#1 Kings 15

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Abijam Reigns in Judah

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been. Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong. For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

And there was war between the houses of Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Abijam’s life.

As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done. He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days. And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and other articles that he and his father had dedicated.

Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days. Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus: “Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah. Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.

Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.

And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.

In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.

Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city. In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.

As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.

As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.

In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.

And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit. — 1 Kings 15 | The Reader's Bible (BRB) The Reader’s Bible © 2020 by Bible Hub and Berean.Bible. All rights Reserved. Cross References: Genesis 14:14-15; Genesis 22:24; Deuteronomy 23:17; Joshua 11:2; Joshua 18:25; Joshua 19:44; 2 Samuel 21:17; 1 Kings 7:51; 1 Kings 8:61; 1 Kings 11:4; 1 Kings 13:33-34; 1 Kings 14:16-17; 1 Kings 14:19-20; 1 Kings 14:30; 1 Kings 16:3; 1 Kings 16:6; 2 Kings 18:15; 1 Chronicles 24:15; 2 Chronicles 11:20; 2 Chronicles 13:20; 2 Chronicles 14:1-2; 2 Chronicles 16:1-2; 2 Chronicles 16:11; Zechariah 14:10; Matthew 1:8; Luke 1:6; John 18:1

[quotesfromscripture]

David’s posterity

“In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maachah the granddaughter of Abishalom. And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David. 

Nevertheless for David’s sake the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by setting up his son after him and by establishing Jerusalem; because David did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.” 

- 1 Kings 15:1-5 NKJV (1982)

[revdavidbsmith]

What is a Perfect Heart?

What is a Perfect Heart?

And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father. And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.1 Kings 15:11-12 Dear Church and Friends, Asa is our example of what a perfect/imperfect heart looks like. Maybe you have one too. You are born again and yet struggle against daily sin, as well as that bosom sin…

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Lecture tips: Be naked and wet for the most convincing rhetoric.

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[jtl-fics]

WIP Wednesday 11/15/23

Back at it again this week! Thanks again to @kedreeva

CHECK OUT LAST WEEK'S WIPS: HERE

It’s WIP Wednesday, time for a little accountability, sharing your work, and getting a kick in the pants.

Here’s how it works:

In a reblog of this post (so people can find you in the notes) or new thread (w/ rules attached) if you want to play on your own, post up to five (5) filenames of your WIPs; not titles, file names.

Post a snippet from one of them. Snippet must be words you wrote in the last 7 days. We’re posting progress here. If you haven’t made any, go make some and come back to play!

After you’ve posted, people can send you an ask with one of your file names. You must then write 3 sentences in that file. If the filename is one you can't share from (for example, an event or gift fic), write 3 sentences on it anyway, and then 3 more on another to share.

That’s it! You can invite others to join in, or just post. I’ll be searching the reblogs to find people to send asks to!

If you’re reading this, you’re invited!

If you see someone posting a WIP Wednesday Game snippet, send them an ask! Make them write.

Here are my offers this week & feel free to ask for more than one:

1. Math Nerd AU

2. New Kings AU

3. Smalls AU

4. Foxhole Bake AU

5. Dealer's Choice - What I write is up to me could be one of the 4 above or something else I'm working on.

Dealer's Choice Possibility under the cut (Pretty Boy):

"Well the cops took him away. We gave them Neil's contact information in case they need to talk to him." Matt says from the back. "How's your head doing Neil?"

"I'm fine."

Groans sound through the car.

"Neil, you have stitches in your pretty face." Nicky says.

"Yeah, I got stitches. I'm fine." Neil reiterates stubbornly, "So the cops might call me?" he asks.

"Don't worry, we already told them that you're bad at responding and to leave a voicemail." Matt reassures.

"I don't know how that'll help since his voicemail message just says he doesn't check it. I think Andrew is the one that clears it for him." Kevin huffs.

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[endlesslytired]

World Serpent/Flamechaser post! I realised I had a collection so I made this a post of its own.

Context for this last one - vvv

I made a new account bc my steam one has some really annoying limitations, but I was pretty deep in the main story and didn't do much Elysian Realm so I decided to actually do that properly this time. Insane place and Mei is taking no shit, I love it.

[your-ne1ghbor]

I think it is funny that when he eats wishes it doesn't boost his powers, it is just dopamine being sent to his brain due to the satisfaction it gives him, so it it much like a drug than anything.

