Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah. Sermons
I. A PENITENT MONARCH. II. A MERCIFUL GOD. III. A RESTRAINED ENEMY. IV. A PROSPEROUS PEOPLE. - W.
And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him. I. THE PLACE IN WHICH THERE WAS THIS PROSPERITY.1. Things will go on well in our own country — (1) (2) (3) 2. Things may be said to go on well in a Church when there is a unanimous desire to — (1) (2) (3) II. THE TIME WHEN THERE WAS THIS PROSPERITY in Judah. "And when he humbled himself," etc. When the Church shall humble herself for her sins, she will realise an amount of prosperity hitherto unknown. 1. Some of the sins which should induce this humiliation. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 2. The character of that repentance which is necessary. It must be — (1) (2) (3) III. THE ACKOWLEDGMENT OF THIS PROSPERITY. Lessons: We may learn — 1. That one individual may be the source of incalculable good, or incalculable evil. 2. The importance of a knowledge of history, which illustrates the dealings of God with men. 3. The gratitude we owe to God for having given us the means of prosperity. (H. Hollis.) People Abijah, Cushites, David, Ethiopians, Iddo, Jeroboam, Naamah, Rehoboam, Shemaiah, Shishak, Solomon, SukkitesPlaces Egypt, JerusalemTopics Altogether, Anger, Complete, Completely, Completion, Conditions, Destroy, Destroyed, Destruction, Humbled, Indeed, Judah, Lord's, Low, Moreover, Totally, WrathOutline 1. Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished by Shishak5. He and the princes, repenting at the preaching of Shemaiah, 7. are delivered from destruction, but not from spoil 13. The reign and death of Rehoboam Dictionary of Bible Themes 2 Chronicles 12:12 5790 anger, divine Library Contrasted Services'They shall be his servants: that they may know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.'--2 Chron. xii. 8. Rehoboam was a self-willed, godless king who, like some other kings, learned nothing by experience. His kingdom was nearly wrecked at the very beginning of his reign, and was saved much more by the folly of his rival than by his own wisdom. Jeroboam's religious revolution drove all the worshippers of God among the northern kingdom into flight. They might have endured the … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Chronicles Links 2 Chronicles 12:12 NIV2 Chronicles 12:12 NLT 2 Chronicles 12:12 ESV 2 Chronicles 12:12 NASB 2 Chronicles 12:12 KJV 2 Chronicles 12:12 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 12:12 Parallel 2 Chronicles 12:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 12:12 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 12:12 French Bible 2 Chronicles 12:12 German Bible 2 Chronicles 12:12 Commentaries Bible Hub |