I taught Moms at Bellevue Baptist on Thursday. I wrote most of the day on Friday (with a little break to host the Sweet Prince!). I have been writing all day today and I am suffering from Brain Drain. Seriously. My brain is fried so forgive any babbling that might issue forth.
I am currently writing a new study on Elijah. It is impossible to write about this man of God without looking at the history of Israel. In short, the kingdom of Israel divided after the death of King Solomon. Jeroboam took the norther kingdom with 10 tribes. Solomon's son took the southern kingdom with 2 tribes. The northern kingdom endured 19 monarch over the course of the next 200 years beginning with Jeroboam. Jeroboam was a wicked man who set up idols and participated in the worship of false gods. He reigned for 22 years and his son, Nadab, ascended to throne. He was worse and even more wicked.
1 Kings 15:25 says, And he did evil in the sight of the Lord and walked in the way of his father and in his sin which he made Israel sin. Did you catch that? He followed in his father's footsteps. To all my bloggy mommies, is there some besetting sin that you are passing to the next generation? Serious stuff. There is more to come. This is an incredible study. I cannot escape the recurring theme of generational sins being passed from father to son and staining the third and fourth generation with its scarlet taint.
Having a new branch on our family tree has caused me to rethink the mothering I did with Jason and Dawson. Somehow I was so busy trying to keep life and limb together that I did not think much beyond them. I did not think that I was "parenting my grandchildren and my great grandchildren" as I raised my sons. Serious stuff. Seriously. I will keep you posted as God's leads me on this new course of study. Stay tuned. Blessings.
