WEBVTT - 2 Chronicles 27

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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 seven, and we'll be reading from the Message. Jotham

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<v Speaker 1>was twenty five years old when he became king. He

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<v Speaker 1>reigned sixteen years at Jerusalem. His mother was Jerushah, the

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<v Speaker 1>daughter of Zadok. In God's eyes, he lived a good life,

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<v Speaker 1>following the path marked out by his father Usiah. Unlike

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<v Speaker 1>his father, though, he didn't desecrate the Temple of God,

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<v Speaker 1>but the people pushed right on in their lives of corruption.

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<v Speaker 1>Jotham constructed the upper gate of the Temple of God,

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<v Speaker 1>considerably extended the wall of the Ofel, and built cities

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<v Speaker 1>in the high country of Judah, and forts and towers

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<v Speaker 1>down in the forests. He fought and beat the king

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<v Speaker 1>of the Ammonites. That year. The Ammonites turned over three

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<v Speaker 1>and a quarter tons of silver and about sixty five

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<v Speaker 1>thousand bushels of wheat, and another sixty five thousand bushels

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<v Speaker 1>of barley. They repeated this for the next two years,

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<v Speaker 1>Jotham's strength was rooted in his steady and determined life

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<v Speaker 1>of obedience to God. The rest of the history of Jotham,

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<v Speaker 1>including his wars and achievements, are all written in the

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<v Speaker 1>royal annals of the Kings of Israel and Judah. He

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<v Speaker 1>was twenty five years old when he became king. He

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<v Speaker 1>reigned for sixteen years at Jerusalem. Jotham died and was

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<v Speaker 1>buried in the city of David. His son Ahaz became

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<v Speaker 1>the next king. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for

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

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<v Speaker 1>being able to look at it together today. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>as we look at this portion of scripture, you give

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<v Speaker 1>us a picture of Jotham, and you tell us that

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<v Speaker 1>his strength was rooted in his steady and determined life

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<v Speaker 1>of obedience to you. Lord. It appears that he was

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<v Speaker 1>a man who realized that you were the source of

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<v Speaker 1>strength that he needed, and he trusted in you, and

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<v Speaker 1>he relied on you, and you supplied the strength that

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<v Speaker 1>he needed to rule and reign in Jerusalem. Lord, we're

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<v Speaker 1>grateful that we have examples like this, and we pray

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<v Speaker 1>Lord that we would be reminded by it to live

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<v Speaker 1>a life that's rooted in your strength and characterized by

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<v Speaker 1>obedience to you. That is the fruit of genuine faith

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<v Speaker 1>in your son Jesus Christ. We know Lord that just

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<v Speaker 1>as Jesus was about to ascend back to Heaven, he

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<v Speaker 1>spoke to his disciples and told them that it was

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<v Speaker 1>their mission to teach others to obey what he taught.

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<v Speaker 1>And Lord, we pray that our lives would be characterized

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<v Speaker 1>by faith in your son Jesus Christ and obedience to

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<v Speaker 1>his teaching. We know Lord that the strength for this

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<v Speaker 1>is something that you supply, and we're grateful that we

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<v Speaker 1>can come to you in faith, knowing that that's a request,

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<v Speaker 1>that that's a prayer that you are more than eager

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<v Speaker 1>to answer. Thank you, Lord for your love for us,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for blessing us as you choose to do so.

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<v Speaker 1>And we pray Lord that throughout the course of this

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<v Speaker 1>day that you would grant us your wisdom and that

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<v Speaker 1>we would walk with you faithfully in the midst of

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<v Speaker 1>all things. We thank you Lord for all these things,

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<v Speaker 1>and we pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.