In 1 kings chapter Solomon's many wives convince him to worship false gods. In 1 Kings chapter twelve Solomons son gets the people to worship idols. ----- Original Message ----- From: "O.Addison Gethers" <[email protected]> To: "Deaf-blind inspirational life groups" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 1:13 PM Subject: {dbilg} Fw: Daily Bible Reading For Thursday April 9
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When the queen of >> Sheba experienced for herself Solomon's wisdom and saw with her own eyes >> the palace he had built, >> the meals that were served, the impressive array of court >> officials and sharply dressed waiters, the lavish crystal, and the >> elaborate worship extravagant >> with Whole-Burnt-Offerings at the steps leading up to >> The Temple of God, it took her breath away. >> >> 6-9 She said to the king, "It's all true! Your reputation for >> accomplishment and wisdom that >> reached all the way to my country is confirmed. I wouldn't >> have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself; they didn't exaggerate! >> Such wisdom and >> elegance-far more than I could ever have imagined. Lucky the men >> and women who work for you, getting to be around you every day and hear >> your wise words firsthand! >> And blessed be God, your God, who took such a liking >> to you and made you king. Clearly, God's love for Israel is behind this, >> making you king to keep a >> just order and nurture a God-pleasing people." >> >> 10 She then gave the king four and a half tons of gold, and also sack >> after sack of spices and >> expensive gems. There hasn't been a cargo of spices like >> that since that shipload the queen of Sheba brought to King Solomon. >> >> 11-12 The ships of Hiram also imported gold from Ophir along with >> tremendous loads of fragrant >> sandalwood and expensive gems. The king used the sandalwood >> for fine cabinetry in The Temple of God and the palace complex, and for >> making harps and dulcimers >> for the musicians. Nothing like that shipment of sandalwood >> has been seen since. >> >> 13 King Solomon for his part gave the queen of Sheba all her heart's >> desire-everything she asked >> for, on top of what he had already so generously given >> her. Satisfied, she returned home with her train of servants. >> >> 14-15 Solomon received twenty-five tons of gold in tribute annually. This >> was above and beyond the >> taxes and profit on trade with merchants and assorted >> kings and governors. >> >> 16-17 King Solomon crafted two hundred body-length shields of hammered >> gold-seven and a half pounds >> of gold to each shield-and three hundred smaller shields >> about half that size. He stored the shields in the House of the Forest of >> Lebanon. >> >> 18-20 The king built a massive throne of ivory accented with a veneer of >> gold. The throne had six >> steps leading up to it, its back shaped like an arch. >> The armrests on each side were flanked by lions. Lions, twelve of them, >> were placed at either end of >> the six steps. There was no throne like it in any >> of the surrounding kingdoms. >> >> 21 King Solomon's chalices and tankards were made of gold and all the >> dinnerware and serving >> utensils in the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold-nothing >> was made of silver; silver was considered common and cheap. >> >> 22 The king had a fleet of ocean-going ships at sea with Hiram's ships. >> Every three years the fleet >> would bring in a cargo of gold, silver, and ivory, >> and apes and peacocks. >> >> 23-25 King Solomon was wiser and richer than all the kings of the >> earth-he >> surpassed them all. >> People came from all over the world to be with Solomon and >> drink in the wisdom God had given him. And everyone who came brought >> gifts-artifacts of gold and >> silver, fashionable robes and gowns, the latest in weapons, >> exotic spices, and horses and mules-parades of visitors, year after year. >> >> 26-29 Solomon collected chariots and horses: fourteen hundred chariots >> and >> twelve thousand horses! >> He stabled them in the special chariot cities as well >> as in Jerusalem. The king made silver as common as rocks and cedar as >> common as the fig trees in the >> lowland hills. His horses were brought in from Egypt >> and Cilicia, specially