep the law and commandments.
5 (2Ch 34:4; 34:7) And he also removed all the high places
and incense altars in the cities in Judah.
And the kingdom was at rest under Asa.
6 (2Ch 15:15; 1Ch 22:9) He built fortified cities in Judah
because the land was quiet; and there was no war in these years,
for the Lord gave peace to him.
7 (2Ch 14:6) And he said to Judah, "Let us build up these cities
and let us surround them with walls, towers, gates, and bars
for the land before us is still ours because we have sought
after the Lord our God. We have sought Him,
and He has given us peace all around." So they built and had success.
8 (2Ch 13:3) And it happened that Asa had an army from Judah
carrying large shields and spears numbering 300000.
And from Benjamin he had an army carrying shields and bows numbering
280000. All of these were mighty men of valor.
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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 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 and pray to be a leader that love the Lord.
Pray to the Lord: "Please let my face shine with Your love,
dear Father, that others may love You too!"
Pray to the Lord and pray to be rich in Heaven.
Pray to the Lord and pray not to be either borrower or lender.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Mercies of the Lord.
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 for Christian communities that have been attacked as a result of false
blasphemy claims in
Pakistan.
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.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 3 - Let the Word Dwell in You
Col 3:16
16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17) Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Every day, whether we are aware of it or not, our minds are
bombarded by 20th Century values: "Dress for success!" "Get ahead!"
"You deserve a break today ...." Television, radio, and the incessant
voices that surround us distract our attention and keep us from
focusing on what is really important in our lives.
Paul's instruction to the Colossian Church brings us back to God's
value system: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly."
When we give attention to the Word of God, we put ourselves in a position
to hear a higher truth the clamour of immediate demands
and the expectations of the world around us. We can experience peace
in the midst of struggle and rest in a restless environment.
God's Word is a powerful force for good in our lives - not merely
an attractive philosophy, but true power to overcome the pressures
of daily life.
Dwelling on the Word of God, and letting it indwell us, takes many forms.
Scripture memory, music, meditation, talking with others about the
goodness of God all help us keep our attention focused on Christ rather
than on the values of the world around us.
We can choose to listen to Christian radio or tapes. We can take time
daily for quiet meditation on his Word. We can commit the Word to memory
and draw on its power during the day. And as we listen to the voice
of the Spirit rather than the noise around us, we can enter into
his peace and live in communion with him.
Application
a) What pressures do I face that tend to distract me from the reality
of Christ's presence?
b) How can I "let the word of Christ dwell richly" in me, so that I
an regain my focus on him?
c) What practical changes can I make in my life to help me focus
my attention on Jesus and his word?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
1 Tim 6:17-19
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.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 89:1-8
PSALMS 89
A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
with my mouth I will make known
Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,
"Mercy shall be built up forever;
Your faithfulness shall be
established in the heavens."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,
"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to David my servant:
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,
and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For who in the skies can
be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared
in the assembly of the holy ones
and awesome to all those who surround Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,
who is a mighty Lord like You,
with Your faithfulness all around You?
1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:
With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:
Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen,
I have sworn unto David my servant,
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever,
And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:
Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
6 For who in the heaven
Can be compared unto the LORD?
Who among the sons of the mighty
Can be likened unto the LORD?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,
And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee?
Or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
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.
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2 Chronicles 12
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 2026 Titled
Shining Faces By James Banks
Exodus 34:29-35
Moses' Radiant Face
29 (Ex 32:15; Mt 17:2) When Moses came down from Mount Sinai
with the two tablets of testimony in the hands of Moses,
when he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that
the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him.
30 So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses,
amazingly, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid
to come near him.
31 But Moses called to them, and Aaron
and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him,
and Moses spoke to them.
32 Afterward all the children of Israel drew near,
and he commanded them all that the Lord had spoken
to him on Mount Sinai.
33 When Moses finished speaking with them,
he put a veil over his face.
