ACC ~ Matthew 1 v7 - 15

THE REBELLIOUS MULTITUDE ANTICIPATED

ANONYMOUS: Solomon symbolizes the Christian people who were just beginning to flourish. Rehoboam, however, symbolizes a people in decline. When Solomon sinned in old age, the Lord let loose Satan upon him, and a crucial part of his kingdom was cut away. However, Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders at a critical time and followed that of his young courtiers. He lost nearly his entire kingdom when ten tribes split away and appointed their own kings. Only two tribes remained under Rehoboam’s rule. [1] INCOMPLETE WORK ON MATTHEW, HOMILY 1. [2]

[1] 1 Kings 11—12; cf. 2 Chron 10.

[2] PG 56:621.