Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000569
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00:15 Hello, and welcome to His Words are Life.
00:17 I'm Kelly Mowrer and we're continuing to read today in 00:20 the book of 2nd Chronicles. As we are in the middle of 00:24 Solomon's story, he has completed the temple and 00:28 come before the Lord, and the Lord has given Solomon a solemn 00:31 warning. He said, If you will walk in my ways I will bless you 00:35 but if you forsake my ways, catastrophe and disaster will 00:41 follow. We're going to pick up that story; but let's pray 00:43 together first. Dear God thank you for your word 00:48 and for the warning and for the blessing, and for the lesson, 00:52 of the story of King Solomon. And just as he prayed, Lord, 00:56 we come before you as sinners and we ask you to hear our 01:00 prayer and forgive us and heal us, and come now to be with us 01:04 as we read these words. And teach us what you'd have us 01:07 to learn from them. We love you so much, and thank you for 01:10 loving us. Amen. We're picking up in 2nd Chronicles, chapter 7, 01:17 and we'll start with verse 20. God is speaking to Solomon. 01:22 And he says, Here is what will happen if you forsake my 01:24 commandments. Then I will pluck them up by the 01:28 roods out of my land which I have given them; and this house 01:31 which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my 01:35 sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among 01:39 all nations. And this house, which is high, shall be an 01:44 astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall 01:48 say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto 01:52 this house? And it shall be answered, Because they forsook 01:56 the Lord God of their fathers which brought them forth out of 02:01 the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped 02:05 them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil 02:10 upon them. - Continuing now in 2nd Chronicles, chapter 8, 02:14 and this is the King James Version. 02:16 And it came to pass at the end of 20 years, wherein Solomon 02:21 had built the house of the Lord, and his own house, that the 02:24 cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, 02:28 and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 02:31 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and prevailed against it. 02:36 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store 02:40 cities which he built in Hamath. Also he built Beth-horon the 02:45 upper and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates 02:50 and bars; And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon 02:54 had, and all the chariot cities and the cities of the horsemen, 02:57 and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in 03:01 Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion. 03:04 As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the 03:07 Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, 03:10 and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel, But of their 03:14 children, who were left after them in the land, whom the 03:16 children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay 03:20 tribute until this day. But of the children of Israel 03:24 did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of 03:27 war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariot 03:31 and horsemen. And these were the chief of king Solomon's 03:35 officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the 03:38 people. And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of 03:43 the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: 03:45 for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David 03:49 the king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the 03:53 ark of the Lord hath come. Then Solomon offered burnt offerings 03:57 unto the Lord, on the altar of the Lord which he had built 04:01 before the porch, even after a certain rate every day, 04:04 offering according to the commandment of Moses, 04:07 on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, 04:11 three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, 04:14 and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles. 04:18 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, 04:22 the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites 04:25 to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, 04:29 as the duty of every day required: the porters also 04:33 by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God 04:38 commanded. And they departed not from the commandment of the king 04:42 unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, 04:44 or concerning the treasures. Now all the work of Solomon was 04:48 prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the 04:51 Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord 04:55 was perfected. Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, 05:01 at the sea side in the land of Edom. And Huram sent him by the 05:05 hands of his servant ships, and servants that had knowledge of 05:08 the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, 05:12 and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, 05:16 and brought them to king Solomon. 05:18 Continuing with 2nd Chronicles, chapter 9, and this is the 05:22 King James Version. And when the queen of Sheba 05:26 heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon, 05:30 with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great 05:34 company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, 05:38 and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, 05:42 she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 05:45 And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing 05:50 hid from Solomon which he told her not. And when the queen of 05:53 Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he 05:57 had built, and the meat of his table, and the sitting of his 06:01 servants, and the attendance of his ministers and their apparel; 06:04 his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which 06:09 he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit 06:12 in her. And she said to the king, It was a true report 06:17 which I heard in mine own land of thine acts and of thy wisdom: 06:21 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine 06:26 eyes had seen it: and, behold the one half of the greatness 06:30 of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame 06:35 that I heard. Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy 06:39 servants which stand continually before thee and hear thy wisdom. 06:43 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set 06:49 thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God: 06:52 because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, 06:57 therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment 07:02 and justice. And she gave the king an hundred and twenty 07:05 talents of gold and of spices great abundance, 07:09 and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the 07:13 queen of Sheba gave king Solomon. And the servants also 07:17 of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from 07:20 Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones. 07:24 And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of 07:28 the Lord, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries 07:32 for singers: and there were none such seen before in the 07:36 land of Judah. And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba 07:40 all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had 07:44 brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own 07:47 land, she and her servants. Now the weight of gold that 07:51 came to Solomon in one year was six hundred 07:54 and threescore and six talents of gold; beside that which 07:59 chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia 08:02 and governors of the country brought gold and silver to 08:05 Solomon. And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten 08:09 gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. 