I Kings 14:22
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And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.
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The kingdom being divided into that of Judah and that of Israel, we must henceforward, in these books of Kings, expect and attend their separate history, the succession of their kings, and the affairs of their kingdoms, accounted for distinctly. In this chapter we have, I. The prophecy of the destruction of Jeroboam's house (Kg1 14:7-16). The sickness of his child was the occasion of it (Kg1 14:1-6), and the death of his child the earnest of it (Kg1 14:17, Kg1 14:18), together with the conclusion of his reign (Kg1 14:19, Kg1 14:20). II. The history of the declension and diminution of Rehoboam's house and kingdom (Kg1 14:21-28) and the conclusion of his reign (Kg1 14:29-31). In both we may read the mischievous consequences of sin and the calamities it brings on kingdoms and families.
Open source ↗14:22 the people of Judah did what was evil: Although Rehoboam seemed to begin his reign in good spiritual form (2 Chr 11:5-17, 23), he deserted God’s standards (2 Chr 12:1).
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After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.
Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.
However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.
and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’
After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.
Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.