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A Mirror of Forsaking
Commentators emphasize the direct, reciprocal nature of God's judgment. The prophet's message is stark: "You have forsaken me, therefore have I also left you." Scholars explain this isn't random misfortune but a direct consequence of Judah's apostasy, where God mirrors their actions to reveal their sin and its consequences.
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2 Chronicles
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 12:5
19th Century
Bishop
Then. — And.
Shemaiah the prophet. —The section relating to his mission and its results ([Referen…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Chronicles 12:5–6
19th Century
Preacher
Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said …
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 12:5
17th Century
Pastor
Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam
The same as in (2 Chronicles 11:2), there called the man of G…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 12:1–16
17th Century
Minister
When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fear from Jeroboam, he cast off his outward profession of godliness. It is very comm…