The Bible Study Podcast, episode 557. Today, the Bible Study podcast continues the study of the

Kings of Israel and Judah with First Kings 15. Welcome to the Bible Study podcast. I'm your host,

Chris Christensen. We continue on with our study of the kings, and we jump back to Judah. Abijah King of Judah. In the 18th year of the reign of Jeroboam, son of Nebath, Abijah became king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother's name was Makkah, daughter of

Abashalom. He committed all the sins his father had done before him. His heart was not fully devoted

to the Lord His God as the heart of David, his forefather had been. Nevertheless, for David's sake,

the Lord His God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by

raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong. For David had done what was right

in the eyes of the Lord, and had not failed to keep any of the Lord's commands all the days of his

life, except in the case of Eriah, the Hittite.

There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam throughout Abijah's lifetime.

As for the other events of Abijah's reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book

of the annals of the kings of Judah?

There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam, and Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of Judah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam, and Abijah rested with his

ancestors and was buried in the city of David, and Asa, his son, succeeded him as king. It's interesting.

We are now with David's great-grandson, if I am keeping score correctly, and we're still, and we're going to see this going on

for hundreds of years, comparing the kings to David. Remember David, he was really good king,

except for that Uriah, the Hittite business, and Abijah doesn't measure up. But again, because of

David, even though we're now three generations later, God is keeping Abijah

on the throne and giving him a son.

He is blessing this faithless man because of a faithful one, his forefather.

And that's all they have to say about Abijah.

It's eight verses, 18 years, and nothing good to say, unfortunately.

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