Clearly Jesus read the Old Testament in an integrated way, with himself at the center of it. 32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases on Amazon.com. The people of Israel had been summoned to Jerusalem for the dedication of the Temple. “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”. 2 Chronicles 16:9: “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants1 the things that must soon take place. 15), in this section Jesus goes out of his way to demonstrate that he is not a dematerialized body or a disembodied spirit. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. And King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and said to Rehoboam, 4 “Your father made our yoke heavy. He had been predicting for some time that he would die and rise again, but they had no categories for accepting his words at face value. 12   You also, O Cushites,    shall be slain by my sword. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 2-chronicles 10:3 And they sent and called him. He not only gave victory to the Israelites; he confused the minds of the various nations in the attacking coalition so that they attacked and killed off one other. This is one of 13 devotions on repentance and forgiveness. [2] 2:3 Or who carry out his judgment See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. 52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple blessing God. 2 Chronicles 22:10-12 New International Version (NIV) Athaliah and Joash. Rehoboam asks the advice of his father’s counselors who tell him to listen to the people in this instance, and if he does, then thereafter they will serve him (10:6-7). 2 Chronicles 20. Look now to your own house, David.” So all Israel went to their tents. They were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 1. They are already at Hazazon-tamar.” (v. 2). 2 So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), that Jeroboam returned from Egypt. When they humble themselves in repentance before God, he grants them “some deliverance” (12:7). I believe it was T. T. Shields who penned the lines: “Was ever a heart so hardened, / And can such ingratitude be, / That one for whom Jesus suffered / Should say, ‘It is nothing to me’?”. And so much more. 12 But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened. [2] 1:7 Or mourn. 10 Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, 11 but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. 10 And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. We would be delighted for you to read and comment on our devotionals. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. 15:25), and in that sense everyone and everything is in his kingdom. The Ammonites and the Moabites started to fight the men from Mount Seir. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”. Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”, 9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 1:5–6). For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one. Cite Share Print BLB Searches. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. Leviticus 19:18 ∞ Deuteronomy 4:29 ∞ 1 Chronicles 16:10 ∞ 1 Chronicles 16:11 ∞ 2 Chronicles 7:14 ∞ Psalm 14:2 ... Next Post Next Wishy-washy people. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. [2] 10:18 Spelled Adoram in 1 Kings 12:18. Touch me, and see. We mediate God to fellow sinners by faithfully proclaiming and living out the Gospel, and bear their needs in our intercessory prayers before our heavenly Father. “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the survivors of my nation shall possess them.”. Abraham Lincoln, who had said, “Government cannot endure permanently half slave, half free,” was elected President on November 6, 1860. 2 Chronicles 10-11. So Jeroboam and all … (2 Chronicles … Seeing how God worship made them different, Israel … But insofar as Christians are the peculiar locus of the redeemed community and the foretaste of the universe-transforming redemption still to come, we ourselves can be thought of as his kingdom. Deb’s Devotionals will be taking a hiatus. © 2014–2018 God Centered Life. [2] 24:42 Some manuscripts add and some honeycomb 13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles1 from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. Knowing where to start can be the biggest challenge. And then…. 2 Chronicles 15. Subscribe to the Daily Devotional; Bible Reference Share . Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. x. TODAY IN THE WORD. From 2 Chronicles: A 28-Day Devotional. Amen. Abraham worshipped there (Genesis 12:6). Everyone’s battle looks different, but the one thing we share is a God who wants to fight for us! He acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. 12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. Lessons From 2 Chronicles: Devotions From Time Of Grace. 1:12–16), John provides us with a brief encomium: “To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Even so. Not only so, but all the benefits we receive—the gift of the Holy Spirit, the promises of God’s enduring protection, eternal life, the consummating resurrection—have been secured by Jesus’ death, and all of them combine to free us from our sins—their guilt, their power, their results. Asa’s Religious Reforms Devotional. And so he prospered. 48 You are witnesses of these things. [1] 2:2 Hebrew gives birth Can you connect the dots in your life? But still, overall, Rehoboam “did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the LORD” (12:14). Where I read three chapters of the Holy Bible in the King James Version each day with my family as a part of our family devotions, to encourage you to read the Holy Bible in a year’s time. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. 2 Chronicles 10 New King James Version (NKJV) The Revolt Against Rehoboam. Take this example of Rehoboam and determine to be wise in putting God and his ways first. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Idols come in all shapes and sizes. As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. Have you lived long enough, are you perceptive enough, do you listen to others enough, do you know Scripture well enough to see that God still blesses people who care about his will and consult him? Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” 8 And they remembered his words, 9 and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. 10:1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. KJV Bible 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Devotionals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16… 36 As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” 37 But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” 15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by God that the LORD might fulfill his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. Shechem was a city with a rich history. We all face battles — a rebellious teen, joblessness, sexual sin. The seven spirits in John’s Revelation are a reference to the Holy Spirit. 