When I reflected further, the following truths amplified this focus:  After Rehoboam’s position as king was established, verse 1 says, “He became strong, and he also, when he was strong, abandoned the law of the Lord.”  Then it says in verse 5, “This is what the Lord says, ‘You have abandoned Me.  Therefore I now abandon you to Shishak’.”  He was the king of Egypt who came to take control of Israel.  This illustrates a truth affirmed over and over again in the Bible: God judges the unfaithful. 

Verse 6 goes on to say, “The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, ‘The Lord is just’.”  When the prophet pronounced God’s judgment, the leaders of Israel concluded that the Lord was right on target.  They were proud and had abandoned the law of the Lord, and because of this they deserved judgment.  But when they humbled themselves and said that the Lord was just, the prophet responded, speaking for God, “Since they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them, but will soon give them deliverance.”  God delivers the humble. 

The first two truths in 2 Chronicles 12:1-8, which amplify the focus that God is unchanging, are these: He judges the unfaithful and He delivers the humble.  Read this portion again and see if you find a third truth to amplify the focus: God is unchanging