WEBVTT - 2 Kings 13

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangi, and today we're in Second King's Chapter thirteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the Holman Christian Standard Bible.

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<v Speaker 1>In the twenty third year of Judah's king joe Ash

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<v Speaker 1>son of Ahaziah, jehoah Has son of Jehu, became king

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<v Speaker 1>over Israel in Samaria and reigned seventeen years. He did

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<v Speaker 1>what was evil in the Lord's sight and followed the

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<v Speaker 1>sins that Jeroboam's son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit.

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<v Speaker 1>He did not turn away from them. So the Lord's

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<v Speaker 1>anger burned against Israel, and he surrendered them to the

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<v Speaker 1>power of Hazael, king of Aram and his son Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Hadad during their reigns. Then jehoahaz sought the Lord's favor,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Lord heard him, for he saw the oppression

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<v Speaker 1>the King of Arim inflicted on Israel. Therefore, the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped from the power

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<v Speaker 1>of the Aramians. Then the people of Israel dwelt in

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<v Speaker 1>their tents as before, but they didn't turn away from

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<v Speaker 1>the sins that the House of Jerobom had caused Israel

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<v Speaker 1>to commit. Jehoah Has walked in them, and the ashirapole

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<v Speaker 1>also remained standing in Samaria. Jehoah Has did not have

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<v Speaker 1>an army left except for fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and

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<v Speaker 1>ten thousand foot soldiers, because the King of Aram had

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<v Speaker 1>destroyed them, making them like dust at thrashing. The rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the events of Jehoahaz's reign, along with all his

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<v Speaker 1>accomplishments and his might, are written in the historical record

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<v Speaker 1>of Israel's kings. Jehoahas rested with his fathers, and he

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<v Speaker 1>was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoash became king in

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<v Speaker 1>his place. In the thirty seventh year of Judah's king Joash, Jehoash,

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<v Speaker 1>son of Jehoahaz, became king over Israel in Samaria and

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<v Speaker 1>reigned sixteen years. He did what was evil in the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord's sight. He did not turn away from all the

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<v Speaker 1>sins that Jeroboam son of Nibat had caused Israel to commit,

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<v Speaker 1>but he walked in them. The rest of the events

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<v Speaker 1>of jehoah Hash's reign, along with all his accomplishments and

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<v Speaker 1>the power he had to wage war against Judah's king

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<v Speaker 1>Amaziah are written in the historical record of Israel's kings.

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<v Speaker 1>Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne.

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<v Speaker 1>Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>When Elisha became with the illness that he died from, Jehoash,

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<v Speaker 1>King of Israel, went down and wept over him and said,

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<v Speaker 1>my father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>Elisha responded, take a bow and arrows. So he got

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<v Speaker 1>a bow and arrows. Then Elisha said to the King

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<v Speaker 1>of Israel, put your hand on the bow. So the

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<v Speaker 1>king put his hand on it, and Elisha put his

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<v Speaker 1>hands on the king's hands. Elisha said, open the east window,

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<v Speaker 1>so he opened it. Elisha said shoot, so he shot.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Elisha said, the Lord's arrow of victory, Yes, the

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<v Speaker 1>arrow of victory over Aram. You are to strike down

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<v Speaker 1>the Aramians in Afok until you have put an end

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<v Speaker 1>to them. Then Elisha said, take the arrows, so he

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<v Speaker 1>took them. Then Elishah said to the King of Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>strike the ground. So he struck the ground. Three times

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<v Speaker 1>and stopped. The Man of God was angry with him

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<v Speaker 1>and said, you should have struck the ground five or

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<v Speaker 1>six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until

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<v Speaker 1>you had put an end to them. But now you

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<v Speaker 1>will only strike down Aram three times. Then Elisha died

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<v Speaker 1>and was buried. Now Moabite raiders used to come into

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<v Speaker 1>the land in the spring of the year. Once, as

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<v Speaker 1>the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a

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<v Speaker 1>raiding party. So they threw the man into Elishah's tomb.

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<v Speaker 1>When he touched Elisha's bones, the man revived and stood up. Hazel,

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<v Speaker 1>king of Aram, oppressed Israel throughout the reign of jehoahaz

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<v Speaker 1>But the Lord was gracious to them, had compassion on them,

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<v Speaker 1>and turned toward them. Because of his covenant with Abraham,

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<v Speaker 1>Isaac and ja Bacob. He was not willing to destroy them.

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<v Speaker 1>Even now he has not banished them from his presence.

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<v Speaker 1>King Hazel of Arim died and his son ben Hadad

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<v Speaker 1>became king in his place. Then Jehoash, son of Jehoah,

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<v Speaker 1>has took back from ben Hadad, son of Hazael, the

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<v Speaker 1>cities that has A l had taken in war from Jehoash,

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<v Speaker 1>his father Jehoah has Jehoash defeated Ben Hadad three times

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<v Speaker 1>and recovered the cities of Israel. Let's pray, Lord, we

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for your word, and as always, Lord, we

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for the privilege that it is to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to spend a portion of our day looking at

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<v Speaker 1>what your word contains and meditating on its content. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>as we look at this portion of Scripture, we see

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<v Speaker 1>a variety of things. We see those who loved you,

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<v Speaker 1>and we see those who live their lives in accordance

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<v Speaker 1>with the disbelief ways of those who had come before them.

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<v Speaker 1>But Lord, in the midst of all of this, we

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<v Speaker 1>find that you were gracious to your people. You had

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<v Speaker 1>compassion on them, and you remembered the covenant that you

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<v Speaker 1>had made with Abraham, with Isaac and Jacob, and so

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<v Speaker 1>you did not destroy your people, even though your people

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<v Speaker 1>deserved judgment and destruction. And Lord, the same is true

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<v Speaker 1>of us. We know, Lord, that we deserve judgment and

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<v Speaker 1>destruction from you. It's the only thing we deserve from you.

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<v Speaker 1>And so often we think that we deserve more than that.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's not the case. Anything that you give to

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<v Speaker 1>us that's better than judgment or better than destruction, is

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<v Speaker 1>a gift of your grace. So Lord, we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for being gracious toward us. We thank you for being

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<v Speaker 1>merciful toward us. And we know, Lord, that you do

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<v Speaker 1>this all in view of what your son Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 1>has accomplished on our behalf. So Lord, we pray that

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<v Speaker 1>our faith in your son Jesus would be strong. And

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you, Lord for your presence with us in

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<v Speaker 1>each and every day. And we pray this all in

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<v Speaker 1>accordance with your will in Jesus' name. Amen.