But then the moabites, the ammonites, and those from the region of seir came to fight judah. List the insights you learn from the related scriptural crossreferences. Its possible that the king had good intentions in creating an alliance with ahab. He furthermore charged the levites that they were also to judge in the fear of the lord and to do so faithfully with a perfect heart. Yet on the other hand very few men did more than jehoshaphat to bring the nation to the brink of ruin. And set himself to seek the lord the phrase denotes his settled resolution, seriousness, and earnestness in it, and the preparing and fixing of his heart for it. Jehoshaphat sought the lord in prayer and demonstrated faith in praise and worship. Who was king jehoshaphat and what can we learn from him. Therefore the l ord stablished the kingdom in his hand. The vigour of the beginning of his reign falling in with the decay. Jehoshaphat came to the throne in the wake of a time of war at the conclusion of his father king asas reign. Gale has written this book, the prayer of jehoshaphat.
Study the bible online using commentary on 1 kings 22 and more. And his mothers name was azubah the daughter of shilhi. Utilize your wordstudy tools to examine the meaning of the following words. The jerusalem bible states that the chronicler sees asa as a type of the peaceful, jehoshaphat of the strong king according to these passages, jehoshaphat ascended the throne at the age. Jehoshaphat 2 definition and meaning bible dictionary. Jehoshaphat king of judah, of which we shall have a much fuller narrative in the book of chronicles. The material in chapter 17 has no parallel in kings.
Jehoshaphat, whose name means jehovah has judged, was 35 years old when he began his reign and was king for 25 years. In his 3rd year he sent out certain princes, priests, and levites, to go through all the cities of judah, teaching the people out of. King jehoshaphat s story is a great example of the far reaching consequences of the choices we make in life. God was with jehoshaphat in his early days as king because he followed god and didnt worship baal. He lived just before jerusalems enemies overcame the city. According to tradition, jehoshaphat was buried in a magnificent manner to mimic the actions of king david.
Then some came and told jehoshaphat, saying, a great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea, from syria. Bible verses about jehoshaphat 76 passages king james. He was buried at age 60 in the city of david in jerusalem. Jehoshaphat, the son of king asa and azubah, became the fourth king of judah 873849 bc at the age of 35, and reigned for 25 years. Jehoshaphat feared partly from human frailty, and partly from the remembrance of his own guilt, and the wrath of god denounced against him for it, 2 chronicles 19. This article about jehoshaphat, together with other tools, activities, aids and materials and are designed to be used by an individual or a christian bible study group. Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign. His name was colin, and i punched him in the face why because he was a loud mouth punk, but that is not important, what happened after is. His father made it his personal task to verbally assault me. Enduring word bible commentary 2 chronicles chapter 17. Jehoshaphat music download christian books, bibles.
This is appropriate given jehoshaphat s name a pairing of jehovah and shaphat, meaning the lord is judge. Part i and the l ord was with jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father david, and sought not unto baalim. Jehoshaphat in the bible king of judah who obeyed god. There is a brief account given of his reign in the book of 2 kings, but.
He was thirtyfive years old when he ruled the kingdom of judah, and he reigned for 25 years. As the author writes in his preface, this is a book about prayer. Some hold that the valley of jehoshaphat yahweh shall judge 1 refers to the valley situated between jerusalem and the mount of olives to the east. David guzik commentary on 2 chronicles 17 describes the righteous reign of king jehoshaphat, who brings the word of god to the people. The history of jehoshaphat is written not only in the book of chronicles, but in the book of kings. It happened after this that the people of moab with the people of ammon, and others with them besides the ammonites, came to battle against jehoshaphat. Freebibleimages king jehoshaphat sets out to obey god. His history is to be found among the events recorded in 1 kings 15. So for many years the people of the southern twotribe kingdom enjoy a good life. And the king of israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. The okj says, let my outcasts dwell with thee, moab as if moab were called upon to shelter the people of god rather than the other way around.
He ruled in the southern kingdom at the same time that the wicked ahab ruled in the north. Noone did more to educate the people of god than this man and thats why hes often known as judahs great teacher, or judahs teacherking. Son of ahilud, recorder or annalist under david and solomon 2 samuel 8. In jehoshaphat we have one of judahs finest rulers. Jehoshaphat his asas son then became king in his place, and made his. Gods hand was on jehoshaphat and he blessed the kingdom of judah under his reign. Ahab had now been three years upon the throne of israel, an active, warlike prince. Much more space is devoted to jehoshaphat in chronicles than in kings. It is to that truth that we will have tribulation that stanley d. For this reason, among his first actions were border fortifications, especially on the border with israel. Jehoshaphat righteous king amazing bible timeline with. He was the son of another godly judean leader named king asa. Gale directs us to take hold of the hand of our god who leads us from the point of crisis to gather up his blessings for us deposited by the storm. How much of every life drops into oblivion, even though set down in a biography.
A bible devotion on the answered prayer of jehoshaphat when the king of syria had commanded his men to fight only with ahab, the king of israel. There is nothing about jeremiah in the books of 1 kings and 2 kings. Jehoshaphat a free christian bible study resource we hope that this jehoshaphat article will provide useful information and ideas for those following a bible study plan. And yet, while my spirit resonates most with this prayer, there is very little of this context that i can relate to. Through a man named jahaziel, the lord tells jehoshaphat that he will deliver judah without a fight verses 1417. God defends king jehoshaphat childrens bible lessons.
