2 Chronicles 19:1
And Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, after the unfortunate campaign against the Syrians, RETURNED TO HIS HOUSE IN PEACE TO JERUSALEM. Cf 2 Chronicles 18:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, after the unfortunate campaign against the Syrians, RETURNED TO HIS HOUSE IN PEACE TO JERUSALEM. Cf 2 Chronicles 18:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
JEHOSHAPHAT REPROVED BY THE SEER JEHU... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jehu, the son of Hanani, the seer, went out to meet him, the same prophet who had been active in the northern kingdom under Baasha, 1 Kings 16:1, and had probably been exiled for his fearless rebuke of idolatry, AND SAID TO KING JEHOSHAPHAT, SHOULDEST THOU HELP THE UNGODLY, literally, "Is it to... [ Continue Reading ]
Nevertheless, there are good things found in thee, which the Lord also freely acknowledged, IN THAT THOU HAST TAKEN AWAY THE GROVES, the wooden pillars sacred to the goddess Astarte, OUT OF THE LAND, AND HAST PREPARED THINE HEART TO SEEK GOD, his personal character and life showed that he was still... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again through the people from Beersheba, on the extreme southern boundary, TO MOUNT EPHRAIM, where the northernmost cities under his jurisdiction were situated, AND BROUGHT THEM BACK UNTO THE LORD GOD OF THEIR FATHERS, by reappointing the commissio... [ Continue Reading ]
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, Cf Deuteronomy 16:18, establishing local courts in every fortified city, after the manner of our county seats with their court-houses, CITY BY CITY,... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGES AND LEVITES IN JUDAH... [ Continue Reading ]
and said to the judges, in reminding them of the instructions as given by the Lord, TAKE HEED WHAT YE DO; FOR YE JUDGE NOT FOR MAN, BUT FOR THE LORD, whose representatives they were in the work of their office, WHO IS WITH YOU IN THE JUDGMENT, in the matter of passing judicial decisions, of pronounc... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore, now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you, keep them in the way of justice. TAKE HEED AND DO IT; FOR THERE IS NO INIQUITY WITH THE LORD, OUR GOD, He Himself is never guilty of injustice, nor respect of persons, NOR TAKING OF GIFTS, to pervert the way of justice. These facts were intended... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover, in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and of the priests and of the chief of the fathers of Israel for the judgment of the Lord, for the adjudication of very difficult matters, AND FOR CONTROVERSIES, WHEN THEY RETURNED TO JERUSALEM, when a case was appealed from a lower court. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, which should be the motive in all acts of the believers, FAITHFULLY, AND WITH A PERFECT HEART, one given to the Lord in undivided loyalty.... [ Continue Reading ]
And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, being appealed to this highest tribunal, BETWEEN BLOOD AND BLOOD, in cases involving murder and bloodshed, BETWEEN LAW AND COMMANDMENT, STATUTES AND JUDGMENTS, in any dispute concerning the meaning or application of... [ Continue Reading ]
And, behold, Amariah, the chief priest, is over you in all matters of the Lord, he had the final decision in all religious questions; AND ZEBADIAH, THE SON OF ISHMAEL, THE RULER OF THE HOUSE OF JUDAH, FOR ALL THE KING'S MATTERS, in all civil questions; ALSO THE LEVITES SHALL BE OFFICERS BEFORE YOU,... [ Continue Reading ]