Immerse Kingdoms Day 220 Year 2 Bible Reading
Day 220 - Jeroboam's Sins and the Prophecy of Destruction
Welcome to Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience, Day 220. In this session, we explore the reign of Jeroboam, who built Shechem and made it his capital. To deter the Israelites from worshipping in Jerusalem, Jeroboam created golden calf idols, leading Israel into great sin. A man of God from Judah prophesies against Jeroboam's altar, predicting a future king named Josiah who will cleanse the shrine. Jeroboam's hand is paralyzed as a sign, but it is restored after the man of God prays for him. The narrative continues with an old prophet deceiving the man of God to defy the Lord's command, resulting in his death by a lion. Finally, Jeroboam's dynasty is cursed, and his ill son dies as predicted by the prophet Ahijah. The chapter concludes with Jeroboam's death and the ascendancy of his son Nadab.
00:00 Introduction and Context
00:34 Jeroboam's Idolatry and Sin
01:50 Prophecy Against Jeroboam
03:45 The Man of God and the Old Prophet
07:09 Jeroboam's Continued Sin and Prophecy of Doom
07:31 Jeroboam's Family and Final Days
11:09 Conclusion and Reflection
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Immerse: Kingdoms is the third of six volumes in Immerse: The Bible Reading Experience. Kingdoms presents a new and unique journey through the story of Israel from the time of its conquest of Canaan (Joshua) through its struggle to settle the land (Judges, Ruth) and the establishment of Israel’s kingdom, which ends in a forced exile (Samuel–Kings). The nation of Israel, commissioned to be God’s light to the nations, falls to division and then foreign conquest for rejecting God’s rule.
4 Questions to get your conversations started:
1. What stood out to you this week?
2. Was there anything confusing or troubling?
3. Did anything make you think differently about God?
4. How might this change the way we live?
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3 ways to get the most out of your experience
- Use Immerse: Beginnings instead of your regular chapter and verse Bible. This special reader’s edition restores the Bible to its natural simplicity and beauty by removing chapter and verse numbers and other historical additions. Letters look like letters, songs look like songs, and the original literary structures are visible in each book.
- Commit to making this a community experience. Immerse is designed for groups to encounter large portions of the Bible together
for 8 weeks–more like a book club, less like a Bible study. By meeting every week in small groups and discussing what you read in open,
honest conversations, you and your community can come together to be transformed through an authentic experience with the Scriptures. - Aim to understand the big story. Read through “The Stories and the Story” (p. 483) to see how the books of the Bible work together to tell God’s story of his creation’s restoration. As you read through Immerse: Beginnings, rather than ask, “How do I fit God into my busy life?” begin asking, “How can I join in God’s great plan by living out my part in his story?”