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I'm Jensen Holt McNair.

Compared to his father, Raya Bome, and his son Aisa, King Abigia is given significantly less real estate in Second Chronicles.

And yet, compared to the short eight verses

we have about him in First Kings,

the author of Chronicles gives us significantly more time learning about King Abaija. In First Kings, we read eight

verses that don't let us know much more other than the fact that Abaija's heart was not wholly

devoted to God, but that he walked in the sins of his father, and that he had a war with

Jerribome of the Northern kingdoms. The lack of attention and lack of to say leave us to the conclusion that Abaija wasn't a super-awson king.

And yet, the author of Chronicles decides to expand upon the narrative of his life.

He doesn't contradict what is said in First Kings.

Instead, he opens the door to shed light only on the war that Abidja had the King's says about Abaija, the chronicler is not really trying to tell us anything more about

King Abaija. If he had wanted to, he would have included more than just one single

narrative about one specific instance in his life. Instead, the chronicler's

choice in narrative is communicating to us about who God is. So let's jump into the story and see what we can uncover from this

instance in the war between a Bijia and Geribome. The chapter opens, telling us that there's a war happening between these two kings, and

Abaija brings his army of 400,000 out to meet Gerbom. But But Gerberham comes with 800,000 men. It does not look great for

a Bijia. A Bijia has half the men of Gerberane and yet he still calls out and speaks to the armies of

Jarebonne saying,

Jarebonne and all Israel listen to me.

Don't you know that the Lord, the God of Israel has given the kingship of Israel to David and

his descendants forever by a covenant of salt.

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