Often because we are human we attempt to face and overcome those issues … B) The Proper Time for Prayer (2 Chronicles 20:3-4) Fears always should lead us to trust God. Pauline Epistles Explain that Jehoshaphat was a king of Judah who learned that there were three large armies ready to invade his land. If we turn to the world for help, the world gets some of the glory. Even though Solomon was building a temple for God, the king understood that no house on earth would be large enough to contain the Lord. i. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. In 2 Kings 19, we finally see a godly king rise up in Judah! Surely, it would have been better politically to pray in private, but then to get up in front of the people and say, “We’ve got a little problem, folks! Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD: Judah did not need to fight in this battle, yet it did not mean there was nothing for them to do. 3. d. Who should praise the beauty of holiness: God's holiness - His "set-apart-ness" - has a wonderful and distinct beauty about it. Agree/disagree: Pride is the main thing that keeps us from prayer. We must learn to be obedient no matter what the circumstances. There are many who have trusted God and lost their heads (Heb. i. But... 2. They had an image to maintain. (Poole). "I like to plunge my hand into the promises, and then I find myself able to grasp with a grip of determination the mighty faithfulness of God. Put yourself in his place. a. He is one of the kings that loved and obeyed the one true God. 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For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill and destroy them: This describes how God set ambushes against the enemies of Judah. This remains true; to believe God's Word is to believe God Himself. c. And when he had consulted with the people: Jehoshaphat was wise and good enough to know that since this crisis put the people at risk, then the people should be consulted regarding some of the details, including those who should sing to the LORD. So what did he do? Pentateuch 6:28-30). I continued down and fell upon the bricks, receiving cuts and bruises. But this earthly life isn’t the final chapter. The Old Testament a. If the unthinkable happened and God did not intervene they would be the first ones slaughtered by a merciless enemy. destroy them; here they are, rewarding us by coming to throw us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. When they heard this word through the prophet, everyone fell down and worshiped and then they stood up and sang loud praises (20:18-19). The Old Testament The answer, I think, is fairly simple: I don’t pray as I ought to because I’m self-sufficient, which the Bible calls pride. ii. (2Ch 20:16-17) The command to stand and believe. And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the LORD. God delights to answer believing prayers where we put our finger on the promises and truth in His Word and ask Him to make it so in our case. Prayer was his strongest weapon. Lord, we are looking.'" Certainly not for God’s information! Pentateuch But Jehoshaphat didn’t do that. As we saw, Jehoshaphat had a character flaw of making wrongful alliances with the godless King Ahab, but he was a man who followed the Lord and brought spiritual reform to the nation (19:4-11). Johannine Writings a. In 20:1-4 we see their great need; in 20:5-13, Jehoshaphat’s prayer reveals their great God; and in 20:14-30 we see their faith in their great God and the victory He brought about. "'Tomorrow go down against them. Jehoshaphat’s prayer gives us some important instruction in how to seek God in prayer. Click here to respond. a. Yet it was also clear that they expected a supernatural battle because they let the singers and worshippers go before the army. i. Adam Clarke called this "One of the most sensible, pious, correct, and as to its composition one of the most elegant prayers ever offered under the Old Testament dispensation. This is at the heart of the current controversy over the role of psychology in the church. You can read about it in 2 Chronicles 20. b. Chapter 17:12-19 tells about the organization and might of his forces. It would have been very human to panic. 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 Devotion for Leaders We who follow Christ are citizens of his amazing kingdom. Wisdom Literature Perhaps God spared them that particular test of faith and by the time they had actually met the enemy armies, they were already dead and no one had escaped. The logic is clear: If God had done great things for His people in the past, He can be prevailed upon to do great things for His people at their moment of great need. 5. Yet the Chronicler seems to tell us that this was largely because the people had not directed their hearts to the God of their fathers. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Not only could Jehoshaphat reacted with panic, he also could have had a twinge of anger at God. Minor Prophets God has to give the message through me!” But he was humbly willing to submit to God’s word through this other man. 1. -------------------- c. You will not need to fight in this battle. Prophets The New Testament No wonder king Jehoshaphat consulted with the people about who these singers and worshippers should be. 2 Chronicles 20:1-20. General Epistles Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the LORD is with you.". God is greater than our biggest … These worshippers obviously took a dangerous step of faith. By the way, we further see Jehoshaphat’s humility here. i. But if we fill our prayers with the greatness of our God and how He has worked down through history, we’ll stimulate our faith. I wonder, if we were facing imminent annihilation, would we be so God-centered? In the meantime, the barrel hit the ground and burst open, throwing bricks all over. "Some understand this ambushment of the holy angels, sent suddenly in upon them to slay them; whereupon they mistaking the matter, and supposing it had been their own companions, flew upon them, and so sheathed their swords in one another's bowels." This meant that this enemy coalition was about 15 miles south of Jerusalem, on the western shore of the Dead Sea. 2) Isaiah the prophet came in and told him that he was to die. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. They meant, 'Lord, if help does come, it must come from thee. Finally. 2 Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you … I respectfully request sick leave. Read 2 Chronicles 20:2-4. 