There is a brief but interesting story that takes place between two unnamed men in today’s reading. One is simply referred to as the “man of God” and the other is only known as the “old prophet”. The Man of God goes to Jeroboam, the now-apostate king of Israel, and tells him that his kingdom... Read More →
I find this beginning of the “Divided Kingdom” era fascinating. Rehoboam is the rightful heir to the throne, but God decides to remove the kingdom from him because of the sins of his father, Solomon. So God makes a promise to Jeroboam that if he honours the Lord in the same way David did, he... Read More →