_He forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him._ REHOBOAM, FIRST KING OF JUDAH Individual lives attract and reward attention; hence the interest and fascination of fiction and history. What others have experienced and done comes to us as a revelation of a life in which we share. I. Its... [ Continue Reading ]
_Nevertheless they shall be his servants._ SERVITUDE OR SERVICE-WHICH ?-- I. That there are some who have already chosen the service of the kingdoms of the countries. Some have chosen-- 1. To be the slaves of open sin. 2. To be the votaries of money-making. 3. To be lovers of fashion, lovers o... [ Continue Reading ]
_Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass._ THE DOWNWARD GRADE See how deterioration follows all character that goes down in its religious aspects. This deterioration marks the whole progress of human development. Is it not so with regard to all personal service? How ardent we once were... [ Continue Reading ]
_And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him._ PROSPERITY I. The place in which there was this prosperity. 1. Things will go on well in our own country-- (1) When the intelligence of its inhabitants shall keep pace with their means of information. (2) When their conduct s... [ Continue Reading ]
_He prepared not his heart to seek the Lord._ REHOBOAM THE UNREADY I. He did not begin life with seeking the Lord. II. He showed no heart in seeking the Lord afterwards. III. He was not fixed and persevering seeking the Lord. IV. He had no care to seek the Lord thoroughly. (_C. H. Spurgeon_.)... [ Continue Reading ]