WEBVTT - 2 Chronicles 22

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangi, and today we're in Second Chronicles, chapter

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two, and we'll be reading from the message. The

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<v Speaker 1>people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram's youngest son king. Raiders

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<v Speaker 1>from the desert who had come with the Arabs against

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<v Speaker 1>the settlement had killed all the older sons. That's how Ahaziah,

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<v Speaker 1>son of Jehoram, King of Judah, became king. Ahaziah was

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two years old when he became king, but reigned

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<v Speaker 1>only one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, granddaughter

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<v Speaker 1>of Omri. He lived and ruled just like the Ahab

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<v Speaker 1>family had done, training him in evil ways. God also

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<v Speaker 1>considered him evil, related by both marriage and sin to

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<v Speaker 1>the Ahab clan. After the death of his father, he

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<v Speaker 1>attended the sin school of Ahab and graduated with a

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<v Speaker 1>degree in doom. He did what they taught him, went

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<v Speaker 1>with Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, in war

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<v Speaker 1>against Hazehel, king of Aram at Raymoth Gilead Joram, wounded

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<v Speaker 1>by the Aramians, retreated to Jezreel to recover from the

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<v Speaker 1>wounds he received in Ramah in his war with Hazehel,

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<v Speaker 1>king of Aram. Ahiah, son of Jehoram, king of Judah,

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<v Speaker 1>paid a visit to Joram, son of Ahab, on his

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<v Speaker 1>sick bed at Jezreel. The fate of Ahaziah when he

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<v Speaker 1>went to visit was God's judgment on him. When Ahaziah

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<v Speaker 1>arrived at Jezreel, he and Joram met with Jehu, son

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<v Speaker 1>of Nimshi, whom God had already authorized to destroy the

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<v Speaker 1>dynasty of Ahab. Jehu, already at work executing doom on

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<v Speaker 1>the dynasty of Ahab, came upon the captains of Judah

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<v Speaker 1>and Ahaziah's nephews, part of the Ahaziah delegation, and killed

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<v Speaker 1>them outright. Then he sent out a search party looking

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<v Speaker 1>for Ahaziah himself. They found him hiding out in Samaria

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<v Speaker 1>and hauled him back to Jehu, and Jehu killed him.

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<v Speaker 1>They didn't, though, just leave his body there. Out of

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<v Speaker 1>respect for his grandfather, Jehoshaphat, famous as a sincere seeker

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<v Speaker 1>after God, they gave him a decent burial, but there

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<v Speaker 1>was no one left in Ahaziah's family capable of ruling

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<v Speaker 1>the kingdom. When Ahziah's mother Athaliah, saw that her son

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<v Speaker 1>was dead, she took over. She began by massacring the

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<v Speaker 1>entire royal family. Jehosheba, daughter of King Jehoram, took Ahaziah's

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<v Speaker 1>son joe Ash, and kidnapped him from among the king's

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<v Speaker 1>sons slated for slaughter. She hid him and his nurse

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<v Speaker 1>in a private room away from Athaliah. So Jehosheba, daughter

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<v Speaker 1>of King Jehoram and Ahaziah's sister. She was also the

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<v Speaker 1>wife of Jehodiah. The priest saved joe Ash from the

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<v Speaker 1>murderous queen Athaliah. He was there with her, hidden away

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<v Speaker 1>for six years in the temple of God. Athaliah, oblivious

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<v Speaker 1>to his existence, ruled the country. Let's pray, Lord, we

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

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<v Speaker 1>the privilege of being able to look at this portion

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<v Speaker 1>of scripture today, and we're thankful Lord for the cautions

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<v Speaker 1>that we see in it. We know, Lord that just

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<v Speaker 1>because one person believes in you and walks with you

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<v Speaker 1>and trusts in you, that doesn't automatically mean that their

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<v Speaker 1>children or their grandchildren are going to come to faith.

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<v Speaker 1>So Lord, we pray that if you choose to bless

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<v Speaker 1>us with children, that by your grace, that we would

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<v Speaker 1>seek to make investments in them, investments of our time,

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<v Speaker 1>investments of our effort, and investments in their spiritual health.

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<v Speaker 1>That we would communicate the Gospel to them regularly. That

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<v Speaker 1>we would help the children and the grandchildren that you

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<v Speaker 1>entrust to us to know Jesus Christ, your son, to

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<v Speaker 1>experience the free gift of salvation that you offer us

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<v Speaker 1>through faith in Jesus, and that we would model what

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<v Speaker 1>it looks like to truly believe in Jesus Christ, so

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<v Speaker 1>that they would see men and women who have given

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<v Speaker 1>their hearts and given their lives over to Christ, that

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<v Speaker 1>we are obedient to the word of Christ, and that

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<v Speaker 1>our hearts reflect the love of Christ. Lord, we know

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<v Speaker 1>that you can make this happen, and we're grateful Lord

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<v Speaker 1>that we can trust in you to supply us the

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom and strength to lead our families. Well, Lord, we're

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for your presence with us today, and we pray

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<v Speaker 1>that through out the course of this day that we

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<v Speaker 1>would seek to give you honor and glory. We thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for this all in Jesus' name. Amen,