In the life of King Solomon, it was prophesied that the kingdom would be torn into two once he died. So it seems it was predestined that Rehoboam would not lighten the yoke of the people even after the elders advised him he did not heed. 1 Chronicles 11 vs 4, the Lord said to Rehoboam that he should Go home, everyone of the people of Judah & Benjamin, for this (the split of Israel and Judah) was his doing. So Rehoboam & his people listened and obeyed the words of the Lord turned back from marching against Jeroboam.
At this point when the nation split Rehoboam headed the advice of the Lord, His decision may not have favored the majority of Israel but it favored people close to him. In this day, when Government & Rulers decision do not favor the majority and heavy yokes are upon nations leading to wars, splits it is important to know Gods will in all this will happen Mark 13 : 7. The bible says on a family & friends will split on this (verse 12).
I am reminded that the one who perseveres has patience and endures until the end. Patience is tied to love and as we love Jesus we await patiently his return. Someone once asked me something; I’d like to pray for and I asked for that “let patience have her perfect work in me that I may be entire wanting. When we want nothing but God we have patience and this is love. James 1:4-8”
Ecclesiastes 7:8 “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
A patient person cant can have pride because patience is born out of LOVE. 1 Corinthians 13 vs 1. So as I end, as I would myself fix my thoughts on the Lord during these last days; I hope you do too. I am a house built by Elohim, so to remain faithful as Moses; because every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything . As Jesus is, so to bear witness to what would be spoken by Elohim in the future, we need to be reminded of this.
The spirit of God says as it bear witness in our hearts that as we hear Elohim’s voice we should not harden our hearts as we did in rebellion ( during hardship and testing in the wilderness as with Rehoboam).
When we do not know Elohim’s ways, we go astray removing our peace (rest state). When sins deceitfulness enters our hearts (hardening occurs), then we cant hear God causing us to rebel and perish (Israel under Jeroboam started worshiping Baal and forsook the Lord their God), therefore peace is gone (out of rest) leading disbelief & disobedience ultimately.
God dwells in us because he first dwelth among US.
Questions:
I have had to wonder why the temple Solomon built was on Araunah the Jebusites threshing floor? why this floor as this was on the floor David sacrificed offerings for the counting of soldiers.
