1. 2 Chronicles 12:14
And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.

2. 2 Chronicles 12:14
And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.
Rehoboam did evil because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord
Translations:
“did not set his heart…” (ESV, NASV, NIV)
“set not his heart…” (ASV”
“did not want to obey the Lord” (NCV)
“did not seek the Lord with all his heart” (NLT)
“was not determined to follow the Lord” (NET)
“applied not his heart to seek Jehovah” (Darby)
When the heart is prepared:
Do not do evil (2 Chron. 12:14)
Prosper (2 Chron. 26:5)

3. Preparing the Heart to Seek the Lord
2 Chronicles 12:14

4. Preparing the Heart Seek the Lord
2 Chronicles 12:14
The Prelude to Seeking
Preparing the Heart to
Seek the Lord

5. 2 Chronicles 12:14
And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.
The Prelude to Seeking

6. The Prelude to Seeking Attitude Action Produces
Evil comes from heart (Matt. 15:19)
As man thinks so is he (Prov. 23:7)
Out of heart are issues (Prov. 4:23)

7. The Prelude to Seeking Prepared Seek If one does not seek the Lord
Produces
The Prelude to Seeking
If one does not seek the Lord
His heart is not ready for that

8. Preparing the Heart Seek the Lord
2 Chronicles 12:14
The Prelude to Seeking
The Failure of Rehoboam
Preparing the Heart to
Seek the Lord

9. The Failure of Rehoboam
His Story
2 Chron
1 Kings 12-14
Became King
The Failure of Rehoboam
Upon the death of Solomon
2 Chron. 9:31-10:1
1 Kings 11:43-12:1

10. Never was Right in his Religion
Rejected wise counsel (10:6-8a)
Listened to wrong crowd (10:8b-14)
Dug heels in (11:1-12)
Forsook law (12:1, 5)
Inferior substitutes (12:10)
Tolerated sin (1 Kings 14:22-24)
The Failure of Rehoboam
Never was Right in his Religion
Did not completely cast off God (i.e. humbled himself? (12:6-8)
Didn’t pray for wisdom (as Solomon did)
Didn’t seek God’s will

11. Preparing the Heart Seek the Lord
2 Chronicles 12:14
The Prelude to Seeking
The Failure of Rehoboam
The How of Preparation
Preparing the Heart to
Seek the Lord

12. The How of Preparation With the whole heart (2 Chron. 25:2)
Turn to the Lord first (2 Chron. 16:12)
Delight in law (2 Chron. 19:3; 20:3; cf. 17:6)
Determined to please Lord (2 Chron. 27:6)
Correct wrong (2 Chron. 30:19; Job. 11:13-14; 1 Sam. 7:3)
Learn what Lord wants (Ezra 7:10)
The How of Preparation

13. Preparing the Heart Seek the Lord
2 Chronicles 12:14
The Prelude to Seeking
The Failure of Rehoboam
The How of Preparation
Preparing the Heart to
Seek the Lord