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Lead:

Pop quiz: Which kingdom (in a kingdom now divided) had NO good kings?

Intro:

So, Solomon dies, and the kingdom splits. “Israel” now refers to the northern kingdom consisting of ten tribes for roughly the next couple hundred years, and Judah is the southern kingdom of the remaining two tribes for roughly the next three hundred years.

Today we continue on with king after king after king, all from Judah. And to answer our pop quiz, it was the northern kingdom of Israel that had no good kings, and who knows, maybe that contributed to their faster slide to getting conquered.

Today’s word: apostasy

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Bible segment (read along with The Bible Project):

Passage: 2 Chronicles 13-17
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 89
Words: ~2683

Thinking/reflection segment:

Apostasy: A biblical concept that generally refers to those who fall away from belief in God. Broadly speaking, apostasy has been defined in four ways: as referring to a person who falls away and fails to keep a religious covenant (Judaism), who falls away from the church (Roman Catholicism), who falls away from intellectual adherence to Christianity (Augustinianism/Calvinism), or who falls away from salvation once experienced (Semi-Pelagianism/Arminianism). Scripture repeatedly and clearly warns of the dangers and results of apostasy (e.g., Heb 6:4–8). (1)
There are at least four distinct images in Scripture of the concept of apostasy. All connote an intentional defection from the faith. The four images are rebellion, backsliding or turning away, falling away, and adultery. (2)

Wisdom segment:

Passage: Psalm 67
Translation: CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Verses: 7
Words: ~ 115

Love you!

-R

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Sources and resources:

(1) Stanley Grenz, David Guretzki, and Cherith Fee Nordling, Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999), 14.

(2) Leland Ryken et al., Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), 39.

#854: 2 Chronicles 13-17 | Apostasy | Psalm 67