2 Chronicles 22:1-12

Contents: Accession of Ahaziah over Judah. Athaliah's wicked plot.

Characters: God, Ahaziah, Athaliah, Joram, Jehu, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Jehoshabeath.

Conclusion: The counsel of the ungodly is the ruin of many. Those who forsake the divine guidance of the Holy Spirit and the Word debase and destroy themselves.

Key Word: Evil, 2 Chronicles 22:4.

Striking Facts: Three times the royal seed was extinct except for a single babe whom God preserved. 1. Moses, Hebrews 11:23. 2. Joash. 3. Jesus, Matthew 2:12; Matthew 2:16.