acquired by the king's agents. Chariots from Egypt >> went for fifteen pounds of >> silver and a horse for about three and three-quarter >> pounds of silver. Solomon carried on a brisk horse-trading business with >> the Hittite and Aramean >> royal houses. >> >> 1 Kings 11 >> 1-5King Solomon was obsessed with women. Pharaoh's daughter was only the >> first of the many foreign >> women he loved-Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, >> and Hittite. He took them from the surrounding pagan nations of which God >> had clearly warned Israel, >> "You must not marry them; they'll seduce you into >> infatuations with their gods." Solomon fell in love with them anyway, >> refusing to give them up. He >> had seven hundred royal wives and three hundred concubines-a >> thousand women in all! And they did seduce him away from God. As Solomon >> grew older, his wives >> beguiled him with their alien gods and he became unfaithful-he >> didn't stay true to his God as his father David had done. Solomon took up >> with Ashtoreth, the whore >> goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech, the horrible >> god of the Ammonites. >> >> 6-8 Solomon openly defied God; he did not follow in his father David's >> footsteps. He went on to >> build a sacred shrine to Chemosh, the horrible god of Moab, >> and to Molech, the horrible god of the Ammonites, on a hill just east of >> Jerusalem. He built similar >> shrines for all his foreign wives, who then polluted >> the countryside with the smoke and stench of their sacrifices. >> >> 9-10 God was furious with Solomon for abandoning the God of Israel, the >> God who had twice appeared >> to him and had so clearly commanded him not to fool >> around with other gods. Solomon faithlessly disobeyed God's orders. >> >> 11-13 God said to Solomon, "Since this is the way it is with you, that >> you >> have no intention of >> keeping faith with me and doing what I have commanded, >> I'm going to rip the kingdom from you and hand it over to someone else. >> But out of respect for your >> father David I won't do it in your lifetime. It's your >> son who will pay-I'll rip it right out of his grasp. Even then I won't >> take it all; I'll leave him >> one tribe in honor of my servant David and out of respect >> for my chosen city Jerusalem." >> >> 14-20 God incited Hadad, a descendant of the king of Edom, into hostile >> actions against Solomon. >> Years earlier, when David devastated Edom, Joab, commander >> of the army, on his way to bury the dead, massacred all the men of Edom. >> Joab and his army stayed >> there for six months, making sure they had killed every >> man in Edom. Hadad, just a boy at the time, had escaped with some of the >> Edomites who had worked for >> his father. Their escape route took them through Midian >> to Paran. They picked up some men in Paran and went on to Egypt and to >> Pharaoh king of Egypt, who >> gave Hadad a house, food, and even land. Pharaoh liked >> him so well that he gave him the sister of his wife, Queen Tahpenes, in >> marriage. She bore Hadad a >> son named Genubath who was raised like one of the royal >> family. Genubath grew up in the palace with Pharaoh's children. >> >> 21 While living in Egypt, Hadad heard that both David and Joab, commander >> of the army, were dead. >> He approached Pharaoh and said, "Send me off with your >> blessing-I want to return to my country." >> >> 22 "But why?" said Pharaoh. "Why would you want to leave here? Hasn't >> everything been to your >> liking?" >> >> "Everything has been just fine," said Hadad, "but I want to go home- >> give me a good send-off!" >> >> 23-25 Then God incited another adversary against Solomon, Rezon son of >> Eliada, who had deserted from >> his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah. After David's >> slaughter of the Arameans, Rezon collected a band of outlaws and became >> their leader. They later >> settled in Damascus, where Rezon eventually took over >> as king. Like Hadad, Rezon was a thorn in Israel's side all of Solomon's >> life. He was king over >> Aram, and he hated Israel. >> >> Adversaries Arise >> 26 And then, the last straw: Jeroboam son of Nebat rebelled against the >> king. He was an Ephraimite >> from Zeredah, his mother a widow named Zeruah. He served >> in Solomon's