08:12 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: 08:15 three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. 08:17 And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 08:20 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it 08:26 with pure gold. And there were six steps to the throne, 08:29 with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, 08:33 and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions 08:36 standing by the stays: And 12 lions stood there on the one 08:41 side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not 08:45 the like made in any kingdom. And all the drinking vessels 08:50 of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house 08:53 of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of 08:57 silver. it was not anything acounted of in the days of 09:00 Solomon. For the kings ships went to Tarshish with the 09:03 servants of Huram every three years once came the ships of 09:07 Tarshish bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and 09:12 peacocks. And king Solomon passed all the kings of the 09:15 earth in riches and wisdom. And all the kings of the earth 09:19 sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had 09:22 put in his heart. And they brought every man his present, 09:26 vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness 09:30 and spices, horses and mules, a rate year by year. 09:35 And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, 09:40 and 12,000 horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, 09:45 and with the king at Jerusalem. And he reigned over all 09:49 the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines 09:53 and to the border of Egypt. And the king made silver in 09:56 Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore 10:01 trees that are in the low plains in abundance. 10:03 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, 10:07 and out of all lands. Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, 10:11 first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan 10:15 the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and 10:20 in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of 10:24 Nebat? And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel 10:29 forty years. And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was 10:34 buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son 10:38 reigned in his stead. - We're continuing with 2nd Chronicles, 10:43 chapter 10, and this is the King James Version. 10:45 And Rehoaboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel 10:52 come to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam 10:56 the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from 10:59 the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam 11:03 returned out of Egypt. And they sent and called him. 11:07 So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying, 11:12 Thy father made our yoke grievous: Now therefore 11:17 ease thou somewhat the grievous servidude of the father, and his 11:22 heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee. 11:26 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after 3 days, 11:30 And the people departed. And king Rehoboam took counsel with 11:35 the old men that had stood before Solomon his father 11:38 while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return 11:43 answer to this people? And they spake unto him, saying, 11:46 If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good 11:51 words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. 11:55 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, 11:59 and took counsel with the young men that were brought up 12:01 with him, that stood before him. And he said unto them, 12:05 What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, 12:08 which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke 12:12 that thy father did put upon us? And the young men that were 12:16 brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou 12:20 answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father 12:23 made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; 12:27 thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be 12:31 thicker than my father's loins. For whereas my father put a 12:35 heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: 12:38 my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you 12:42 with scorpions. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam 12:47 on the 3rd day as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the 12:50 third day. And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam 12:55 forsook the counsel of the old men, and answered them after 12:59 the advise of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke 13:03 heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with 13:06 whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 13:09 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of 13:14 God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the 13:17 hand of Ahijah the Shilomite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 13:21 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them 13:25 the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we 13:28 in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: 13:31 every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, 13:35 see to thine own house. So all Israel that went to their tents. 13:40 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities 13:43 of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. Then King Rehoboam sent 13:47 Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of 13:49 Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam 13:53 made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 13:56 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. 14:01 We're continuing with 2nd Chronicles, chapter 11, 14:04 This is the King James Version. And when Rehoboam was come to 14:08 Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin 14:10 an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, 14:13 which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might 14:16 bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. 14:18 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, 14:22 saying, Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, 14:24 king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 14:29 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against 14:32 your brethren: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the 14:36 words of the Lord, and returned from going against 14:38 Jeroboam. |
Revised 2014-12-17