2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi. He admitted his fear, called a national prayer meeting, and then prayed in front of everyone about how helpless he was (20:12). We must often learn them by trouble. Put your trust in His prophets [i.e., His Word] and succeed.” Their trust was put into shoe leather in that they kept marching! We should come away, not just having presented our requests to God, but also knowing God better, who Himself is our refuge and strength in times of trouble (Ps. But he loved and obeyed God. And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: "Praise the LORD, For His mercy endures forever.". 2 Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from the other side of the Dead Sea. That describes a typical week for me, if not physically, at least emotionally! This is a sad fact. You will not need to fight in this battle. Our troops are going to wipe them out! So, he resisted the temptation to panic, get angry at God, or trust his army. -------------------- Jehoshaphat was a reformer, but the people would not be thoroughly reformed. Luke-Acts (Spurgeon). "They worshipped, but why did they do it? Bible Passage: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 Target Age Group: Age 9 – 11 (U.S. 3rd – 5th Grade) Learning Context: Sunday School Target Time Frame: 60 minutes Printer Friendly Bible Lesson: [print_link] this lesson plan You Can Help: Please share your feedback and suggestions to improve this children’s Bible lesson. Copyright 1994, Steven J. Cole, All Rights Reserved. In II Chronicles 20, we read about King Jehoshaphat of Judah. The widow's family had a serious problem. c. So when Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude; and there were their dead bodies: It seems that the army of Judah, led by the singing worshippers, never actually engaged the enemy armies. In biblical times, when poor people and debtors could not pay their bills, they … But in so praying we miss something crucial: In a crisis, we aren’t supposed to run and get God off the shelf, like Aladdin’s genie, rub Him the right way, get what we want, and put Him back until the next crisis. It happened after this: This threat to Jehoshaphat and his kingdom happened after his return to seeking God following his near death when he allied himself with king Ahab of Israel. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, He never fails those who trust Him and obey His Word. 2. Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated. Denomination: Pentecostal. To this let us join a third rule: that anyone who stands before God to pray, in his humility giving glory completely to God, abandon all thought of his own glory, cast off all notion of his own worth, in fine, put away all self-assurance--lest if we claim for ourselves anything, even the least bit, we should become vainly puffed up, and perish at his presence. (He consults the Lord first!) As they went out on this seemingly crazy mission, Jehoshaphat encouraged the people by saying (20:20), “Put your trust in the Lord your God, and you will be established. Nevertheless the high places were not taken away: Jehoshaphat did not do everything he should have as a king. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. Halfway down, I met the barrel coming up and received a blow to my shins. When he heard the news of this army within his borders, we could understand if he yelled, “Call all my top generals! That’s a great prayer because it’s saturated with Scripture. We have big lessons to learn in life. 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Yet at the same time, our faith in God’s promise which lays hold of His salvation is not just intellectual assent, where we say, “I believe” but don’t act on it. Instead of humbly submitting to God in prayer, they lash out at Him in anger. 2 Chronicles 20:1–20 Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir Defeated. The major focus of 2 Chronicles is the reign of Solomon, the building and dedication of the temple, and the reigns of 20 kings of Judah—from Rehoboam to Zedekiah, approximately 933 to 586 B.C. Instead, he was the target of an attack by the King of Assyria. (Selman). You are going to love watching your class search their Bibles as they look up answers to this Give Thanks to the Lord Sunday School activity. 20 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 20 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat. After what? Then the Holy Spirit replied. 1 Chronicles 23:6 "And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari." Luke-Acts Major Prophets -------------------- 3-4: “Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. General Epistles Learn more. Notice that he declares the power So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper." They will surely come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel. When our motive is to glorify and serve God, he often answers in ways beyond our imagination Your Part and God's Part 2 # Short Commentary & Lesson from Second Kings 4.1-7. (2Ch 20:1-2) Hostile enemies gather against Judah. Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper: With this exhortation Jehoshaphat considered believing the prophets of God to be equal to believing the LORD your God Himself. A lot of people feel that way when they’ve tried to follow God and then get hit with difficult trials. It was a great problem of anxiety. This was nothing new for Jehoshaphat. "They said, 'Our eyes are upon thee.' Second Chronicles chapter twenty is the story of a man named Jehoshaphat who encountered a problem and was able to praise his way to victory. Halfway up, I met the barrel coming down and received a blow to the shoulder. He realized that he could do some things after he had prayed, but he could not do anything worthwhile before he prayed. (2Ch 20:3-4) The nation gathers to seek God together. b. e. Here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir; whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt: Jehoshaphat prayed with both knowledge and understanding of God's word. I struggle with the question, “Why don’t I pray as I ought to?”. (Selman). All Solomon was doing was building a place where God would be worshiped. a. Q. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point I called this prayer meeting! Minor Prophets Introduction to Prayer: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 A) The Urgent Need for Prayer (2 Chronicles 20:1-2) Difficulties lead us back to God. Major Prophets General Epistles Weaving Faith Into Your Life: Reread Jehoshaphat’s prayer in verses 6-12. As we look at how he entered those promises we can learn from his mistakes to ensure that we don’t make the same. But turning his attention to seek the Lord and calling the nation to prayer and fasting was not automatic. -------------------- Fasting is a powerful expression of our total dependence on Him. 20 It happened after this that the people of a Moab with the people of b Ammon, and others with them besides the c Ammonites, 1 came to battle against Jehoshaphat.
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