![]() Later generations of God’s people who read the Chronicler’s account were to follow this model in making sure that just and righteous leaders and judges were in place in the land. Jehoshaphat wanted to put the right kind of judges in place, so he admonished them to judge in the fear of the Lord, following His law and not showing partiality or taking bribes (2 Chron. Additionally, we read about the judges whom Jehoshaphat appointed throughout Judah. Many of these successes are the kinds of blessings that were promised to the old covenant community if they obeyed the Lord (Deut. Because the Lord was with him and he obeyed God, Jehoshaphat amassed a fortune and had a large army (2 Chron. Today’s passage notes the civil and military power of Jehoshaphat. When we obey God, the Lord will be with us also (Lev. Note that the text says the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the ways of David, obeying his Creator (17:3). Jehoshaphat continued the religious reforms of his father, tearing down the high places as well as the Asherim-wooden images of Asherah, the consort goddess of Baal, and other images associated with the pagan fertility cults of the ancient Near East (17:1–6 see 14:1–4). Like his father, Asa, Jehoshaphat was dedicated to the Lord, walking in the ways of David, the model king of ancient Israel. Jehoshaphat, in fact, was one of the better kings of Judah, as we see in today’s passage. As we have seen, relations were mostly good between Ahab and Jehoshaphat, for Jehoshaphat joined with Ahab against Syria (2 Chron. Asa died during Ahab’s reign, and Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became ruler of the southern kingdom (15:24). Every kids church ministry deserves the very best resources for teaching God’s Word, even when they don’t have the financial resources.Įvery week, thousands of churches use our Bible lessons, craft ideas, printable resources, and coloring pages to teach kids the Christian faith.At the beginning of the reign of Ahab, king of Israel, the good king Asa ruled over Judah (1 Kings 16:29). We believe that children and parents benefit from a strong Christian education program in the church. Our website has teaching material for children of all aged – starting with the church nursery (age 0-1 years old), toddlers (age 2-3 years old), preschool (age 4-5 years old), young elementary (age 6-8 years old), older elementary (age 9-10 years old), and preteen youth ministry groups (age 11-12 years old). It is HIS divine will that young people come to faith in Jesus Christ and find salvation through the Gospel and the work of the Holy Spirit to bring them to faith. We believe that God is the loving Father of all kids. helps you tell kids about Jesus by providing age-appropriate Bible study material and Sunday School curriculum – all 100% free online.
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