A BETTER DAY DAWNS
1 Kings 15:1
Again we meet with those references to David that we found in the
previous chapter. See 1 Kings 15:3; 1 Kings 15:11. His name lingers as
sweet fragrance in the air, or as the after-glow of sundown. But
Abijam's mother was descended from Absalom, and it is hardly
surp... [ Continue Reading ]
WARRING BRETHREN
1 Kings 15:16
We obtain a fuller view of the events described in the earlier part of
this passage by reference to 2 Chronicles 16:1. Asa's early piety,
which shone out in his drastic purging of idolatry and the corruptions
which sprang up like fungi on a damp soil, cannot be quest... [ Continue Reading ]