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2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles. The Book(s) of Chronicles focuses on:. The tribe of Judah. The line of David. The temple in Jerusalem. The Levitical Priesthood. The Chronicles are very positive. Example : 2 Chronicles presents the encouraging side of King Solomon politically, economically, and spiritually!

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2 Chronicles

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  1. 2 Chronicles

  2. The Book(s) of Chronicles focuses on: • The tribe of Judah. • The line of David. • The temple in Jerusalem. • The Levitical Priesthood. The Chronicles are very positive. • Example: 2 Chronicles presents the encouraging side of King Solomon politically, economically, and spiritually! • Example: 2 Kings 21:1-18 does not tell us of Manasseh’s repentance and prayer, whereas 2 Chronicles 33:1-20 does.

  3. Revival • Create a definition of revival and share it with the rest of us.

  4. Definition of Revival “If My people who are called by My name shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land.” II Chronicles 7:14 • Examples: • 2 Chronicles 11-12, 15 (?), 20, 23-24 (?), 29-31, 34-35 • Kings Rehoboam, Asa (?), Jehoshaphat, Joash (?), Hezekiah, and Josiah

  5. Sidebar on Royal Polygamy • 2 Chronicles 11:21 • King Rehoboam / 18 wives plus 60 concubines • King Solomon / 700 wives plus 300 concubines • King David / 12 wives plus concubines • King Saul / 1 wife plus 1 concubine

  6. 2 Chronicles 20:1-32(details found here; summary found in 1 Kings 22:45) The Faith of Jehoshaphat • “Leave it there.” Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there. Music and lyrics by Charles Albert Tindley 1916

  7. If the world from you withhold of its silver and its gold,And you have to get along with meager fare,Just remember, in His Word, how He feeds the little bird;Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there. • If your body suffers pain and your health you can’t regain,And your soul is almost sinking in despair,Jesus knows the pain you feel, He can save and He can heal;Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there. • When your enemies assail and your heart begins to fail,Don’t forget that God in Heaven answers prayer;He will make a way for you and will lead you safely through.Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

  8. The Monarchial Example • Jehoshaphat (“the Lord has judged”) was Judea’s fourth king in lineal descent from Solomon. • He reigned for twenty-five years.

  9. The Opposition • Approximately 853 B.C. • [Incestral] Moab of Lot’s daughter • [Incestral] Ammon of Lot’s daughter • Meunites (lived near Petra in Edom) were an Arab tribe living east and south of the Dead Sea • Descendants of Ishmael the half Egyptian

  10. “The Doctrine of Non-Resistance (?)” • W.H. Bennett

  11. I don’t think so! • He turned his attention to seek the Lord. • He proclaimed a nationwide fast. • He gathered all Judeans to seek the help of the Lord: • Including the males, their wives, children, and infants. • He prayed: • To the “God of the heavens.” • To the ruler of all the earthly kingdoms. • To the One Who is omnipotent: • While admitting their powerlessness. • While admitting their ignorance.

  12. I don’t think so (cont.)! • He reminded the Lord of the: • Abrahamic Covenant. • Nationhood • Blessed • Famous • Blessing • Numerous • Title-deed • Holy Sanctuary. • Previous obedience on Israel’s part in sparing the Ammonites, Moabites, and the Edomites. • Historical retrospection played a part in their supplication.

  13. I don’t think so (cont.)! • He and the people listened to the word of the prophet Jahaziel. • “Do not fear” (2 Chron. 20:15, 17). • “The battle is not yours but the Lord’s.” • “Station yourselves.” • “Stand and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf.”

  14. Response • The king, his people, and the Levites: • Fell down before the Lord. • Worshipped the Lord. • Offered loud praise to the Lord God of Israel.

  15. “Memo to Worship Bands”by Professor John G. Stackhouse, Jr. in CT 2-09” • Volume does not compensate for mediocrity. • On occasion volume will add appropriate and tasteful energy to a room. • Don’t hammer on your audience. • Try very hard to include all the congregants. • “Musicians-every one of them, including the singers-are accompanists to the congregation’s praise.”

  16. Finally • The people enjoyed abundant spoil. • The people enjoyed peace, sweet peace. • 2 Chronicles 20:20 contains a play on words as follows: “Hold on to the Lord and He will hold on to you.”

  17. Nimrud, Assyrian Deity883-859 B.C.

  18. Hezekiah’s Tunnel(II Kings 20:20, II Chronicles 32:30) • Dug 701 B.C. • Before the attack led by King Sennacherib of Assyria • Took four weeks to dig • 1,777 feet long! • 98 feet beneath the surface

  19. Entrance to Hezekiah’s Tunnel

  20. Gihon Spring “Bursting Forth”

  21. Inside Hezekiah’s Tunnel

  22. Inside Hezekiah’s Tunnel (cont.)

  23. Inside Hezekiah’s Tunnel (cont.)at the “Place of Join”

  24. Siloam Inscription(19 ft. from the exit)

  25. The Story • ... the tunnel ... and this is the story of the tunnel while ...the axes were against each other and while three cubits were left to cut? ... the voice of a man ...called to his counterpart, (for) there was ZADA in the rock, on the right ... and on the day of thetunnel (being finished) the stonecutters struck each man towards his counterpart, ax against ax and flowedwater from the source to the pool for 1200 cubits. and 100?cubits was the height over the head of the stonecutters ...

  26. Exit from Hezekiah’s Tunnel

  27. Pool of Siloam (Jn. 9:1-7)

  28. For more information: The Holy Land: An Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700 Jerome Murphy O’Conner (Pages 100-1)

  29. “My Hero, Josiah”(“A Second David”) • 2 Chronicles 34:1-8 • 8 years old when throne taken • 31 year reign concluded with his regicide • 8th year of his reign (16 yrs. old) • 12th year of his reign (20 yrs. old) • 18th year of his reign (26 yrs. old)

  30. The “Final Five” Monarchs of Judah • Josiah • Son of Amon • Reigned 31 years • “The Golden Age” • Jehoahaz (Shallum) • Second son of Josiah • Reigned 3 months • Jehoiakim (Eliakim) • Oldest son of Josiah • Reigned 11 years • Jehoiachin (Jeconiah, Coniah) • Son of Jehoiakim • Grandson of Josiah • Reigned 3 months • Zedekiah (Mattaniah) • Youngest son of Josiah • Uncle of Jehoiachin • Reigned 3 months

  31. Herodotus 2.159 • A possible but unlikely reference to the battle between King Josiah and Neco at Magdolus (Migdal)

  32. Battle of Carchemish 2 Chronicles 35:20-27 records this great battle fought in 605 B.C. between the Babylonians and the Assyrians who had Egypt as an ally. Babylon would triumphant and become the new world power and the Egyptians would never again be a serious force to be reckoned with in the Middle East.

  33. King Cyrus of Persia (2 Chron. 36:22, 23) • Hebrew ‏כֹּרֶשׁ‎ Koresh • Greek Kup[r]os • LatinCyri[us]

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