2 Chronicles 13:1
CONTENTS This chapter relates to us the history of Abijah, the son of Rehoboam. And here we have the melancholy account of the wars between Judah and Israel. This brings us to the close of Abijah's history.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONTENTS This chapter relates to us the history of Abijah, the son of Rehoboam. And here we have the melancholy account of the wars between Judah and Israel. This brings us to the close of Abijah's history.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Reader will do well to consult the parallel history, 1 Kings 15:1 though it is more fully related here concerning the reign of Abijah than in that sacred record. But the subject is truly interesting; and the Reader will, I hope, not fail to regard it. The name of Abijah is striking; Abba, Father... [ Continue Reading ]
His army was greatly inferior. But this he regards not. He pleads right, as descended from David; whereas Jeroboam is an usurper. The covenant of salt should seem to imply a covenant with sacrifice. For every sacrifice is salted with salt. David, with an eye to Christ, had so expressed himself, Psal... [ Continue Reading ]
This speech of Abijah is very animated and powerful. He points out the iniquity of Jeroboam, who as a servant had stood up in open rebellion against his Lord. He bids the people take notice what vain, light, and trifling men were his supporters. He next adverts to the awful state in which he and his... [ Continue Reading ]
Abijah, having in the former part of his speech pointed out the badness of the cause of his enemies, in those verses calls upon the people to judge of the goodness of his cause from the Lord. He strongly represents that his priests are the descendants of Aaron, and dwells more particularly, (and I w... [ Continue Reading ]
It should seem that while Abijah was addressing the armies Jeroboam artfully sent off a party to surround him.... [ Continue Reading ]
This is a beautiful testimony of piety; this cry unto the Lord.... [ Continue Reading ]
And this is as sweet a testimony of the Lord's hearing and answering prayer. - It was not Abijah's sword, not Abijah's speech, but it was the Lord that smote Jeroboam and Israel with him.... [ Continue Reading ]
The event was truly awful. This slaughter is the greatest that we ever read of in sacred history.... [ Continue Reading ]
What a short but awful account doth the Holy Ghost give of this man! think only what a terror this wretch had been to multitudes. Like another Herod, the Lord smites him, and he dies. Oh! did but such characters consider what feeble creatures they are in the midst of all their boasting, what a check... [ Continue Reading ]
There appears to have been no grace in Abijah's heart; though the Lord was pleased to make him an instrument in his hand for the destruction of Jeroboam. Reader! is not this the case in the present hour?... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS IT is hardly possible to read the history of war and bloodshed without having our minds led out to the serious consequences of sin, which hath introduced death with all its trains of evil. Behold, Reader, in the example before us, how the descendants of Jacob, in the different tribes an... [ Continue Reading ]