2 Chronicles 10:16
10:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David – no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” So all Israel returned to their homes.
2 Chronicles 12:13
12:13 King Rehoboam solidified his rule in Jerusalem;
he
was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the
Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home.
Rehoboam’s
mother was an Ammonite named Naamah.
Ecclesiastes 10:16
The Problem with Foolish Rulers
10:16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish,
and your princes feast in the morning!
Isaiah 3:4
3:4 The Lord says, “I will make youths their officials;
malicious young men will rule over them.
Isaiah 3:1
A Coming Leadership Crisis
3:1 Look, the sovereign Lord who commands armies
is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah
every source of security, including
all the food and water,
Colossians 1:20
1:20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross – through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.
Hebrews 5:12
5:12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time,
you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances.
You have gone back to needing
milk, not
solid food.