PROCLAMATION
“Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, The Lord will destroy what you
have made.” 2 Chronicles 20:37 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
After The Lord told Jehoshaphat that the battle with the Moabites and the Ammonites was His, Jehoshaphat bowed down in worship before The Lord. (2 Chronicles 20:17-18) The next morning he appointed men to sing praises to The Lord. As they sang, The Lord caused their enemies to fight among themselves. (2 Chronicles 20:20-23) When the men of Judah came to the place where the vast army was, they saw nothing but dead bodies. They found so much plunder that it took them three days to collect it all. (2 Chronicles 20:24-25) Afterwards they praised The Lord and rejoiced. The fear of God came upon all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how The Lord had defeated the enemies of Israel. (2 Chronicles 20:26-30) Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah, who did what was right in the eyes of The Lord, made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, whose ways were wicked. They agreed to construct a fleet of trading ships, but The Lord God destroyed all that they made. (2 Chronicles 20:35-37)
EXPLANATION
After The Lord told Jehoshaphat that the battle with the Moabites and the Ammonites was His, Jehoshaphat bowed down in worship before The Lord. (2 Chronicles 20:17-18) The next morning he appointed men to sing praises to The Lord. As they sang, The Lord caused their enemies to fight among themselves. (2 Chronicles 20:20-23) When the men of Judah came to the place where the vast army was, they saw nothing but dead bodies. They found so much plunder that it took them three days to collect it all. (2 Chronicles 20:24-25) Afterwards they praised The Lord and rejoiced. The fear of God came upon all the surrounding kingdoms when they heard how The Lord had defeated the enemies of Israel. (2 Chronicles 20:26-30) Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah, who did what was right in the eyes of The Lord, made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, whose ways were wicked. They agreed to construct a fleet of trading ships, but The Lord God destroyed all that they made. (2 Chronicles 20:35-37)
APPLICATION
As
believers we need to be very careful regarding who we choose to associate with,
partner with, or go into business with.
It is assumed that “birds of a feather flock together.” The Bible states the same thing with
different words. “Can two walk together,
except they be agreed?” (Amos 3:3) We
tend to associate with like-minded individuals.
Good people and evil people are not usually paired. When people of different philosophical ideologies
get together, one generally persuades the other to their way of thinking. If you can’t pull them out of it, don’t get
pulled into it. If we are not strong in
the faith, hanging with non-believers can corrupt us. Even if we do not change our beliefs, that
which we produce with evil people will not be pleasing to The Lord God.
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