• Abijah became king of Judah after Rehoboam.
• He and Jeroboam drew up in battle - civil war.
• Jeroboam wouldn’t listen when Abijah tried to talk him out of it.
• Judah was surrounded and there seemed no possible way for them to win.
• Notice the three steps they took to win the battle:
• 1) They cried out to the Lord.
• Faith is what pleases God, so when we’re in a fix we need to cling to our faith.
• We do this by keeping our focus on Him and not on the problem.
• 2 Chronicles 14:11 - look how Asa cried out to the Lord - he recognized God’s power, confessed his own inadequacy, reminded God that it was His battle, and relied fully on God for victory.
• 2) The priests blew the trumpets.
• The spiritual leaders were the ones who cried, “CHARGE!”
• They recognized the enemy and pointed the people in the right direction to attack.
• 3) They raised the battle cry.
• They were ready to fight to the death.
• They asked God to do His part and they were ready to do theirs.
• Result - God kicked in and kicked butt.
2 Chronicles 13:13-16 (6/30/16)
Winning the Battle
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.