GOD in the Old Testament - 2 Chronicles - Part 21

2 Chronicles 21:10

To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah.

    Libnah revolted at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his ancestors.

    

2 Chronicles 21:12 

    Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet which said:

 

    "This is what the LORD, the God of 

    your father David, says: 'You have 

    not followed the ways of your father

    Jehoshaphat or of Asa King of Judah."

(see all 2 Chronicles 21)

 

2 Chronicles 22:7  

    Through Ahaziah's visit to Joram, God brought about Ahaziah's downfall. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jeher son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

 

2 Chronicles 22:10-12  

    When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family of the house of Judah. But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes who were about to be murdered and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of the priest Jehoiada, was Ahaziah's sister, she hid the child from Athaliah so she could not kill him. He remained hidden with them at the temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.

(see all 2 Chronicles 22)

 

2 Chronicles 23:2-3  

They went throughout Judah and gathered the Levites and the heads of Israelite families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem, the whole assembly made a covenant with the king at the temple of God.

    Jehoiada said to them, "The king's son shall reign, as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David."

 

2 Chronicles 23:9  

Then he gave the commanders of units of a hundred the spears and the large and small shields that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of God.

(see all 2 Chronicles 23)

 

2 Chronicles 24:4-5  

    Some time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the LORD. He called together the priests and Levites and said to them, "Go to the towns of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the temple of your God. Do it now." But the Levites did not act at once.

(2 Chronicles 24 continues tomorrow) 

    

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GOD in the Old Testament - 2 Chronicles - Part 20

2 Chronicles 20:5-7

    Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the LORD in the front of the new courtyard and said:

        "LORD, the God of our ancestors,

    are you not the God who is in heaven?

    You rule over all the kingdoms of the 

    nations. Power and might are in your

    hand, and no one can withstand you.

    Our God, did you not drive out the

    inhabitants of this land before your

    people Israel and give it forever to 

    the descendants of Abraham your friend?"

 

2 Chronicles 20:12  

    "Our God, will you not judge them?

    For we have no power to face this vast

    army that is attacking us. We do not

    know what to do, but our eyes are on you."

 

2 Chronicles 20:15  

    He said, "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's.' "

 

2 Chronicles 20:19-20  

Then some of the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel with a loud voice.

     Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful."

 

2 Chronicles 20:29-30  

    The fear of God came on all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel. And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.

 

2 Chronicles 20:33  

The high places, however, were not removed, and the people still had not set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.

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GOD in the Old Testament - 2 Chronicles - Part 19

2 Chronicles 16:7

    At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: "Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand."

(see all 2 Chronicles 16)

 

2 Chronicles 17:3-4  

    The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David before him. He did not consult the Baals but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel.

(see all 2 Chronicles 17)

 

2 Chronicles 18:5  

    So the king of Israel brought together the prophets--four hundred men--and asked them, "Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I not?"

    "Go," they answered, "for God will give it into the king's hand."

 

2 Chronicles 18:13  

    But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I can tell him only what my God says."

 

2 Chronicles 18:31-32  

When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, "This is the king of Israel." So they turned to attack him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him, for when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they stopped pursuing him.

(see all 2 Chronicles 18)

 

2 Chronicles 19:3  

"There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God."

 

2 Chronicles 19:4-7  

    Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their ancestors. He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. He told them, "Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals but for the LORD, who is with you whenever you give a verdict. Now let the fear of the LORD be on you. Judge carefully, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery."

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GOD in the Old Testament - 2 Chronicles - Part 18

2 Chronicles 15:1-4

    The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded. He went out to meed Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a priest to teach and without the law. But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found by them."

 

2 Chronicles 15:6  

"One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another, because God was troubling them with every kind of distress."

 

2 Chronicles 15:9  

    Then he assembled all Judah and Benjamin and the people from Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon who had settled among them, for large numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

 

2 Chronicles 15:12-15  

They entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul. All who would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, were to be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman. They took an oath to the LORD with loud acclamation, with shouting and with trumpets and horns. All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

 

2 Chronicles 15:18  

He brought into the temple of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.

(see all 2 Chronicles 15) 

    

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GOD in the Old Testament - 2 Chronicles - Part 17

2 Chronicles 14:2-4

    Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God. He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands.

 

2 Chronicles 14:7  

    "Let us build up these towns," he said to Judah, "and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the LORD our God; we sought him and he has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered.

 

2 Chronicles 14:11-13  

    Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. LORD, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you."

    The LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed before the LORD and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.

(see all 2 Chronicles 14) 

    

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GOD in the Old Testament - 2 Chronicles - Part 16

2 Chronicles 13:4-5

    Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Jeroboam and all Israel, listen to me! Don't you know that the LORD, the God of Israel, had given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?"

 

2 Chronicles 13:10-12  

    "As for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him. The priests who serve the LORD are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites assist them. Every morning and evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the bread on the ceremonially clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. We are observing the requirements of the LORD our God. But you have forsaken him. God is with us; he is our leader. His priests with their trumpets will sound the battle cry against you. People of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed."

 

2 Chronicles 13:14-16  

Judah turned and saw that they were being attacked at both front and rear. Then they cried out to the LORD. The priests blew their trumpets and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. At the sound of their battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.

 

2 Chronicles 13:18  

The Israelites were subdued on that occasion, and the people of Judah were victorious because they relied on the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

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GOD in the Old Testament - 2 Chronicles - Part 15

2 Chronicles 7:5

And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God.

 

2 Chronicles 7:21-22  

"This temple will become a heap of rubble. All who pass by will be appalled and say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?' People will answer, 'Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them--that is why he brought all this disaster on therm.' "

(see all 2 Chronicles 7)

 

2 Chronicles 8:14  

In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their duties, and the Levites to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day's requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God had ordered.

(see all 2 Chronicles 8)

 

2 Chronicles 9:8  

"Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the LORD your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness."

 

2 Chronicles 9:23  

All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

(see all 2 Chronicles 9)

 

2 Chronicles 10:15  

So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God, to fulfill the word the LORD had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilomite.

(see all 2 Chronicles 10)

 

2 Chronicles 11:2-4  

    But this word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God: "Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 'This is what the LORD says: Do not go up to fight against your fellow Israelites. Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing.' " So they obeyed the words of the LORD and turned back from marching against Jeroboam.

 

2 Chronicles 11:16  

Those from every tribe of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORD, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

(see all Chronicles 11 - 12) 

    

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