Today's Reading
2 Chronicles: what do you think of the answer which Rehoboam gave to the people? After the wisdom of his father, how do you think he had arrived at such an attitude?
Romans: I love the latter part of today's passage, the part about hope. Hope, from a New Testament perspective, contains no element of doubt. "I hope so" doesn't meant that something might or might not happen. In the NT, hope is looking forward to something that is a sure thing, but it just hasn't happened yet.
Today's Psalm reminds me of the verse that says, "The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory belongs to the Lord." (Prov. 21:31) We do what we can to prepared for the challenges we face. Ultimately, though, it is God who gives us what we need to endure.
Proverbs: even if your parents are hard to get along with in their older years, honor and care for them. Your children are learning from your model.
What do you notice today?
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That is an interesting question about Rehoboam. It is so obvious that Solomon's wisdom came from the Lord, but Rehoboam's wisdom came from listening to his younger friends. I don't know how that happened. The passage really doesn't go into the relationship between Solomon and his son, Rehoboam. I would think the answer to your question would come from knowing more about their relationship and how Solomon "fathered" his son. If we did have a peek inside of their relationship, I would ask if Solomon was really "there" for his son so that Rehoboam could watch his dad and learn from him. We would also get to see how much Rehoboam's mom was around. Did the children actually get raised by nannies? How much time did they spend together as families? I believe that a lot of wisdom gets passed down by just observation between parents and their children. So, I can't give a straight answer to that question.
ReplyDeleteI like your insight, Ranelle. What do others of you think?
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