Contemplative Bible Reading

2 Chronicles 12:7-8 (New Living Translation)

⁷ When the Lord saw their change of heart, he gave this message to Shemaiah: “Since the people have humbled themselves, I will not completely destroy them and will soon give them some relief. I will not use Shishak to pour out my anger on Jerusalem. ⁸ But they will become his subjects, so they will know the difference between serving me and serving earthly rulers.”

The people have escaped disaster. The LORD will not destroy them. Instead, He will allow them to live under the rule of Shishak, a King of Egypt.

Good news, right? I mean, rule under a King of Egypt is better than death, right?

The people will soon learn. They will know the difference between serving the LORD and serving an Egyptian. Wait a minute, didn’t they serve Egyptians for 400 years back a while…? Ooooops. Now they are going back to the bad old days.

Funny how they never seemed to learn. Funny how they went back to their old ways that led to misery and all that. I’m glad we licked that habit today, ooops, or did we?