Im getting Shaggy vibes wait a min....

MAGNIFICO IS SHAGGY?

"Like scoob, aint these wishes looking like them pills" 💀

"Raggy, they are dream of people. And they not pills"😧

"But scoob, they're like so pretty and shiny. Like I wanna eat them, like I ate yesterday's sandwich." 😎😉

"Raggy what do you mean? They wishes are only balls"🤨📸

"But scoob, balls look like pills, don't you like see that?!"🧍‍♂️🗣🔥

That hurt to write god there is something wrong with me

I did watch wish 15 times, and I might again since I keep forgetting the plot of the movie which is just yk

[keykeylocke]

Happy Birthday Hyungwon!!! 🎂

I♡U

[raayllum]

Do not let the past define your future, as I did. Free yourself from the past. Learn from it, understand it, then let it go. / If you think I can just let it go, then you don’t know me at all. You never did. 

[gayrogues]

there is no fucking way that tom king's shitty oneshot, featuring the most out-of-character riddler known to man and a batman who breaks his no kill rule and waterboards people, got nominated for an eisner award...

[canadianlucifer]

Y'all I really just gotta recommend Love Nikki to you guys again. It's a mobile game, yes, but it's got no ads, a complex and interesting storyline, and completely optional and cheap microtransactions you don't need to buy at all. Like, yeah you can if you wanna support the devs, but you can beat the whole thing without spending a cent. I'll admit the gameplay is mid at best, but you don't play ln for the game, you play it for the story and pretty dresses! The beginning of it is kinda tame, but the later half gets really intense!

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

The Burning Bush

1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the back side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 And Moses said, “I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”

4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses.” And he said, “Here am I.”

5 And He said, “Draw not nigh hither. Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”

6 Moreover He said, “I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

7 And the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

8 And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey, unto the place of the Canaanites and the Hittites, and the Amorites and the Perizzites, and the Hivites and the Jebusites.

9 Now therefore behold, the cry of the children of Israel hath come unto Me, and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”

11 And Moses said unto God, “Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?”

12 And He said, “Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.”

13 And Moses said unto God, “Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel and shall say unto them, ‘The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you,’ and they shall say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say unto them?”

14 And God said unto Moses, “I Am That I Am.” And He said, “Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, ‘I Am hath sent me unto you.’”

15 And God said moreover unto Moses, “Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob hath sent me unto you.’ This is My name for ever, and this is My memorial unto all generations. — Exodus 3:1-15 | 21st Century King James Version (KJV21) The Holy Bible; 21st Century King James Version Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc. Cross References: Genesis 11:5; Genesis 15:13; Genesis 16:11; Genesis 24:12; Genesis 28:16; Genesis 31:6; Exodus 2:16; Exodus 2:23; Exodus 4:5; Exodus 4:10; Exodus 4:12; Exodus 6:12; Exodus 7:16; Deuteronomy 26:7; Matthew 22:32; Mark 12:6; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37; John 8:24; John 8:28; Acts 3:13; Acts 7:6-7; Acts 7:30-31; Acts 7:33-34; 2 Peter 1:18; Hebrews 11:16

[jinchuls]

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[icewindandboringhorror]

sleepy mr baby + other random misc images

[theexodvs]

Christ is King. Adam was also king, but he failed to exercise dominion over the serpent. Jesus has conquered the serpent, and all authority on Heaven and on Earth has been given to Him. He is enthroned at the right hand of the Father and will reign until His last enemy, death, is subdued.

Hosanna!

[jtl-fics]

"New Kings" this week?

WIP Wednesday Game 8/9/23 (Closed) | New Kings AU

Kevin comes to with a start.

He hisses in pain and finds that his hand hurts the way it only did in his nightmares anymore. Pain is fine. Pain means he's alive. Alive means he can recover. Recovery means that he can play Exy again.

"Kevin, are you okay?" he hears his dad ask and feels a warm familiar hand on his shoulder.

"Hand." he grits out.

"I know, it's going to be okay." His dad promises him and Wymack had never-

Kevin's eyes open and his gaze shoots up to see Coach David Wymack, his father, standing to his full height looking two decades younger than he had in his hospital bed.

"Is everyone okay?" Wymack calls out to the bus, hand still on Kevin's shoulder to steady him.

There may have been answers but Kevin couldn't hear them. Every ounce of his attention is on his living and breathing father.

"Dad?" he asks and watches as Wymack stiffens.