Daily Bible Reading Day 155

2Chronicles 10-12;  John 13:18-38.  Rehoboam becomes king and Israel, the northern tribes, approach him with a request to lighten their load. Rehoboam doesn't listen to Solomon's advisers who tell him to lighten their load as they requested. Instead he listens to his friends who tell him to take a get tough attitude with them. The advice doesn't work and Israel is divided. He gathers the troops to go against the north but a prophet stops them. Then Rehoboam gets busy building and fortifying some of the cities of Judah. He also wisely distributes his sons throughout Judah. He forsakes The Lord and the Law and God brings the king of Egypt against them He plunders the gold. But Rehoboam and the other leaders do repent so God doesn't allow the king of Egypt to destroy them. However over time it appears that Rehoboam isn't faithful to God.

Jesus tells his apostles that one of them will betray him. They don't understand. Peter gets John to ask Jesus who it is. Jesus' response they don't understand. Judas leaves but the others think he's going to buy more food for the night. Jesus tells them that loving one another as he has loved them is how the world will know that they are his disciples. Peter proclaims that he will follow Jesus to the death but Jesus tells Peter that he will betray him before the rooster crows.