administration. >> >> 27-28 This is why he rebelled. Solomon had built the outer defense system >> (the Millo) and had >> restored the fortifications that were in disrepair from the >> time of his father David. Jeroboam stood out during the construction as >> strong and able. When >> Solomon observed what a good worker he was, he put the young >> man in charge of the entire workforce of the tribe of Joseph. >> >> 29-30 One day Jeroboam was walking down the road out of Jerusalem. Ahijah >> the prophet of Shiloh, >> wearing a brand-new cloak, met him. The two of them were >> alone on that remote stretch of road. Ahijah took off the new cloak that >> he was wearing and ripped >> it into twelve pieces. >> >> 31-33 Then he said to Jeroboam, "Take ten of these pieces for yourself; >> this is by order of the God >> of Israel: See what I'm doing-I'm ripping the kingdom >> out of Solomon's hands and giving you ten of the tribes. In honor of my >> servant David and out of >> respect for Jerusalem, the city I especially chose, he >> will get one tribe. And here's the reason: He faithlessly abandoned me >> and >> went off worshiping >> Ashtoreth goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh god of the Moabites, >> and Molech god of the Ammonites. He hasn't lived the way I have shown >> him, >> hasn't done what I have >> wanted, and hasn't followed directions or obeyed orders >> as his father David did. >> >> 34-36 "Still, I won't take the whole kingdom away from him. I'll stick >> with him through his >> lifetime because of my servant David whom I chose and who did >> follow my directions and obey my orders. But after that I'll remove the >> kingdom from his son's >> control and give you ten tribes. I'll leave one tribe to >> his son, to maintain a witness to my servant David in Jerusalem, the city >> I chose as a memorial to >> my Name. >> >> 37-39 "But I have taken you in hand. Rule to your heart's content! You >> are >> to be the king of >> Israel. If you listen to what I tell you and live the way >> I show you and do what pleases me, following directions and obeying >> orders >> as my servant David did, >> I'll stick with you no matter what. I'll build you >> a kingdom as solid as the one I built for David. Israel will be yours! I >> am bringing pain and >> trouble on David's descendants, but the trials won't last >> forever." >> >> 40 Solomon ordered the assassination of Jeroboam, but he got away to >> Egypt >> and found asylum there >> with King Shishak. He remained in exile there until Solomon >> died. >> >> 41-43 The rest of Solomon's life and rule, his work and his wisdom, you >> can read for yourself in >> The Chronicles of Solomon. Solomon ruled in Jerusalem >> over all Israel for forty years. He died and was buried in the City of >> David his father. His son >> Rehoboam was the next king. >> >> 1 Kings 12 >> >> Rehoboam >> 1-2 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem where all Israel had gathered to >> inaugurate him as king. Jeroboam >> had been in Egypt, where he had taken asylum from King >> Solomon; when he got the report of Solomon's death he had come back. >> >> 3-4 Rehoboam assembled Jeroboam and all the people. They said to >> Rehoboam, >> "Your father made life >> hard for us-worked our fingers to the bone. Give us a >> break; lighten up on us and we'll willingly serve you." >> >> 5 "Give me three days to think it over, then come back," Rehoboam said. >> >> 6 King Rehoboam talked it over with the elders who had advised his father >> when he was alive: >> "What's your counsel? How do you suggest that I answer the >> people?" >> >> 7 They said, "If you will be a servant to this people, be considerate of >> their needs and respond >> with compassion, work things out with them, they'll end >> up doing anything for you." >> >> 8-9 But he rejected the counsel of the elders and asked the young men >> he'd >> grown up with who were >> now currying his favor, "What do you think? What should >> I say to these people who are saying, 'Give us a break from your father's >> harsh ways-lighten up on >> us'?" >> >> 10-11 The young turks he'd grown up with said, "These people who >> complain, >> 'Your father was too >> hard on us; lighten up'-well, tell them this: 'My little >> finger is thicker than my father's waist. If you