34 (2Co 3:16) But whenever Moses went in before the Lord to
speak with Him, he took the veil off until he came out.
Then he came out and spoke to the children of Israel
what he had been commanded.
35 The children of Israel saw the face of Moses,
that the skin of Moses' face shone,
and then Moses put the veil over his face again
until he went in to speak with Him.
[29] And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two
tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that
Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
[30] And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the
skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
[31] And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the
congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.
[32] And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in
commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
[33] And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.
[34] But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the
vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of
Israel that which he was commanded.
[35] And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of
Moses' face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went
in to speak with him.
"He has a sugar face!" our vet exclaimed as she gave our young dog his annual
checkup. "A sugar face?" I asked. "It's a term used for retrievers whose faces
turn prematurely white," she replied, smiling.
"It's just a sign of the sweetness inside."
Reflecting on that moment later, I thought about what shows up on my face when
others meet me. Do they catch a glimpse of "the sweetness inside," the
transforming power of Jesus' love in my heart and life? The Bible tells of the
breathtaking moments when Moses came down from Mount Sinai after spending days
in God's presence. Moses "was not aware that his face was radiant because he
had spoken with the Lord," so radiant that the people "were afraid to come
near him" (Exodus 34:29-30). To avoid frightening them further, Moses "put a
veil over his face" and removed it
when "he went in to speak with the Lord" (vv. 33, 35).
Moses was of course literally speaking with God "face to face" (33:11),
a unique moment in the Bible. But Scripture also reminds us that we who know
God through Christ "are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing
glory" (2 Corinthians 3:18). His presence within us can be winsome to
others - a work of God's love. Our faces may not shine like Moses' did, but as
we spend time in God's presence, He'll become increasingly evident in us.
Reflect & Pray
How is God’s love evident in your life?
How might you share it with others today?
Please let my face shine with Your love,
dear Father, that others may love You too!
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.
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Day 174, 23 June 2026
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.}
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4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
1 Cor 13:3
3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned,
and have not love, it profits me nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,
and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity,
it profiteth me nothing.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Inexhaustible Strength
Ps 18:30-34
30 As for God, His way has integrity;
the word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all those who take refuge in Him.
31 For who is God except the Lord?
Or who is a rock besides our God?
32 It is God who clothes me with strength,
and gives my way integrity.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
and causes me to stand on my high places.
34 He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:
The word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 For who is God save the LORD?
Or who is a rock save our God?
32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,
And maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet,
And setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war,
So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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, ...) .
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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
22 Day of the Month
a) Pray for the Province of Quebec
I) Pray for the leaders of Quebec,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
(
2 Cor 10: 3 - 5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 casting down imaginations and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every
thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to make your decisions based on prayer.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, You modeled perfect love and self-sacrifice.
Please help me to be ready to show Your love to others."
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Inspired Word of God.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be charitable.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His perfeect ways.
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 that the influence of the Holy Spirit would dissolve
every argument and pretension exalted against the knowledge
of God.
Praise God for the many
Yemenis who acknowledge Christ as their Saviour.
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.
2 Chronicles 11
5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
6 He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7 and Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
8 and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10 and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin
fenced cities.
11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them,
and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
12 And in every several city he put shields and spears,
and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him
out of all their coasts.
14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to
Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from
executing the priest's office unto the LORD:
15 and he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils,
and for the calves which he had made.
16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts
to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD
God of their fathers.
17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son
of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in
the way of David and Solomon.
2 Chronicles 11:18-23
Rehoboam's Family
18 (1Sa 16:6; 17:13) And Rehoboam took Mahalath for a wife,
the daughter of both Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail
the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse,
19 and she bore sons to him: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 (2Ch 13:2) Then after her he took Maakah the daughter of Absalom.
And she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 (Dt 17:17) And Rehoboam loved Maakah the daughter of Absalom
more than his other wives and concubines
(for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines), and he had 28 sons
and 60 daughters.
