Transcript
Today's Bible Translation
Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 11 NIV, Ch. 12-13 CEB, Ch. 14-15 NLT
Associate Producer
Travis Blevins
Podcast Introduction
It’s History Tuesday, and we’ll read 2 Chronicles 11-15.
I’m calling this episode “Take A Spiritual Inventory."
Design: Jason Paschall | Photo: Ben White on Unsplash
Summary
King Rehoboam had his ups and downs in his relationship with God. During a three-year period, he and the people sought the Lord and followed the examples of David and Solomon, resulting in a strengthened kingdom. It reminds us to assess our own spiritual lives and seek God wholeheartedly. Although hardships may come, God corrects us out of love. To receive God's blessings, we should strive for closeness with Him and seek to know Him more each day.
Listen to the episode for more!
Support
This a value for value podcast. There are no advertisers because advertising equals censorship. If you enjoy the Lifespring Family Audio Bible, decide how much value it brings to you. Only you can make that determination. Then put a number on the value and donate here: SUPPORT.
The Team
Lifespring Family Berean, Sister Denise: Transcript CorrectionMichael Haner: Podcasting 2.0 ChaptersScott Snider: Show ArtJason Paschall: Show ArtLifespring Family Berean, Sister Brittaney: Newsletter Publisher
Transcript
Download .txt file.
Transcript not yet corrected.
Steve Webb 0:00The place you want to be is in harmony with Him.
Steve Webb 0:04It's the Lifespring! One Year Bible coming to you from Riverside, California, podcasting since 2004. I'm Euro je Godcaster Steve Webb, it's history Tuesday. and our reading today is Second Chronicles 11 through 15. The website is Lifespringmedia.com. and I'll have contact information at the end of the show. Happy Independence Day if you're in the US, and happy day if you're not before we read, let's pray. Our gracious heavenly Father, how we thank you for this very special day and we pray God that you would bless our time of reading, touch our hearts, Lord, touch our minds teach us we pray this in Jesus name. Amen. All right, are you ready? Let's begin.
Steve Webb 0:48Second Chronicles chapter 11. When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered Judah and Benjamin, the 180,000, able young men to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam. But this word of the Lord came to CheMin the man of God, say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, King of Judah, and to all Israel and Judah and Benjamin, this is what the Lord says, Do not go up to fight against your fellow Israelites go home every one of you for this as my doing. So they obeyed the words of the Lord and turned back from marching against Jeroboam. Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for defense in Judah, Bethlehem, Edom, to koa Beth zur SoCo, a Dahlem GAF, Maria Ziff at Areum, Lake Hische, a Zika, Zora, a Jalon, and Hebron. These were fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin, he strengthened their defenses and put commanders in them with supplies of food, olive oil and wine. He put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his. The priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel sided with him. The Levites even abandoned their pasture lands and property and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the Lord when he appointed his own priests for the high places, and for the goat and calf idols he had made those from every tribe of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the Lord the God of Israel, follow the Levites to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam, son of Solomon three years following the ways of David and Solomon during this time Rehoboam married may laugh who was the daughter of David's son Jeremiah and of Abba Hale,
