Today's post is longer than most, but please take a minute or two to read it.
Do you have a favorite Bible Adventure? I do. While there are many accounts in the Bible which I love to read and study, I am truly fascinated and encouraged by the life of Jehoshaphat. Who is Jehoshaphat, you ask?
Well, allow me to give
you a brief “family tree”. David was king of all Israel and Judah, and he was
known as, “a man after God’s own heart”.
He was not perfect and he did sin, but he repented and turned to God when he
did, and focused on knowing and walking with God throughout his life. When
David died, Solomon became king. Even though his father knew and walked with
God, Solomon did not remain faithful to God; he allowed his many wives to lead
him into worshiping false gods.
When Solomon died, the
kingdom split and Judah was ruled by Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, who did not
always follow God. But towards the end of his reign he humbled himself which
pleased God. When Rehoboam died, his son Abijah become king; in 2 Chronicles 13
he said,
“The Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken
him. God is with us; he is our leader.”
When Abijah died, his
son Asa became king and in 2 Chronicles 14 it says he;
“Did
what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.”
In 2 Chronicles 15,
God sent a message to King Asa. God told him;
“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.”
When Asa heard this, he
took courage, and the Bible says he removed idols from the land and led the
people in turning to God. Sadly, in the final years of his life, he did not
seek God and died not being completely faithful to God.
This brings us to
Jehoshaphat, the son of Asa and Great-great-great grandson of King David. 2
Chronicles 17:3-6 says;
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