1 Kings 14:12-14

The Reprobate's Doom.

In the queen of Jeroboam we see a remarkable messenger. For she went as messenger from a king and returned as messenger from a prophet. Her message in the first instance was simple, but in her return twofold. She brings a message to the king, and with it a message also to the nation. The message to the king brings—

I. HEAVY TIDINGS RESPECTING ABIJAH .

1 . As to the issue of his illness .

2 . As to the near approach of his death .

3 . As to the circumstances attending . "All Israel shall mourn for him and bury him;" but for him only of the royal family, "because in him there is found some good thing towards the Lord God of Israel." Hence learns

II. HEAVY TIDINGS RESPECTING HIS SURVIVORS .

1 . They are devoted to extermination .

2 . Judgment will come speedily .