November 9, 2013 – 2 Chronicles 12 – 13

I have written about this several times, how hard it is to believe that Israel fell so fast from God and about how we do the same after a spiritual moment (or after catching up with a blog, quickly allow it to get behind again).  It is just hard to understand how they, and we, cannot keep to God consistently and continue to fall and fall quickly.  It makes it so important to strengthen ourselves and build up our connection with God.  We must make things habit and second nature or they will dissolve.  We must strive and continue and when we fall, get up quickly.  We must keep up our defenses and turn back to God and do our best to stay there, not like Rehoboam who did not stay long and only when absolutely necessary.

Abijah says that Israel rebelled against Rehoboam when he was “young and unthinking”.  But verse 12:13 says he was 41 when he became king?  I guess he could have been immature still at that age, but that doesn’t seem a good argument.

Another point to make about Mary and the Catholic tradition to honor her.  In both these chapters the kings mother is mentioned.  The kings mother is of importance, not the 14 wives.  The mother of the king was queen of the kingdom.  The Catholic tradition flows from the Jewish faith and belief and the value placed on the mother’s of kings, Christ being the King of Kings, making Mary the Queen of Queens.