1 Chronicles 10
A
Story of Sin
1 Chronicles 10 follows nine
chapters of names, the historical and genealogical history of Israel, it opens
with the Philistines attacking Israel. 1 Chronicles goes from the genealogies
to the worst best day in Israel’s history (at that point in history). It skips
everything from the wilderness to the reign of Saul as the first King of Israel
and starts with Saul and his three sons death and the defeat of the Israelite
army by the Philistine army.
Why?
If you are familiar with The Bible
then you know the story of Saul and David the first and second Kings of Israel.
The rest of Chronicles is the history of the Kings of Israel and Judah starting
with David who united the nation; the fall of Saul starts the reign of David!
Because!
“Thus Saul died for his sin which
he sinned against JEHOVAH because he did not guard (obey) The Word of JEHOVAH
and also for asking a medium for advise rather than asking JEHOVAH. So JEHOVAH
put him to death and turned the Kingship of Israel over to David the son of
Jesse.”
Sin is the downfall of the
righteous and the unrighteous. If you call yourself a Christian and do not live
your life according to the Standard of GOD (It is found in the Bible), then you
will come under GOD’s Righteous Judgment – GOD’s Judgment is both temporal and Eternal!
If you have any sin in your life and it is easy to have sin in your life as a
Christian, then you will be judged like Saul.
It is not that Saul sinned as King
it is that Saul never repented (asked for forgiveness and stopped doing it),
Saul did ask for forgiveness and mercy, but he did not stop sinning! I know how
easy that is, I had sin in my Christian life for more than half of my Christian
life. I have Repented (asked for forgiveness and stopped doing it), but some of
the consequences are still in my life (temporal judgment).
We can serve GOD with sin in our
life, Saul was a successful King against the enemies of Israel, yet his sin led
to his death and the death of his sons who served him. GOD’s Judgment will
come; even though He gives us ample time to Repent (2 Peter 3:7-9) if we do not
then the Judgment will be harsh from our perspective (Hebrews 12:5-6), even
Eternal (Luke 12:4-5)!
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