22 (Dt 21:15-17) And Rehoboam set Abijah the son of Maakah as chief
and head over his brothers for he planned to make him king.
23 And he was discerning and spread out all his sons to all the lands
of Judah and Benjamin, even among the fortified cities, and he provided
for them an abundance of provisions and wives.
18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David
to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19 which bare him children; Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare
him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives
and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines;
and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among
his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all
the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city:
and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
2) Our Daily Bread for 22 June 2026 Titled
Ready to Be Generous By Karen Pimpo
Leviticus 19:1-10
Moral and Ceremonial Laws
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 19:6; Lev 11:44-45) Speak to all the congregation of the
children of Israel, and say to them: You shall be holy, for I
the Lord your God am holy.
3 (Ex 20:12; 20:8; 16:29) Every one of you shall revere
his mother and his father, and you will keep My Sabbaths:
I am the Lord your God.
4 (Lev 26:1; Ex 20:23; 34:17) Do not turn to idols,
nor make for yourselves cast metal gods: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Lev 1:3; 7:16) When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings
to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you might be accepted.
6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the next day,
and if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.
7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, then it is contaminated.
It shall not be accepted.
8 Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity,
because he has defiled what is holy of the Lord,
and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
9 (Lev 23:22; 23:29) When you reap the harvest of your land,
you shall not reap up to the edge of your field,
nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
10 You shall not glean bare your vineyard,
nor shall you gather every fallen grape of your vineyard.
You shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto
them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
[3] Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my
sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
[4] Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the
LORD your God.
[5] And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall
offer it at your own will.
[6] It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if
ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
[7] And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall
not be accepted.
[8] Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he
hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off
from among his people.
[9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap
the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy
harvest.
[10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every
grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am
the LORD your God.
My great-uncle's memorial service featured a meal of roast beef, corn, and
beans to honour the hospitality that he and his wife had lived out for many
years. Each Sunday morning, they would put a large roast and veggies in the
Crock-Pot before going to church. After the service, they would look for
someone to invite for lunch. Sometimes it was a good friend, sometimes a
stranger. Either way, they made sure there was plenty of food at home
and those afternoons were especially set aside for hospitality.
Their Sunday habit required an intentional readiness for generosity. The
Israelites followed a similar pattern. Through Moses, God commanded them to
leave a portion of their food "for the poor and the foreigner"
(Leviticus 19:10). During harvest time, they were instructed not to reap to
the edges of their field, leave what had fallen, and not re-harvest their
vineyards (vv. 9-10). With these redeeming methods, those who didn't own
land could still work to gather food. For the people of God, this wasn't
a one-time, spontaneous act - although that can be a beautiful blessing too.
It was how they lived year after year.
There are opportunities all around us to show Jesus' hospitable love. Some
we can't prepare for; some we can. As God helps us, let’s consider how we
can treat others kindly today (v. 33).
Reflect & Pray
Where is God calling you to be generous?
What does it look like to be ready to show love and kindness?
Dear Jesus, You modeled perfect love and self-sacrifice.
Please help me to be ready to show Your love to others.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 1 Knowing God's Word Day 2 - Growing Up
2 Tim 3:16-17
16 (Ro 15:4) All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction
in righteousness,
17 (1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21) that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness:
17 that the man of God may be perfect,
throughly furnished unto all good works.
"I can't wait till I get big!" Marc, age 5, declared. "Then I do
what I want!" Most of us, as children, shared Marc's statement.
We looked forward to that "magic age" - 16, 18, 21 - when we
would be adults: mature, able to make our own decisions.
We find, of course, that adulthood has its own share of
difficulties and conflicts. But even in our spiritual lives
we often long for a "magic moment" of maturity. As one woman
confessed, "Ever since I became a Christian, I've hoped I'd wake up
one morning to find myself mature."
