WEBVTT - 2 Chronicles 21

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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 one, and we'll be reading from the New Living Translation.

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<v Speaker 1>When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in

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<v Speaker 1>the city of David. Then his son Jehoram became the

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<v Speaker 1>next king. Jehoram's brothers, the other sons of Jehoshaphat were Azariah,

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<v Speaker 1>jehiel Zechariah, Azarihu Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the

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<v Speaker 1>sons of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah. Their father had given

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<v Speaker 1>each of them valuable gifts of silver, gold, and costly items,

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<v Speaker 1>and also some of Judah's fortified towns. However, he does

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<v Speaker 1>Jehoram as the next king because he was the oldest.

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<v Speaker 1>But when Jehoram became solidly established as king, he killed

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<v Speaker 1>all his brothers and some of the other leaders of Judah.

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<v Speaker 1>Jehoram was thirty two years old when he became king,

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<v Speaker 1>and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. But Jehoram followed

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<v Speaker 1>the example of the kings of Israel and was as

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<v Speaker 1>wicked as King Ahab, for he had married one of

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<v Speaker 1>Ahab's daughters. So Jehoram did what was evil in the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord's sight. But the Lord did not want to destroy

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<v Speaker 1>David's dynasty, for he had made a covenant with David

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<v Speaker 1>and promised that his descendants would continue to rule, shining

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<v Speaker 1>like a lamp forever. During Jehoram's reign, the Edomites revolted

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<v Speaker 1>against Judah and crown their own king. So Jehoram went

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<v Speaker 1>out with his full army and all his chariots. The

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<v Speaker 1>Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he went

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<v Speaker 1>out at night and attacked them under cover of darkness.

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<v Speaker 1>Even so, Edom has been independent from Judah to this day.

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<v Speaker 1>The town of Libna also revolted about that same time.

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<v Speaker 1>All this happened because Jehoram had abandoned the Lord, the

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<v Speaker 1>god of his ancestors. He had built pagan shrines in

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<v Speaker 1>the hill country of Judah, and had led the people

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<v Speaker 1>of Jerusalem and Judah to give themselves to pagan gods

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<v Speaker 1>and to go astray. Then Elijah the Prophet wrote Jehoram

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<v Speaker 1>this letter. This is what the Lord, the God of

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<v Speaker 1>your ancestor David, says. You have not followed the good

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<v Speaker 1>example of your father Jehoshaphat or your grandfather, King Aesa

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<v Speaker 1>of Judah. Instead, you have been as evil as the

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<v Speaker 1>kings of Israel. You have led the people of Jerusalem

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<v Speaker 1>and Judah to worship idols, just as King Ahab did

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<v Speaker 1>in Israel. And you have even killed your own brothers,

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<v Speaker 1>men who were better than you. So now the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>is about to strike you, your people, your children, your wives,

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<v Speaker 1>and all that is yours with a heavy blow. You

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<v Speaker 1>yourself will suffer with a severe intestinal disease that will

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<v Speaker 1>get worse each day until your bowels come out. Then

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord stirred up the Philistines and the Arabs who

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<v Speaker 1>lived near the Ethiopians to attack Jehoram. They marched against Judah,

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<v Speaker 1>broke down its defenses, and carried away everything of value

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<v Speaker 1>in the royal palace, including the king's sons and his wives.

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<v Speaker 1>Only his youngest son, Ahaziah, was spared. After all this,

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord struck Jehoram with an incurable intestinal disease. The

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<v Speaker 1>disease grew worse and worse, and at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>two years, it caused his bowels to come out, and

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<v Speaker 1>he died in agony. His people did not build a

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<v Speaker 1>great funeral fire to honor him, as they had done

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<v Speaker 1>for his ancestors. Orum was thirty two years old when

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<v Speaker 1>he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

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<v Speaker 1>No one was sorry when he died. They buried him

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<v Speaker 1>in the city of David, but not in the royal cemetery.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the privilege of being able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at it today. And Lord, as we look at

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<v Speaker 1>this portion of scripture and see how the life of

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<v Speaker 1>Jehoram was lived, and as we also see how he

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<v Speaker 1>led the people of Israel to worship pagan idols, and

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<v Speaker 1>he made alliances with people who were not concerned with

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<v Speaker 1>what mattered to you, Lord, we read a very tragic

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<v Speaker 1>account that took place because of Jehoram's unbelief. Lord. It's

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<v Speaker 1>sad to read the line that no one was sorry

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<v Speaker 1>when Jehoram died, but it's understandable when we look at

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<v Speaker 1>how he lived and how he ruled. Lord, We're grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for the fact that you are our perfect King, that

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<v Speaker 1>in Jesus Christ we have a messiah, a lord, a

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<v Speaker 1>sin behavior, and a perfect king who is ultimately the

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<v Speaker 1>one who rules and reigns on the throne of David,

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<v Speaker 1>continuing that lineage, but fulfilling that role is only you,

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<v Speaker 1>God can So we're grateful, Lord for the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>the role that these kings couldn't fulfill we see fulfilled

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<v Speaker 1>in your son Jesus Christ perfectly, and we're grateful to

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<v Speaker 1>be part of your kingdom through faith in Jesus Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful that you're with us today and we commit

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<v Speaker 1>this day to your care, and we just thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>Lord for all your goodness and all your blessings. We

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<v Speaker 1>pray that we won't take them for granted, but that

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<v Speaker 1>we would be grateful for each of them every single day.

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

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