And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead. THE CONDITIONS OF NATIONAL PROSPERITY This chapter shows-- I. That true religion is the basis of the State; and that wherever it prospers there the State prospers. II. That it is the wisdom of kings to encourage religion with all their power and infl... [ Continue Reading ]
_And set garrisons in the laud of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim._ DEFENCES It is concerning Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, this is said. He was a good king (see 2 Chronicles 17:1). The one kingdom of Solomon was now disrupted into two. The northern kingdom, known as the kingdom of Israel, was sp... [ Continue Reading ]
_And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord._ ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE WAYS OF THE LORD I. The ways of the Lord are divine. Are His ways cold and unpleasant? H we descend a deep coal-pit and look up the shaft into the bright sky, we see the stars, but the pit is cold and dark. So men think th... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat._ THE GREAT COMPANIONSHIP I. Jehoshaphat secured the great companionship by following true example. “Because he walked in the first ways of David his father.” Beautiful those first ways of David. Turn to the eighteenth Psalm, which David sang in the day that the L... [ Continue Reading ]
_Who willingly offered himself unto the Lord._ WANTED, VOLUNTEERS I. Amasiah made it his life-work to serve the Lord. This service is-- 1. Reasonable. 2. Honourable. 3. Remunerative. 4. Safe. II. Amasiah was a ready volunteer. 1. He needed no pressing. 2. He needed no hunting out. 3. He ne... [ Continue Reading ]