think life under my >> father was hard, you haven't >> seen the half of it. My father thrashed you with whips; >> I'll beat you bloody with chains!'" >> >> 12-14 Three days later Jeroboam and the people showed up, just as >> Rehoboam >> had directed when he >> said, "Give me three days to think it over, then come back." >> The king's answer was harsh and rude. He spurned the counsel of the >> elders >> and went with the advice >> of the younger set, "If you think life under my father >> was hard, you haven't seen the half of it. My father thrashed you with >> whips; I'll beat you bloody >> with chains!" >> >> 15 Rehoboam turned a deaf ear to the people. God was behind all this, >> confirming the message that >> he had given to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah >> of Shiloh. >> >> 16-17 When all Israel realized that the king hadn't listened to a word >> they'd said, they stood up >> to him and said, >> Get lost, David! We've had it with you, son of Jesse! Let's get out of >> here, Israel, and fast! >> From now on, David, mind your own business. >> >> And with that, they left. But Rehoboam continued to rule those who >> lived in the towns of Judah. >> >> 18-19 When King Rehoboam next sent out Adoniram, head of the workforce, >> the Israelites ganged up on >> him, pelted him with stones, and killed him. King Rehoboam >> jumped in his chariot and fled to Jerusalem as fast as he could. Israel >> has been in rebellion >> against the Davidic regime ever since. >> >> Jeroboam of Israel >> 20 When the word was out that Jeroboam was back and available, the >> assembled people invited him and >> inaugurated him king over all Israel. The only tribe >> left to the Davidic dynasty was Judah. >> >> 21 When Rehoboam got back to Jerusalem, he called up the men of Judah and >> the tribe of Benjamin, a >> 180,000 of their best soldiers, to go to war against >> Israel and recover the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon. >> >> 22-24 At this time the word of God came to Shemaiah, a man of God: "Tell >> this to Rehoboam son of >> Solomon king of Judah, along with everyone in Judah and >> Benjamin and anyone else who is around: This is God's word: Don't march >> out; don't fight against >> your brothers the Israelites; go back home, every last >> one of you; I'm in charge here." And they did it; they did what God said >> and went home. >> >> 25 Jeroboam made a fort at Shechem in the hills of Ephraim, and made that >> his headquarters. He also >> built a fort at Penuel. >> >> 26-27 But then Jeroboam thought, "It won't be long before the kingdom is >> reunited under David. As >> soon as these people resume worship at The Temple of >> God in Jerusalem, they'll start thinking of Rehoboam king of Judah as >> their ruler. They'll then kill >> me and go back to King Rehoboam." >> >> 28-30 So the king came up with a plan: He made two golden calves. Then he >> announced, "It's too much >> trouble for you to go to Jerusalem to worship. Look >> at these-the gods who brought you out of Egypt!" He put one calf in >> Bethel; the other he placed in >> Dan. This was blatant sin. Think of it-people traveling >> all the way to Dan to worship a calf! >> >> 31-33 And that wasn't the end of it. Jeroboam built forbidden shrines all >> over the place and >> recruited priests from wherever he could find them, regardless >> of whether they were fit for the job or not. To top it off, he created a >> holy New Year festival to >> be held on the fifteenth day of the eighth month to >> replace the one in Judah, complete with worship offered on the Altar at >> Bethel and sacrificing >> before the calves he had set up there. He staffed Bethel >> with priests from the local shrines he had made. This was strictly his >> own >> idea to compete with the >> feast in Judah; and he carried it off with flair, a >> festival exclusively for Israel, Jeroboam himself leading the worship at >> the Altar. >> >> >> Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning >> Skype Prayer Time. >> >> >> Contact Me At: >> Donnie Parrett >> 1956 Asa Flat Road >> Annville, Kentucky 40402 >> Home Phone: 606-364-3321 >> Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY >> Skype Name: Donnie1261 >> Email: [email protected] >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
