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Jehoshaphat
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Name Means |
"The Lord judges." |
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Reference |
I Kings 22:41-50
II Chronicles 17:1-21:1 |
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Reign |
25 years (872 - 848 B.C.) |
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Theme |
Do not be unequally yoked. |
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Lesson |
Compromise could have disastrous effects. |
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Key Verse |
"Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with
Ahab"
(II Chronicles 18:1) |
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Memory Verse |
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers"
(II Corinthians 6:14) |
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Application |
As Christians, we must bring every aspect of our lives under God's control and
authority. Otherwise, we can hinder our walk greatly and suffer consequences God never
intended for us to experience. |
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Spiritual Epitaph |
"And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King
Jehoshaphat, 'Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore
is wrath upon thee from before the LORD?
(II Chronicles 19:2). |
Among the kings' many accomplishments, Jehoshaphat sought to follow the Lord (II Chronicles 17:4); removed
the pagan high places (verse 6); had the Law of God tought to the towns of Judah (verses 7-10); and appointed
Levites and priests to administer the Law (19:8). However, for unexplained reasons, he
aligned himself with vile King Ahab of the northern kingdom and his wife Jezebel. Worst
of all, he accepted Ahab's daughter, Athaliah, as a wife for his son Jehoram, an alliance
that would bring deadly consequences.
Even though Jehoshaphat served God to the end of his life, his lack of judgment and
propensitly for compromise stained his otherwise glorious reign.
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