10:1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. (1-5) The elders of Israel offer Rehoboam the throne of Israel. “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Today we are reading 2 Chronicles 10, Isaiah 32, and Amos 8. 28:18; 1 Cor. 16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion have we in David? Read. Subscribe to the Daily Devotional; Bible Reference Share . Favoriting is a great way to keep a list of sermons, programs, and ministry resources in your account. From the New Testament records written by Jesus’ immediate disciples and heirs, we can gain a pretty comprehensive glimpse of his self-understanding in this regard. [3] 2:6 Or caves The resurrected Jesus appeared to his disciples on several occasions. In this you [King Asa] have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.” July 1st, 2020 by Pastor Ed in devotional. Joseph was buried there (Joshua 24:32). 9 And he said to them, “What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us’?” 10 And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus shall you speak to the people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us’; thus shall you say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs. 2 Chronicles 20 jumps in on King Jehoshaphat being approached by messengers and told “A vast army from Edom is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea. It works everywhere you sign in, even with the mobile app! 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. He does this by synopsizing what the Scriptures say—just as on the road to Emmaus he explained to the two disciples precisely the same thing. 2 Chronicles records a tumultuous history — seasons of idolatry followed by revival. 10:1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 Chronicles 10-12 : Rehoboam is made king, but immediately he is faced with a challenge that proves beyond him. for he will famish all the gods of the earth, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?”. The word of the LORD is against you,    O Canaan, land of the Philistines;    and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left.6   And you, O seacoast, shall be pastures,    with meadows3 for shepherds    and folds for flocks.7   The seacoast shall become the possession    of the remnant of the house of Judah,    on which they shall graze,  and in the houses of Ashkelon    they shall lie down at evening. But Jesus insists that at one level his disciples should not have been surprised. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.” 5 He said to them, “Come to me again in three days.” So the people went away. 3 And they sent and called him. 19 Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. For the LORD their God will be mindful of them. (1) For all the startling and even terrifying pictures of God and of the Lamb in this book, we start out with a declaration of Jesus’ love, his peculiar love for the people of God: “To him who loved us … be glory and power for ever and ever!” There is nothing that inspires our gratitude and awe more than the love shown us by the eternal Son of God on the cross. [1] 24:13 Greek sixty stadia; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters Jacob built an altar and purchased land there (Genesis 33:18-20). I closed up the end of 1 Chronicles at our collaborative blog, Telling Hearts. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. Search the Bible ... Daily Devotionals. ... 2 Chronicles 20 Devotional. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 2 Chronicles 1:11. He saw himself not only as the rightful messianic king in the line of David, but also as the suffering servant who would be wounded for our transgressions. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you” (2 Chronicles 20:12). And he vanished from their sight. This is about fighting bigger battles. Get Pastor Josh’s Daily Devotional in your inbox. 2 Chronicles 10 – The Reign of Rehoboam A. Rehoboam and the nation at Shechem. To receive God Centered Life devotionals directly in your inbox, as well as other resources, enter your email address in the form at the bottom of this page and click "subscribe.". TODAY IN THE WORD . 2 Chronicles 13-16: A Key Spiritual Lesson →. While the people of Israel were successful in restoring their land physically, the verses from 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 reminds us all that there also is a need to restore our land spiritually. 7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail2 on account of him. Everyone who passes by her    hisses and shakes his fist. a land possessed by nettles and salt pits. Look for new posts on occasion. (Knapp) iii. 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. Jesus Christ has made us a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father. November 1st, 2020. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet 11 saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”. It’s about the days when you’re hitting your knees in the morning in prayer; counting your blessings throughout the day and laying your head on your pillow at night with a heart filled with thankfulness. Conversely, reject him and, whether now or later, being cut off from the source of life, your life will shrink and shrivel for all eternity, too. An idol can be anything that takes our worship away from God. 2 Chronicles 32:1-33 Reference: Be strong and courageous. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Christians do not have priests other than Jesus their great high priest: there is but one mediator between God and human beings (1 Tim. (3) Christ “has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father.” There is a sense in which we are in the kingdom—the sphere of his saving rule. 3 And they sent and called him. But still Rehoboam, once he was established, “abandoned the law of the LORD” (12:1). 2 Chronicles 10-12,  Psalm 142,  Luke 11:1-13,  1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. He knew he was not only the atoning sacrifice but also the priest who offered the sacrifice. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. Seek God, follow him, entrust your life to him, commit to him—and see if he will not make your life shine like the dawn and your joy rise up eternal. When Solomon became king of Israel, we read that the Lord God appeared to him one night, in a dream, and asked this young man what he desired most, and … 2 And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt. 14 The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. Rehoboam is made king, but immediately he is faced with a challenge that proves beyond him. A figurine surrounded by incense and offerings. 1 Chronicles 29:10-19. It was a poor choice when he decided to go with the advice of the young men with whom he had grown up (10:13-15). When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. (2 Chronicles 31:21 NIV) Explore: We were recently exploring having some… “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. 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