Post by LS on Mar 21, 2014 1:05:35 GMT
Dangerous Partnerships: The story of Jehoshaphat & Ahab
March 1, 2008 by William Higgins
Today we begin looking at the story of Jehoshaphat. We will see what we can learn from this. Lets begin by getting oriented. Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of the southern kingdom of Judah, the son of Asa, of the line of David. He ruled for 25 years. His story is told in 1 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 17-20. We will focus on 2 Chronicles 18.
The Story Begins
. . . and it begins well in chapter 17. We will look at this briefly to set the stage. First we see a picture of . . .
1) Jehoshaphat the faithful. He walked in God’s ways – “The Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. . . . (He) sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments. . . His heart was courageous in the ways of the Lord” – 2 Chronicles 17:3-6.
Not only was he faithful – he was a reformer. He led the people to be faithful as well (like his father Asa).
v. 6 – he took away the high places and Asherim
vs. 7-9 – he began a program that taught the people the Law of God
Next we see portrayed . . .
2) Jehoshaphat the blessed.
17:5 – He had great wealth
17:10-11 – The nations feared him – so there was no war, but rather they gave him tribute
17:12-19 – He had a large army
These are all tokens of God’s blessing in this context. This brings us to our focus today:
Jehoshaphat’s Unrighteous Alliance
Teaching Continued here: Dangerous Partnerships: The story of Jehoshaphat & Ahab
