Brazen Shields for Golden
2 Chronicles 12:10
Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard…


I. A VIRTUE. To content one's self with shields of brass when shields of gold cannot be got. "Be content with such things as ye have" (Hebrews 13:5).

II. A HYPOCRISY. To pretend that brazen shields are golden, either:

1. To hide the truth, that our shields of gold have been stolen, lost, or never had an existence: "Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees," etc. (Luke 12:1, 2); or:

2. To keep up appearances, and so gratify our vanity by seeming richer or more socially exalted than we are: "Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes," etc, (Luke 20:46).

III. A SERMON

1. To such as serve God with brass when they should do so with gold - an exhortation to liberality.

2. To those who serve God with the appearance of gold when the inward reality is awanting - a discourse upon sincerity.

3. To them who would serve God with gold but have only brass - a promise of better days when Jehovah's word shall be fulfilled, "For brass I will bring gold" (Isaiah 60:17). - W.



Parallel Verses
KJV: Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.

WEB: King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.




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