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Biblereading: 2
Chronicles 13
Jeroboam and his people, by apostasy and idolatry, merited the
severe punishment Abijah was permitted to execute upon them. It
appears from the character of Abijah, (1Ki.15:3), that he was not
himself truly religious, yet he encouraged himself from the
religion of his people.
It is common for those that deny the power of godliness, to boast
of the form of it. Many that have little religion themselves,
value it in others. But it was true that there were numbers of
pious worshippers in Judah, and that theirs was the more righteous
cause.
In their distress, when danger was on every side, which way should
they look for deliverance unless upward? It is an unspeakable
comfort, that our way thither is always open. They cried unto the
Lord.
Earnest prayer is crying. To the cry of prayer they added the
shout of faith, and became more than conquerors. Jeroboam escaped
the sword of Abijah, but God struck him; there is no escaping his
sword.
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