Abijah succeeded Rehoboam as king of Judah and tried to warn the leaders of Israel against rebelling against the Lord. He reminded them of their heritage and encouraged them to follow God. When King Jeroboam refused to listen, God helped Abijah and delivered him from Jeroboam's ambush, killing 500,000 of Jeroboam's soldiers. Abijah's vision led to his victory because having the right vision at the right time results in success, while having the wrong vision at the wrong time leads to disaster.

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abllah followrd,Sehoboam as klng of Judah. Ho tnlsd toiwarn the lEadsm of lsrsel(the north* ',
, snn klngdom) agalnat theln fotty, ln ,"u.tttng ugalnstthe Lold' Ho cast ths vlslon, remlnded them of
ttrsl' tri'rttags, inO enoouragsi ttrsm to follow lt :nl{ow loolt " hs sald, 'fQod Hl111self ls wlth uB aB l
our h€ad, and Hls pnt *t *[rt .oundlrg tt'tutnpsts to sound the alerm agalnst y6u' 0 ohlldrun of
Lmai Oo not fgm agatnst ttre Lono Go; of youn fatherg, for you shall not proapenl' (2 Cht" 1 ;12)'
, when klng Janoboam rcruseo to lleten, God hononsd Abllah and deltuersd.hlm frotn J6n0boam'8
ambush.Ihat uav lve nu-nireJrit oroii rn.nu soldle,s iell on ths batttofleld. Ab1ah's vlslon hd
to hls vlototY. Gon8ldon thls:
. Ihs wrongvlElon atthe wrongtlmB = Dlsaster
. Th€ wrong vlslon at thg nlght tlmb = Mletak€
r lhe rl$ht vlelon at tho wrong Ums = Blunder
o The rldht vlslon at ths rlght tlme = Suooes8