PROCLAMATION
“… Reigned Abijam over Judah … And he
walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his
heart was not perfect with The Lord …” 1
Kings 15:1-3 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These words were written under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God. The
human author is unknown although some Bible scholars attribute this book to the
prophet Jeremiah. In this fifteenth chapter Jeremiah recounts the events
of the son and grandson of Rehoboam, and the son of Jeroboam in their reigns as
kings. Abijam son of King Rehoboam
reigned over Judah and after the king’s death.
Abijam did evil in the eyes of The Lord as his father did before
him. After his death, his son Asa
reigned in his stead. Unlike his father,
Asa did that which was right in the eyes of The Lord. (1 Kings 15:8-12) Nadab son of King Jeroboam reigned over
Israel for two years after his death.
Nadab was the first of five evil kings of Israel who did that which was
evil in the sight of The Lord. Baasha assassinated
Nadab and proceeded to wipe out the entire Jeroboam family. (1 Kings
15:27-30) There was war between Jeroboam
and Rehoboam for all of their days as kings.
There was also war between Asa king of Judah and Baasha king of Israel
for all of their days as kings. (1 Kings 15:32)
APPLICATION
We need to pray for all of our leaders,
religious and political, elected and appointed, de facto and de jure. Everyone who is in a position to influence
people, and make the decisions which effect people, need our prayers. They have the ability to negatively impact
people, intentionally or unintentionally.
They can lead people the wrong way by their conscience acts or by their
examples. This includes teachers as they
will be held to and judged by a higher standard. (James 3:1) We need to pray for each other (James 5:16)
as well as pray for all those who are in leadership positions.
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