2 Chronicles 13:8

Abijah And Civil War

⁷ Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them. ⁸ “And now you are saying you can assert yourselves against the Lord’s kingdom, which is in the hand of one of David’s sons. You are a vast number and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods. ⁹ Didn’t you banish the priests of Yahweh, the descendants of Aaron and the Levites, and make your own priests like the peoples of other lands do? Whoever comes to ordain himself with a young bull and seven rams may become a priest of what are not gods.

Be Strong

Calves of Gold

Descendants of David

Golden Calves

Sons of David

David

Jehovah

Jeroboam

1 Kings 12:28

So the king sought advice.

Then he made two golden calves, and he said to the people, “Going to Jerusalem is too difficult for you. Israel, here is your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt.”

2 Chronicles 11:15

Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, the goat-demons, and the golden calves he had made.

1 Kings 14:9

You behaved more wickedly than all who were before you. In order to provoke Me, you have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and cast images, but you have flung Me behind your back.

2 Chronicles 9:8

May the Lord your God be praised! He delighted in you and put you on His throne as king for the Lord your God. Because Your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has set you over them as king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

2 Chronicles 14:9-11

Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and 300 chariots. They came as far as Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 20:6

He said:

Yahweh, the God of our ancestors, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.

2 Chronicles 20:12

Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast number that comes to fight against us. We do not know what to do, but we look to You.

Psalm 2:1-6

Why do the nations rebel
and the peoples plot in vain?

Psalm 33:16

A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.

Isaiah 7:6-7

‘Let us go up against Judah, terrorize it, and conquer it for ourselves. Then we can install Tabeel’s son as king in it.’”

Isaiah 9:6-7

For a child will be born for us,
a son will be given to us,
and the government will be on His shoulders.
He will be named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

Hosea 8:5-6

Your calf-idol is rejected, Samaria.
My anger burns against them.
How long will they be incapable of innocence?

Luke 19:14

“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to rule over us!’

Luke 19:27

But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them, and slaughter them in my presence.’”