1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. 4 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangi, and today we're in Second Chronicles, chapter ten, 5 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. Reebohm 6 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: went to Shechem, where everyone was waiting to crown him. 7 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: King Jeroboam, son of Niebat, heard what was happening, and 8 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: he returned from Egypt, where he had gone to hide 9 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: from Solomon. The people from the northern tribes of Israel 10 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: sent for him. Then together they went to Reobohm and said, 11 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: your father Solomon forced us to work very hard, but 12 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: if you make our work easier, we will serve you 13 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: and do whatever you ask. Raoboam replied, come back in 14 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: three days for my answer. So the people left. Raaboam 15 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: went to some leaders who had been his father's senior officials, 16 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: and he asked them what should I tell these people. 17 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: They answered, if you want them to serve and obey you, 18 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: then you should be kind and promise to make their 19 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: work easier. But Rayaboam refused their advice and went to 20 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: the younger men who had grown up with him and 21 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: were now his officials. He asked, what do you think 22 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: I should say to these people who asked me to 23 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: make their work easier. His younger advisers said, here's what 24 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 1: we think you should say to them. Compared to me, 25 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: my father was weak. He made you work hard, but 26 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: I'll make you work even harder. He punished you with whips, 27 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: but I'll use whips with pieces of sharp metal. Three 28 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: days later, Jeroboum and the others came back. Rayabam ignored 29 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: the advice of the older advisers. He spoke bluntly and 30 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: told them exactly what his own advisors had suggested. He said, 31 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: my father made you work hard, but I'll make you 32 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: work even harder. He punished you with whips, but I'll 33 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: use whips with pieces of sharp metal. When the people 34 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: realized that Raaboam would not listen to them, they shouted, 35 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: we don't have to be loyal to David's family. We 36 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: can do what we want. Come on, people of Israel, 37 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: let's go home. Raaboam can rule his own people. Adoniram 38 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 1: was in charge of the workforce, and Raaboam sent him 39 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: to talk to the people, but they stoned him to death. 40 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: Then Reaboam ran to his chariot and hurried back to Jerusalem. 41 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: Everyone from Israel's northern tribes went home, leaving Reaboam to 42 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: rule only the people from Judah. And since that day 43 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: the people of Israel have been opposed to David's descendants 44 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: in Judah. All of this happened just as a Hyjah, 45 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: the Lord's prophet from Shiloh, had told Jeroboam, let's pray, Lord, 46 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: we thank you for your word, and we thank you 47 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: for the privilege to be able to look at it today. 48 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 1: And Lord, as we look at this portion of scripture, 49 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: we can see that the people of Israel rebelled against 50 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: the man who sat on David's throne. And Lord, we 51 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,959 Speaker 1: know that that's not the only time that they chose 52 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: to do so. We know that that was also the 53 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: case in the spiritual realm, when they rejected Jesus as 54 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: their messiah. And Lord, that's been the case in our 55 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: lives as well. We've rebelled against you. We've gone our 56 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: own way in this case. Here we see Raya Bohm 57 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: being an oppressive king. But your word reveals to us 58 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: that Jesus Christ is a gentle, loving, faithful, and kind 59 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:56,119 Speaker 1: king who sacrificially serves his people, as opposed to being 60 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: someone who is a harsh and bitter task master. Rayebeam 61 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: was trying to be. Lord. We're so grateful that you 62 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: welcome us into your family, and we're so grateful that 63 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: through faith in your son Jesus Christ, we are part 64 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: of his kingdom forever, and that he rules and reigns 65 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 1: benevolently and we're the beneficiaries of that. So Lord, we 66 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: pray that we would rejoice in that truth, and that 67 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: our lives would testify to our love for your son 68 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, and that others would come to know the 69 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 1: saving grace of Jesus Christ as a result. We're grateful, 70 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: Lord for your presence with us today. We commit this 71 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: day to your care, and we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.