But growth in the spiritual life comes gradually, like growth in
the physical world. In 2 Tim 2:16-17, Paul gives the young pastor
Timothy an important key to spiritual growing up - the Word of God.
The Word is "profitable" or "useful," Paul says, for "teaching" - that is,
for developing a right concept of God. Scripture offers "rebuke" when
we go wrong, "correction" to set us on the right path, and "training
in righteousness" so that we can grow in the image of Christ.
The purpose of Scripture's work in our lives, Paul emphasises,
is that we may be "perfect" - mature, equipped for the good things
God has for us to do. Such maturity does not come easily
or instantaneously, but it does come - sometimes imperceptibly -
as we submit our lives to the transforming power of God's Word.
Application
a) In what areas of my life do I need to grow? How can I benefit
from the Bible's
i) teaching?
ii) rebuke?
iii) correction?
iv) training in righteousness?
2 Chronicles 10
King Rehoboam
6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before
Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me
to return answer to this people?
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people,
and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants
for ever.
8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel
with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this
people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy
father did put upon us?
10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying,
Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying,
Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us;
thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than
my father's loins.
11 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your
yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with
scorpions.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the
king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel
of the old men,
14 and answered them after the advice of the young men, saying,
My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto:
my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that
the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the
Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
Revolt of Ten Tribes
16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them,
the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David?
and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents,
O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house.
So all Israel went to their tents.
17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah,
Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the
children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died.
But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to
Jerusalem.
19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
1 Kings 12
21 (2Ch 11:1-3) When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he assembled
all the house of Judah along with the tribe of Benjamin,
a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors,
to fight against the house of Israel and to bring the kingdom back
to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
22 (2Ch 11:2) But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God,saying:
23 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house
of Judah and Benjamin and to the remnant of the people, saying,
24 (1Ki 12:15) "Thus says the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against
your brothers the children of Israel. Every man is to return to his house,
for this thing is from Me." They listened therefore to the word of the Lord
and turned to depart, according to the word of the Lord.
21 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of
Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen
men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the
kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all
the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren
the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is
from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned
to depart, according to the word of the LORD.
{ Rehoboam make a ridiculous decision to listen to his peers.
Not only should he have listened to the advisors of Solomon his father,
he should have prayed to the Lord about what to say!}
2 Chronicles 11
1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he called together from the house of Judah
and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand (Or Abi in 2Ki 18:2.) choice men
to make war and to battle with Israel in order to restore the kingdom
to Rehoboam.
2 (2Ch 12:15) But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God saying:
3 Speak to Rehoboam, son of Solomon and king of Judah, and to all Israel
in Judah and Benjamin,
4 "So says the Lord: You are not to go up and fight against your brothers.
Each man must return to his house, for this event is from Me."
So they obeyed the word of the Lord and turned back from attacking Jeroboam.
2 Chronicles 11
Jerusalem the capital of Judah
Its Fortifications and Fenced Cities
1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah
and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were
warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again
to Rehoboam.
2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel
in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren:
return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they
obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
1 Kings 12
Jeroboam's Golden Calves
25 (Jdg 8:17; 8:8) Then Jeroboam built Shechem in Mount Ephraim
and lived there and went out from there and built Peniel.
26 Jeroboam said in his heart, "The kingdom will return to the house of David.
27 (Dt 12:5-7; 12:14) If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house
of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again to
their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me
and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah."
28 (Ex 32:4; 32:8) At that point, the king got some advice and made
two golden calves and said to the people,
"It is too difficult for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods,
O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt."
25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein;
and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
Golden Calves
26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house
of David:
27 if this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem,
then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto
Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me,
and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto
them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel,
which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
{Yet again an irrational Godless political decision . The start
of the end of a Kingdom plagued with rebellious paganism}
29 (Ge 28:19) He set one in Bethel, and he put the other in Dan.
30 (1Ki 13:34; 2Ki 17:21) This was a sin, for the people went to worship
before the one, even all the way in Dan.