A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of 2 chronicles in easy english. Jehoshaphat seeks the lord and asks all judah to fast verse 3. In the overwhelming circumstances that enter our lives, stanley d. This short old testament bible story about jehoshaphat for children and young kids together with tools, activities. One of the priests who accompanied the removal of the ark to jerusalem 1 chronicles 15. But although he was a good king, jehoshaphat had a character flaw. Jehoshaphat goes out to battle with singers leading the way, singing praise to the lord. The books of 1 and 2 kings recount events that cover a period of just over four hundred years, from the death of david to the release of jehoiachin from prison in babylon. King jehoshaphat encourages the nation to live by gods laws. King jehoshaphat the 4th and a good king of judah, 1 kings.
God defeats jehoshaphats enemies begin lesson with prayer. The reverend bryn macphail august 1, 2004 of all the prayers we have studied thus far, the prayers of david, solomon, and jabez, it is this prayerthe prayer of jehoshaphatthat i resonate most with. Jehoshaphat sermon by ian humphrey, 2 chronicles 20. Jehoshaphat strengthened himself against israel against the king and people of israel, who had molested the kingdom of judah with wars all the days of asa, after that sin of his, mentioned 2 chronicles 16. In fact, jehoshaphat was so blessed that aside from different nations or groups bringing tribute to him, he built citadels and storehouses in judah, signifying much abundance. The okj translation is at odds here with the nrsv and even the nkj, so i suspect the okj has it wrong. If students are quiet be prepared to share a difficult situation something that happened that the students may be aware of locally or. Jehoshaphat was basically a good king who sought to follow the lord and bring gods people back to him 19. A huge army a confederacy of heathen nations had united to do battle with judah. And after this did jehoshaphat king of judah join himself with ahaziah king of. It was copied and included in the book, the history of the kings of israel. Bible study jehoshaphat and the problem of anxiety.
The king closes his prayer, then, with a final plea for gods help. He appeals to prudence in asking for gods judgment. King of judah, son of asa, succeeded to the throne b. Reproduced by permission ray dillard taught at westminster theological seminary one feature of the chroniclers historiography that has become increasingly clear in the last decade of research has been his penchant for patterning portions of his account after earlier events. Study guide for 2 chronicles 20 by david guzik blue letter bible. He charged the judges to fear god and to realize that their judgments were not for man but for the lord. Enduring word bible commentary 2 chronicles chapter 20. Matthew pooles english annotations on the holy bible. But sought to the lord god of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of israel. Jehoshaphat faces war later, the moabites, the ammonites, and some meunites. He had all the men, women, and children come together in. Scripture gives us only this brief reference to this alliance, and no commentary is given, but it. During his reign he eradicated the pagan cults and sent priests and levites all over the country to teach the law of god.
Jehoshaphats problem 2 then there came some that told jehoshaphat, saying, there cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side syria. Jehoshaphat was the king of judah at about the same time that ahab was the king of israel. He was a zealous follower of the commandments of god. One of the things king jehoshaphat did was build some trading ships but before they could be used for trading they got wrecked. Study the bible online using commentary on 2 chronicles 20 and more. He appears on the bible timeline chart with world history 928 bc. A good king at his best jehoshaphat set himself to seek the lord. Jehoshaphats father, asa, had done much to return the people of judah to the worship of god, and jehoshaphat followed in his footsteps. Jehoshaphat bible story a free christian bible study resource we hope that this the arrow that killed a king bible story about jehoshaphat will provide useful for bible study ideas for adults, teens, children and young kids. In this lesson we have a scene in which jehoshaphat is observed at his best, occupying the throne of judah as every human king should have occupied itthat is, as the vicegerent of god, who was at all times the almighty, invisible king of israel. Jehoshaphat was a famous judean king who led his people back to the true worship of god during his reign.
Verses 1 we left jehoshaphat, in the foregoing chapter, well employed in reforming. Jehoshaphat does not ask god to annihilate the moabites and ammonites. They present a careful sectionbysection exposition of the biblical books with key terms and phrases highlighted and. So the king of israel and jehoshaphat the king of judah went up to ramothgilead.
In this lesson we have a scene in which jehoshaphat is observed at his best, occupying the throne of judah as every human king should have occupied itthat is, as the vicegerent of god, who was at all times the almighty, invisible. Prayer of jehoshaphat devotional reflections from the bible. The books of 1 and 2 kings describes a movement towards the eventual loss of the land and exile. Ask students to share some things they experienced personally, heard on the news or read about that was a very difficult situation. Jehoshaphat was the 4th king of the separated kingdom of judah around 850 to 875 b. The nations nearby were afraid to attack judah because they knew that jehovah was with his people.
The prayer of jehoshaphat develops king jehoshaphats prayer in 2 chronicles 20 to give us focus, stability, strength, courage and direction in times of great distress. In 2 chronicles 20, an alliance of nations decides to march against judah. A key passage associated with the campaign of armageddon mentions that god will assemble all nations in the valley of jehoshaphat joel joel 3. Expert help for understanding the bible each volume in the understanding the bible commentary series breaks down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to contemporary readers. Jehoshaphat having notice of a numerous army coming against him, 2 chronicles. King jehoshaphat 4th king of judah 87372bc848bc reigned 25 years. Jehoshaphat sang it on a day when he was very afraid.
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