One wicked king against another

• Abijam took the throne of Judah at the death of his father Rehoboam ( 1 Kings 15:1)
• And, like his father, Abijam sinned against God (vs 3)
• Also, like his father, Abijam warred against Jereboam (2 Chronicles 13:2)
• He pleaded with his brothers to the north not to rebel against God (vs 5)
• And he warned them of the futility of fighting God (vs 8).
• They were ostracized for their liberal ordination policies (vs 9-10)
• He declared the God was on his side (vs 12)
• God proved this by delivering Judah from the ambush that Jereboam had set for them (vs 16-18)