31 (1Ki 13:32-33; 2Ki 17:32) He also made houses on high places
and appointed priests from among all the people who were not Levites.
29 And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.
30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before
the one, even unto Dan.
31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest
of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
{Yet an irrational Godless political decision}
32 (1Ki 8:2; 8:5) Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month,
on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast in Judah,
and he offered sacrifice on the altar. He did this in Bethel,
sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he stationed in Bethel
the priests of the high places he had made.
33 (1Ki 13:1; Nu 15:39) So he made offerings on the altar that he had made
in Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a holiday he imagined
in his own heart, and ordained a feast for the children of Israel,
and he sacrificed on the altar and burned incense.
32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of
the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered
upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had
made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places
which he had made.
33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day
of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart;
and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel:
and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
{Jeroboam so self-centered that He forget the Lord who placed Him there}
2 Chronicles 11
Rehoboam Secures the Kingdom
5 (2Ch 8:2-6) So Rehoboam dwelled in Jerusalem and built siege cities in Judah.
6 He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 (Jos 15:35) Beth Zur in the east, Soko, Adullam,
8 Gath, Mareshah in the west, Ziph,
9 Adoraim, Lachish in the south, Azekah,
10 Zorah, Aijalon in the northwest, and central Hebron, all of which
were fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
11He strengthened the fortresses and set leaders in them
with stockpiles of food, oil, and wine.
12 And in all the cities he placed shields and spears, and he greatly
strengthened these places. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
13 And the priests and Levites in all Israel came before him from
all their territories.
14 (2Ch 13:9; Nu 35:2-5) For the Levites left their pasture lands
and properties, and they traveled to Judah and Jerusalem
because Jeroboam and his sons excluded them from serving
as priests to the Lord.
15 (1Ki 12:28; 12:31) And he set for himself priests for the high places
and for the goat and calf idols that he made.
16 (2Ch 15:9) And those who set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel
followed after them from all the tribes of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem
to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.
17 (2Ch 12:1) So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah
and supported Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, for three years,
for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.
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Day 173, 22 June 2026
1) 1 Kings 12:1-20, 2 Chronicles 10, 1 Kings 12:21-24, 2 Chronicles 11:1-4,
1 Kings 12:25-33, 2 Chronicles 11:5-17 , 2 Chronicles 11:18-23
1 Kings 12
Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam
2Ch 10:1-11:4
1 (2Ch 10:1-19) And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to
Shechem to make him king.
2 (1Ki 11:40) When Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, heard
of it (for he had fled from King Solomon and stayed in Egypt),
3 they called and sent for him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation
of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
4 (1Sa 8:11-18; 1Ki 4:7) "Your father made our yoke unbearable. Now,
therefore, make the grievous service to your father and the heavy yoke
he put upon us lighter, and we will serve you."
5 He said to them, "Depart for three days, and then come back to me."
And the people departed.
6 (Job 12:12; 32:7) King Rehoboam consulted with the old men
who advised his father Solomon while he was still alive and asked,
"How do you advise me to answer the people?"
7 (Pr 15:1) And they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant
to this people this day and will serve them and answer them and speak kind
words to them, they will be your servants forever."
8 But he rejected the advice that the old men gave him and consulted
with the young men who grew up with him and who stood before him,
9 and he said to them, "What advice do you give on how we should answer
this people, who have spoken to me saying,
'Make the yoke your father put on us lighter'?"
10 And the young men who grew up with him said, "Thus shall you answer
this people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy,
but make it lighter for us'; thus shall you say to them, 'My little finger
will be thicker than my father's loins!
11 Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your burden.
My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions!' "
12 (1Ki 12:5) So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam
on the third day, just as the king had appointed, saying,
"Come to me again the third day."
13 The king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel the old men
gave him,
14 and instead spoke to them following the advice of the young men.
He said, "My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your burden.
