Psalm 20:7 - Who will you trust in? The LORD or chariots, horses, bank accounts, 401k, pensions, new autos, etc.?Ģ Chronicles 14:2 - Did you notice something yesterday? The Chronicler never said whether Abijah did that which was good and right. Call upon Him and be saved (Romans 10:13)! How can we let Christ fulfill the Law for us? Confess Him and believe (Romans 10:9), no matter if you are Jew or Gentile (Romans 10:12). Romans 10:5 - There are two ways to heaven: 1) Fulfill the Law, or 2) Let Christ fulfill the Law for you (Romans 10:4).
God has opened the door to us in this Age of Grace! Romans 9:25 - My fellow Gentiles … God has made us His people, His beloved, and His children. He knows God has threatened false prophets (Deuteronomy 18:22) with death (Deuteronomy 18:20). Faithfulness to God may separate us from loved ones who are not faithful to Him (Luke 12:53).Ģ Chronicles 18:26 - The king threatened prison for an unpopular prophecy, but Micaiah isn’t concerned about a mere earthly ruler. While he was a fellow Israeli, Ahab was also a Baal worshipper (1 Kings 16:31). Total number of commands issued in the New Testament according to the Christian Assemblies International (1,050)Ģ Chronicles 18:1 - Here’s the main compromise in Jehoshaphat’s life: affinity with Ahab.As people of the New Covenant (Dispensation of Grace), we need to know the commands of the New Testament: The people were under the Mosaic Covenant, and they needed to know and follow the laws of the Covenant. Jehoshaphat, however, trusted God, and instead of gold going out, gold came in!Ģ Chronicles 17:9 - The key to success was teaching the people the Law of the LORD. Jehoshaphat’s father, Asa, was scared and used the treasures of the Temple (2 Chronicles 16:2) to protect his kingdom (2 Chronicles 16:3). Psalm 21:13 - Join with the Ambassador Baptist College Staff Quartet as they sing “ Be Thou Exalted!”Ģ Chronicles 17:5 - Psalm 127:1 reminds us that except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain. Never forget that the God of grace and salvation is also a God of wrath (Psalm 21:9). Psalm 21:1 - Yes, in 2 Chronicles 20:27 we saw the king of Judah rejoicing in the salvation of God and for his answered prayers (Psalm 21:2). One day through their fulness, though, the world will be blessed even more. Romans 11:12 - God isn’t finished with the Israelites yet! It’s because of their rejection of Jesus that the Gentiles experience the riches of the Gospel. God is sending out preachers with beautiful feet (Romans 10:15) with the Word of God (Romans 10:17) every Christian is called to go as well! Romans 10:14 - Yesterday we read about how salvation comes to those who believe in Jesus (that is done by calling on His name). We must be willing to put faithfulness to God above “unity at any cost.” Today, many ministers are doing a great work for God, but they are allying themselves with those hostile to God. Personally righteous, able to move the people to fear the LORD, but his desire for “unity” with the Northern Kingdom and his tolerance of the high places were the black marks on his impressive resume as a king following God. This request was granted dramatically (2 Chronicles 20:17).Ģ Chronicles 20:21 - How do you know the people really believed? They sent singers out “before the army.” That’s faith to go out armed with nothing but your vocal cords!Ģ Chronicles 20:33 - This is the story of Jehoshaphat. His prayer was based on God’s past actions and promises (2 Chronicles 20:7) and the Solomonic dedication (2 Chronicles 20:9).
Triumph of Jehosaphat over Adad of Syria as illustrated by Jean Fouquet (1470s) for Josephus‘ Antiquities of the Jews.Ģ Chronicles 20:3 - Jehoshaphat was one of the few kings who didn’t try to solve battles on his own, but turned to the LORD and turned the whole nation to the LORD (2 Chronicles 20:4).
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