Rehoboam was given counsel from wise men who feared God, and also those that didn’t care to make things better for the people. Here is what they both presented to the king.
2 Chronicles 9 :7,8 (KJV)
7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
8 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in...
In the days of Solomon, people came from a variety of different countries just to meet him in Jerusalem.
Colossians 2 :13,14 (KJV)
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14 Blotting out the handwriting of...
If you want to know exactly what Jesus did for us on the cross, know that it is spelled out for us all throughout the Bible, even in the Old and New testaments.
2 Chronicles 7 :12-14 (KJV)
12 And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice....
As God was speaking to Solomon, he gave him a stern warning about his life and this temple, which was built unto the Lord.
2 Chronicles 6 :21-23 (KJV)
21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven;...
You may wonder why I mention both the Jews and Muslims. My friends, it is because they are both using ancient traditions when it comes to their prayer life.
2 Chronicles 5 :12-14 (KJV)
12 Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals...
The dwelling place for the ark of the covenant was to be in the holy of holies, in between the two cherubims.
2 Chronicles 4 :2-4 (KJV)
2 Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did...
2 Chronicles 3 :1-3 (KJV)
1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had...
This whole chapter of 2 Chronicles 3 is laid out below, so you can get the whole imagery of how this house of the Lord really looked like in all its grandeur.
2 Chronicles 2 :5,6 (KJV)
5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven...
Please don’t think too hard when it comes to serving God, but openly volunteer to do as God calls you.
2 Chronicles 1 :10-12 (KJV)
10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
11...
Every person that asks of the Lord, will gain different spiritual gifts like Solomon did. All he wanted was to gain wisdom and enough knowledge to judge the people, which God was happy about.
1 Chronicles 29 :5-7 (KJV)
5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who...
Because churchgoers give with a willing heart, there are churches all around the globe that have their doors open on the weekend, and during the week.
1 Chronicles 28 :9,10 (KJV)
9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all...
So God trusted in Solomon but desired that he would show himself worthy, by keeping His commandments and judgments for the people.
1 Chronicles 27 :23,24 (KJV)
23 But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the Lord had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the...
What David had Joab do, Joab knew in the back of his mind that it was wrong and God would not be happy with it.
Psalm 91 :1-3 (KJV)
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge...
I hope that the first part of this psalm has already resonated with you and that you are feeling much better with what is happening in the world right now.
1 Chronicles 26 :10-12 (KJV)
10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
11 Hilkiah the...
In David’s time, people were remembered in many different ways. We know this since people’s names and what they did are written in the book of Chronicles.
Revelation 6 :7,8 (KJV)
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and...
So let’s now look at what the fourth seal entails in more detail. We got four things coming to the earth. The person riding the pale horse is called death and he is bringing war, starvation, plagues, and death by animals.
