As already stated, the book of 2nd Chronicles begins with Solomon building the temple of God and the palace of the king. He was known as one of the wisest, richest men to ever live, because he was being obedient to God and asked Him for this wisdom. If we want to be wise and spiritually rich, we must look be obedient to God, starting with accepting His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, as our personal Savior and Lord. There was peace in Israel during this time, and there should be peace in our soul if we are Christians. David had wanted to build the temple but wasn't allowed to, but he still began to gather the things necessary to build it. We may have a desire to do a particular thing for God and be denied the right to do so, but if it is something that needs to be done, we still need to work to prepare so that someone who is called by God can do so. The kingdom of Israel was also prosperous during Solomon's reign, and if we as followers of Christ are to be spiritually prosperous, we must be obedient to the Holy Spirit. After Solomon died, his son, Rehoboam decided to be even more severe on his rule over the people of Israel than Solomon had evidently been, and this led to the kingdom being divided, but the other person, Jeroboam, who was made king of most of Israel was not of the house of David, but of the house of Ephraim, so he was not the one that God placed on the throne. Throughout the rest of the book, the kingdom of Israel was divided, until it was finally defeated and carried away captive once more. We as followers of Christ must be united in serving God, and we also must make sure that those we have in power in the church are called by God to their position. Next, we will look at the book of Mark.
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