2 Chronicles
Asa’s Obedience to The Lord
After approximately two decades of apostasy in Judah, a dedicated worshiper of God took the Throne. Asa, son of Abijah, occupied the Davidic throne for 41 years. He led the first of five great reformations in Judah. He was assessed as a generally good ruler who destroyed pagan objects of …
Solomon Brings a Dedication Message For The Temple
In this passage Solomon looks back (vv. 1-11). It seems that God’s appearance in “thick darkness†(v. 1) reminded Solomon that God had made His presence known to Moses (5:13-14) in a much more modest tabernacle. Now, however, the Lord … would dwell in a more permanent and …
Hezekiah Calls The Nation to Celebrate The Passover
This passage finds Hezekiah calling the whole nation back to the celebration of the Passover, the feast that depicts Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God. It had been delayed because many of the priests were still unclean and not everyone in Judah had come to Jerusalem for the festival (vv. 1-4). It …
The Book of God’s Law
Josiah became king of Judah when he was eight years old and ruled for 31 years (v. 1). He followed the example of his ancestor David by obeying the Lord (v. 2). When he was 16 years old, he began worshiping God, just as David had done (v. 3). Four years later he decided to destroy the local …
Solomon’s Prayer at The Temple Dedication
In the passage today God looks up (vv. 12-21). We are looking at a great prayer that Solomon gives at the dedication of the temple in Jerusalem. This is a unique prayer from the Old Testament. It is, perhaps, the only passage in the Old Testament that is a formal prayer utte …
Evidence of Solomon’s Prosperity
Solomon’s material wealth is displayed in the next few verses. His annual income was 666 talents of gold (25 tons or 50,000 pounds) (v. 13). This excluded profits that were given to him by other merchants (v. 14). The source of this massive amount of wealth in gold and silver was both external …
Hezekiah was an excellent King
Hezekiah was an excellent King although he had a very vicious father. Praise the Lord that the Proverb like father, like son is not always true. In the first month of the first year of his reign he opened the doors of the temple. In this chapter there is a vivid summary in which …
The Lord Caused Confusion Among The Enemy
The Spirit of the Lord came on the Levite Jahaziel, after Jehoshaphat’s moving prayer, and he speaks to the congregation (v. 14). He tells them twice to not be afraid and that the battle was not their’s but God’s (vv. 15-17). Then Jehoshaphat and all Judah and the inhabitants …
Jehoshaphat Depends on God to Defeat The Enemy
The Moabites, Ammonites and Meunites launching an attack on Jehoshaphat (vv. 1-2). The Meunites were an Arabian tribe living in Edom, east and south of the Dead Sea. The army mentioned in (v. 2) was from Edom. Jehoshaphat learned that this invading multitude that would …
Hezekiah Reforms Religious Life
After the Passover the people went to every town in Judah destroying all the local shrines and foreign altars (v. 1). Then Hezekiah divided the priests and Levites into groups who were responsible for offering sacrifices to please the Lord (v. 2). He provided animals from his own …