I
want to deviate some from the writing format I’ve been using, so
far. I want to give the background of this chapter in order to
condense this. This is about 2 Chronicles, Chapter 10. I hate to
include the whole chapter.
Rehoboam,
who is Solomon’s son, became king after Solomon died. The
Israelites sent spokesmen to King Rehoboam to ask him to lighten
their work load. They said his father had been much too harsh on
them. They asked him to lighten their work load and promised they
would be loyal to him in return. He told them to come back in three
days so that he could have some time to think about it.
First,
King Rehoboam went to get advice from the old men who told him that
if he lightened the Israelites work load and talked nicely to them,
they would be his servants forever. Then King Rehoboam went to get
the advice of the young men (his friends) who told him to tell the
Israelites that if they thought his father made their workload heavy,
just wait and see how heavy he was going to make it. His friends
told him that he was much more of a man than his father.
(Paraphrased)
Well,
after three days, the Israelites came back to King Rehoboam to get
his reply to their request to lighten their workload. He ignored the
advice of the older men. And
answered the advice of the young men, saying,
My
father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father
chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 2
Chronicles, Chapter 10, verse 14. The
Israelites rebelled against King Rehoboam.
I
wish supervisors and managers would read this passage. It shows that
the treatment the boss gives their employees can make the difference
of whether the employees are loyal and productive or whether they
rebel. The other thing that this passage reminds me of is how easy
it is for people to ignore the advice God has given them through the
Bible and choose to follow the advice of their friends instead.
Obviously, friends don’t always have the best of advice, as
evidenced in this passage.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
I've shared my connections to this passage. Please share your connections below.
