2 Chronicles 12:1-16
After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord. Because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam.
The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”
When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: “Since they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them but will soon give them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak. They will, however, become subject to him, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”
When Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem, he carried off the treasures of the temple of the Lord and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields Solomon had made.
Invasion, here and later, is seen as a direct consequence of disloyalty to God. National repentance (not mentioned in the Kings account) limits its effects, but Judah remains under Egyptian domination for some years.
Why?
Because king and all Israel abandoned the law of the Lord, so God’s wrath poured upon them, Shostakovich king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away many treasures from the Temple.
Serve the Lord.
The lesson is learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands. Serving the Lord always better then serving the kings of other lands. So our eyes should look beyond the land, and for us on the King in heaven.
All of treasure are given by the Lord, if we are just and obey the word of God, God will give us more.
How?
Serve the Lord is better than serve any others. God is good, his love endure forever.
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