2 Chronicles 10 - 12 (24th June) - Vivien

2 Chron 10 -11
As in the previous entry, we have seen the silly action of the king. God is always merciful. He considered the good things done by his forefathers and showed mercy to Rehoboam. Even though we can see that this king was not very wise in selective listening, he still obeyed God’s instruction. As for Jeroboam, God actually wanted to bless him with the 10 tribes, but he don’t know how to cherish it and turned away from God, so in the end the Israelites returned to support King Rehoboam.

Before Chapter 11 ended, there were 2 paragraphs about Rehoboam’s family. In verse 23, it says that Rehoboam acted wisely, dispersing his sons throughout the district and provided for his family abundantly and even took many wives for them. His grandfather, David, was a good at being king, but not a father. His father, Solomon, was good at being king too, but a womanizer, causing him to be far from God. For him, although at times, he didn’t make the wise choice as a king, I felt that he was a better father. He was careful with handling matters at home so that minimum jealousy would occur among his sons. And I believe that he has taken care of his family well.

2 Chron 12
Actually God wanted to abandon Rehoboam’s kingdom to Shishak, but because he humbled himself, it changed God’s mind! See once again how merciful is our Heavenly Father! And so after all, King Rehoboam is a good king and a good father who has successfully raised a successor that is faithful to God (2 Chron 13).

Humble yourself and surely God’s favour will be with you!