Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may distinguish My service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations. 2 Chronicles 12:8 Working under different people can bring about different experiences. Each boss is a little different to a lot different. Often people switch jobs because one boss is difficult to work under.... Continue Reading →
1 Kings 12:28 Falsifying The Truth
Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!" 1 Kings 12:28 Attempting to change the truth is a common practice. People do... Continue Reading →
2 Chronicles 10:8 Seeking Only Peer Acceptance
But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. 2 Chronicles 10:8 Desire to please those one's own age is a common factor. They seek guidance and wisdom from their peers and reject the wisdom of those older. Often this... Continue Reading →
2 Chronicles 12:1 Forgetting God
After Rehoboam's position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 12:1 When Solomon had died, the nation of Israel had started to split up into two kingdoms. Rehoboam had become king of the northern part of Israel, as part... Continue Reading →
1 Kings 14:22-23 Stirring Up God’s Anger
Judah did evil in the eyes of the LORD. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger more than those who were before them had done. They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every spreading tree. 1 Kings 14:22-23 After... Continue Reading →