My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
15 (1Ki 12:24; Dt 2:30) Thus the king did not listen to the people,
for the cause was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His saying,
which the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 (2Sa 20:1) So when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them,
the people responded to the king, saying,
"What portion do we have in David?
We also do not have an inheritance in the son of Jesse.
To your tents, O Israel,
and see to your own house, David!"
So the people of Israel departed to their tents.
17 (1Ki 11:13; 11:36) But the people of Israel living in the cities of Judah
were ruled over by Rehoboam.
18 (1Ki 4:6; 5:14) Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge
of the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death. As a result,
King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.
19 (2Ki 17:21) So Israel rebelled against the house of David,
and it remains so even to this day.
20 (1Ki 11:13; 11:32) When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned,
they sent and called him before the congregation and made him king
over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
The Kingdom Divided
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make
him king.
2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt,
heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon,
and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt; )
3 that they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of
Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous
service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter,
and we will serve thee.
5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me.
And the people departed.
6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon
his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer
this people?
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people
this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them,
then they will be thy servants for ever.
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:
9 and he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people,
who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us
lighter?
10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus
shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father
made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say
unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to
your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips,
but I will chastise you with scorpions.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king
had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel
that they gave him;
14 and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father
made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised
you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from
the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah
the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people
answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we
inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own
house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
17 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah,
Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel
stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed
to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again,
that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over
all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David,
but the tribe of Judah only.
2 Chronicles 10
Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam
1 Ki 12:1-24
1 Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel journeyed to Shechem to make him
king.
2 (1Ki 11:40) It happened that Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard this-he was
in Egypt, where he fled from King Solomon-so he returned from Egypt.
3 So they sent for him and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came
and spoke to Rehoboam saying,
4 "Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore, lighten your father's labor
and heavy yoke that he put on us, and we will serve you."
5 He responded, "Return again to me in three days." So the people left.
6 (Job 32:7) Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who stood
in the presence of Solomon his father when he was alive saying,
"How do you counsel that I should give a response to this people?"
7 (Pr 15:1; 1Ki 12:7) They said to him, "If you are good to this people
and please them and speak well to them, then they will be servants
to you all your days."
8 (2Sa 17:14) But he abandoned the counsel of the elders that they gave
to him. And he consulted the young men who grew up and stood before him.
9Rehoboam said to them, "What do you counsel that we give as a response to
this people who have spoken to me, 'Lighten the yoke that your father
placed on us'?"
10 The young men who had grown up with him said, "So you should speak
to the people who have spoken to you saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy,
but you lighten it from us.'
So you will say to them, 'My little finger is thicker
than my father's waist!
11 Whereas my father placed a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke.
My father chastened you with whips, but I will scourge you with scorpions.' "
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day,
as the king had ordered saying, "Return to me on the third day."
13 Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice
of the elders.
14 He spoke to them with the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made
your yoke heavy, but I will increase it. My father chastised you with whips,
but I will chastise you with scorpions."
15 (1Ki 11:29-39; 2Ch 25:16-20) The king did not listen to the people,
for the event occurred because of God, that the Lord might establish
His word that He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam
the son of Nebat.
{Rehoboam should have prayed and served the Lord}
16 (2Sa 20:1; 2Ch 10:19) When all Israel saw that the king would not
listen to them, the people answered the king saying,
"What portion do we have in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
O Israel, each man to your tent.
Now look after your own house, O David!"
Then all Israel departed to their tents.
17 The sons of Israel dwelled in the cities of Judah,
and Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 (1Ki 5:14; 4:6) Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced
labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam hurried
to mount his chariot and to flee to Jerusalem.
19 So Israel has rebelled against the house of David
until this day.
2 Chronicles 10
The Kingdom of Judah
1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make
him king.
2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt,
whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that
Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake
to Rehoboam, saying,
4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat
the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us,
and we will serve thee.
5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days.
And the people departed.