1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the chapter today Audio Bible. 4 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangi, and today we're in Second King's Chapter thirteen, 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the Holman Christian Standard Bible. 6 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: In the twenty third year of Judah's king joe Ash 7 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: son of Ahaziah, jehoah Has son of Jehu, became king 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: over Israel in Samaria and reigned seventeen years. He did 9 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: what was evil in the Lord's sight and followed the 10 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: sins that Jeroboam's son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit. 11 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: He did not turn away from them. So the Lord's 12 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: anger burned against Israel, and he surrendered them to the 13 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: power of Hazael, king of Aram and his son Ben 14 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: Hadad during their reigns. Then jehoahaz sought the Lord's favor, 15 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: and the Lord heard him, for he saw the oppression 16 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: the King of Arim inflicted on Israel. Therefore, the Lord 17 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped from the power 18 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: of the Aramians. Then the people of Israel dwelt in 19 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 1: their tents as before, but they didn't turn away from 20 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: the sins that the House of Jerobom had caused Israel 21 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 1: to commit. Jehoah Has walked in them, and the ashirapole 22 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: also remained standing in Samaria. Jehoah Has did not have 23 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: an army left except for fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and 24 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: ten thousand foot soldiers, because the King of Aram had 25 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: destroyed them, making them like dust at thrashing. The rest 26 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: of the events of Jehoahaz's reign, along with all his 27 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: accomplishments and his might, are written in the historical record 28 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: of Israel's kings. Jehoahas rested with his fathers, and he 29 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoash became king in 30 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: his place. In the thirty seventh year of Judah's king Joash, Jehoash, 31 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: son of Jehoahaz, became king over Israel in Samaria and 32 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: reigned sixteen years. He did what was evil in the 33 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: Lord's sight. He did not turn away from all the 34 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: sins that Jeroboam son of Nibat had caused Israel to commit, 35 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: but he walked in them. The rest of the events 36 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: of jehoah Hash's reign, along with all his accomplishments and 37 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 1: the power he had to wage war against Judah's king 38 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: Amaziah are written in the historical record of Israel's kings. 39 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. 40 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 41 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: When Elisha became with the illness that he died from, Jehoash, 42 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: King of Israel, went down and wept over him and said, 43 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: my father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel. 44 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:17,839 Speaker 1: Elisha responded, take a bow and arrows. So he got 45 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 1: a bow and arrows. Then Elisha said to the King 46 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: of Israel, put your hand on the bow. So the 47 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: king put his hand on it, and Elisha put his 48 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: hands on the king's hands. Elisha said, open the east window, 49 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: so he opened it. Elisha said shoot, so he shot. 50 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: Then Elisha said, the Lord's arrow of victory, Yes, the 51 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: arrow of victory over Aram. You are to strike down 52 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: the Aramians in Afok until you have put an end 53 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: to them. Then Elisha said, take the arrows, so he 54 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: took them. Then Elishah said to the King of Israel, 55 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: strike the ground. So he struck the ground. Three times 56 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: and stopped. The Man of God was angry with him 57 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: and said, you should have struck the ground five or 58 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until 59 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: you had put an end to them. But now you 60 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: will only strike down Aram three times. Then Elisha died 61 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: and was buried. Now Moabite raiders used to come into 62 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: the land in the spring of the year. Once, as 63 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 1: the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a 64 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: raiding party. So they threw the man into Elishah's tomb. 65 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: When he touched Elisha's bones, the man revived and stood up. Hazel, 66 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: king of Aram, oppressed Israel throughout the reign of jehoahaz 67 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: But the Lord was gracious to them, had compassion on them, 68 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: and turned toward them. Because of his covenant with Abraham, 69 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: Isaac and ja Bacob. He was not willing to destroy them. 70 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: Even now he has not banished them from his presence. 71 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: King Hazel of Arim died and his son ben Hadad 72 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 1: became king in his place. Then Jehoash, son of Jehoah, 73 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: has took back from ben Hadad, son of Hazael, the 74 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: cities that has A l had taken in war from Jehoash, 75 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: his father Jehoah has Jehoash defeated Ben Hadad three times 76 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: and recovered the cities of Israel. Let's pray, Lord, we 77 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: thank you for your word, and as always, Lord, we 78 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: thank you for the privilege that it is to be 79 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: able to spend a portion of our day looking at 80 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: what your word contains and meditating on its content. And Lord, 81 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: as we look at this portion of Scripture, we see 82 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: a variety of things. We see those who loved you, 83 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 1: and we see those who live their lives in accordance 84 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: with the disbelief ways of those who had come before them. 85 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: But Lord, in the midst of all of this, we 86 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 1: find that you were gracious to your people. You had 87 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: compassion on them, and you remembered the covenant that you 88 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: had made with Abraham, with Isaac and Jacob, and so 89 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 1: you did not destroy your people, even though your people 90 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: deserved judgment and destruction. And Lord, the same is true 91 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: of us. We know, Lord, that we deserve judgment and 92 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: destruction from you. It's the only thing we deserve from you. 93 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: And so often we think that we deserve more than that. 94 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: But that's not the case. Anything that you give to 95 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: us that's better than judgment or better than destruction, is 96 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: a gift of your grace. So Lord, we thank you 97 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: for being gracious toward us. We thank you for being 98 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 1: merciful toward us. And we know, Lord, that you do 99 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 1: this all in view of what your son Jesus Christ 100 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: has accomplished on our behalf. So Lord, we pray that 101 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: our faith in your son Jesus would be strong. And 102 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: we thank you, Lord for your presence with us in 103 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 1: each and every day. And we pray this all in 104 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: accordance with your will in Jesus' name. Amen.