2 Chronicles 13

By prayer we draw near to God, by faith we take hold of him. 2 Chronicles 13:14: The children of Judah cried to the Lord; and this was the crying of faith; verse 18. They prevailed because they relied on the Lord God of their fathers: Making supplication to God, and staying the…

This proceeds not from the lack of a holy bent and aim, but from the weakness and imperfection of grace. And in this case the soul may make the like complaint against its own corruptions that Abijah made against Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 13:6-7). Grace has a dominion, but lusts are…

Those Superstitious persons in Isaiah 65:3, 4 who did Sacrifice in Gardens, remain among the Graves, and lodge in the Monuments, which the Lord never required at their hands, yet they made no Conscience of eating Swines flesh, which the Lord had forbidden to that people in those…

It is worthwhile to offer a sample of this variety. II. First, according to the truth of the matter, they are called gods that are not gods: 2 Chronicles 13:9, "Whoever comes to consecrate himself shall be a priest to no-gods" — that is, to false gods, who are anything but God.…

The Holy Spirit relates the history of these calves in 1 Kings 12:28–32. The reasons for Jeroboam's plan are more fully set forth in 2 Chronicles 13:6–9. The entire tribe of Levi, and very many of the pious among the Israelites, adhering to the ordinances of God, left their ance…

Here, as iniquity, was put for the spiritual whoredom against this commandement, so commandements are put for the several parts of obedience in this precept, as the circumstance of the place does show, by which we see all good intents are shut out. As they have been severely pun…

Again, there is a covenant of marriage between God and his people (Jeremiah 3:14), so as the wife promises to be to her husband alone (Hosea 3:3-4), so the Church of God promises, that she will be for God alone, and God will be for us alone; and we embrace the seed of his word a…

Its name it seems to have taken from the filling their hands, or their bringing their Offering in their hands, when they approached to the Lord in their setting apart to Office. And from there was the expression of him that came to be consecrated a Priest; [〈 in non-Latin alphab…

So it was again in Abijah's time, when Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men; a mighty army indeed. We read of it, 2 Chronicles 13:3. Then God wrought deliverance to Judah, out of regard to the covenant of grace established with Davi…

O they were guilty of original sin, yes and so were Moses, David, Samuel, Noah, Job, and Daniel when they were in the womb and weeping on the breasts. 7. Sovereignty determines what is just; righteous Abel dies in blood, godly Josiah in war, many bloody men smile out their soul…

Meekness is easiness of spirit; not a sinful easiness to be debauched, as Ephraim's that willingly walked after the commandment of the idolatrous princes (Hosea 5:11). Nor a simple easiness to be imposed upon and deceived, as Rehoboam's, who when he was forty years old is said t…

Psalm 146:4 — all their thoughts perish. Lastly, they are vain, that is, indeed, wicked and sinful; vanity in the text here, is yoked with wickedness: and vain men, and sons of Belial are all one (2 Chronicles 13:17). And such are our thoughts by nature.

As the people were to go armed, and to fight, so the Priests were to go with silver Trumpets, and to sound: this sounding with silver Trumpets implied hearty and earnest prayer. Note the benefit hereof (2 Chronicles 13:14, etc.). Thus while Joshua and the people were fighting wi…