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?