5<\/strong>. Then came Shemaiah<\/em> ] This intervention of Shemaiah is not mentioned in 1 Kin. For an earlier appearance of the prophet see 2Ch 11:2<\/span> ff. = 1Ki 12:22<\/span> ff.<\/p>\n have I also left you in the hand<\/em> ] Rather, I also have forsaken you and delivered you into the hand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam<\/strong>,…. The same as in<\/p>\n 2Ch 11:2<\/span>, there called the man of God:<\/p>\n and to the princes of Judah that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak<\/strong>; through fear of him, and for safety and protection from him, and to consult what was to be done at this critical juncture, whether to fight him, or make peace with him on the best terms they could:<\/p>\n and said unto them, thus saith the Lord, ye have forsaken me<\/strong>; his law, his word, worship, and ordinances, 2Ch 12:1<\/span>,<\/p>\n and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak<\/strong>; suffered him to invade their land, take their fenced cities, and come up to Jerusalem without any opposition, as a punishment of their apostasy; and to explain this providence to them, and call them to repentance, was the prophet sent.<\/p>\n (5) Then.<\/strong>And.<\/em><\/p>\n Shemaiah the prophet.<\/strong>The section relating to his mission and its results (2Ch. 12:5-8<\/span>) is peculiar to the chronicle.<\/p>\n The princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem.<\/strong>Repulsed by the Egyptian arms, they had fallen back upon Jerusalem, to defend the capital. While the invading host lay before the city, Shemaiah addressed the king and princes.<\/p>\n Ye have forsaken.<\/strong>There is emphasis on the pronoun. Literally, Ye have forsaken me, and I also have forsaken you, in<\/em> (into) the hand of Shishak.<\/em> The phrase to leave into the hand of a foe occurs Neh. 9:28<\/span>. (Comp. also 2Ch. 15:2<\/span>; 2Ch. 24:20<\/span>; and Deu. 31:16-17<\/span>.) Here the words amount to a menace of utter destruction. (Comp. Jon. 3:4<\/span>.)<\/p>\n 5<\/strong>. <\/strong> Shemaiah the prophet <\/strong> See note on 1Ki 12:22<\/span>. The powerful influence of this prophet over the king and the princes is here very noticeable. The time had not yet come when the kings of Judah dared treat Jehovah’s prophets with contempt. Compare 2Ch 16:10<\/span>; 2Ch 24:19 ; 2Ch 33:10<\/span>.<\/p>\n It is lovely always to see souls humbled under afflictions.<\/p>\n 2Ch 12:5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and [to] the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.<\/p>\n Ver. 5. Then came Shemaiah the prophet.<\/strong> ] See 1Ki 12:12<\/span> . This was a great mercy that a prophet was sent unto them to exhort them to repentance, and to prescribe them a course. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Because of Sishak.<\/strong> ] Who was but the vial through whose hands God poured out his wrath. 2Ch 12:7 <\/p>\n Shemaiah: 2Ch 11:2, 1Ki 12:22 <\/p>\n Ye have forsaken me: 2Ch 12:1, 2Ch 12:2, 2Ch 15:2, Deu 28:15-68, Jdg 10:9-14, 1Ch 28:9, Jer 2:19, Jer 4:18, Jer 5:19, Jer 23:33 <\/p>\n left you: 2Sa 24:14, Psa 37:33 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Ch 12:15 – Shemaiah Pro 6:3 – when<\/p>\n 2Ch 12:5. Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah Lest they should not readily or rightly understand the meaning of this providence, God sends a prophet to explain it, namely, the same Shemaiah that had brought them an injunction from God not to fight against the ten tribes, who plainly tells them, that the reason why Shishak prevailed against them was, not because they had been impolitic in the management of their affairs, but because they had forsaken God.<\/p>\n 12:5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and [to] the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and {c} therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.<\/p>\n (c) Signifying that no calamity can come to us unless we forsake God, and that he never leaves us till we have cast him off.<\/p>\n Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and [to] the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak. 5. 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