• Jehoshaphat was king of Judah - he was a good king but he continually sought alliances he shouldn’t have sought.
• Here he was aligning with wicked king Ahab of Israel.
• They sought the advice of a prophet on whether or not they should go into battle.
• vs 18-22: Israel had rejected God by departing from Him and He was going to deal with them.
• But how?
• He was going to allow Israel’s leaders to believe a lie - He would allow them to be deceived and follow the stubbornness of their own hearts.
• The only way this could happen, however, was if the spiritual leaders of the day believed a lie and preached it.
• So watch the pattern:
• 1) The Israelites left God in their hearts.
• 2) God allowed an evil spirit to deceive His spokespeople, the prophets.
• 3) God’s prophets believed a lie and then started preaching it.
• 4) The governing leaders believed the lie and started doing it.
• Look at today - our governing leaders are making stupid decisions and it is the result of spiritual leaders first believing a lie.
• The only answer is repentance - we need it now more than ever.
2 Chronicles 18:18-22 (6/30/16)
National Disaster
June 30, 2016 • Benham Brothers
2 Chronicles 1:6-7 (6/28/18)
June 28, 2018 • Benham Brothers
* Solomon offered 1,000 burnt offerings on the altar when he was inaugurated as king. * There was no command to do this and was WAY more than customary. * This is like giving hundreds of thousands of dollars away. * He spared no expense for God. * How did God respond? * He decided to give Solomon something in return - a chance to ask for “anything” he wanted. * Solomon gave to God what was already God’s (the animals) and so God gave Solomon something he didn’t have - wisdom. * Key - give God what you have and then you can expect him to give back to you a hundredfold return. * Solomon’s wisdom was far more valuable than 1,000 animals.
2 Chronicles 3:1 (6.25/15)
June 25, 2015 • Benham Brothers
God gave David the pattern of the temple but didn't let him execute the building of it. David then gave it to Solomon his son who executed it with precision. This is the pattern of Fatherhood for us to follow today: 1) God gives dad a pattern for His kingdom. 2) Dad models this and builds to the best of his ability, recognizing his work will not be completed before he dies. 3) Dad passes down this pattern to his son. 4) Son executes the plan exactly as dad passed down, which dad got directly from God. 5) Son then becomes a dad and does the same thing.