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Lesson 14
Prophetic Themes2 Chronicles 21:18-202 Kings 4
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Prophetic Themes Prophets often understudied
Often not taught Repent
Unfaithfulness brings calamity God will chastise But, in mercy He desires repentance
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Prophetic Themes The Day of Jehovah
Day of reckoning Individuals or nations
Day of judgment of evil Day of deliverance for the righteous
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Prophetic Themes God’s concern for the nations
God wants all people to be righteous He calls on all nations to measure up Chastises those who don’t Rewards those that do
Obedience = blessings
Sin = punishment
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Prophetic Themes The Messiah
The Messiah is coming Shining message of the prophets Coming to do God’s will Coming to save Coming to destroy
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Prophetic Themes A new spiritual world order
Messiah will inaugurate Mountain of the Lord’s house A kingdom Reference is to the church
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Jehoshaphat—end of life Became king of Judah at age 35 Reigned 25 years “Did what was right in the sight of
the Lord” √ High places were not destroyed People had not directed their hearts
to God Makes it so very easy to turn back
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Jehoshaphat JUDAH Jehoshaphat Jehoram Ahaziah Athaliah
ISRAEL Ahab – Jezebel
Ahaziah Jehoram Athaliah
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Jehoshaphat Aligned himself with Ahaziah, king
of Israel Made ships to attack Tarshish God destroyed the ships --------------------------------------- Jehoshaphat dies Jehoram, his son reigns in his place
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Kingdom Relationships JUDAH Jehoshaphat Jehoram Ahaziah Athaliah
ISRAEL Ahab – Jezebel
Ahaziah Jehoram Athaliah
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Jehoram (Judah) Has six brothers Jehoshaphat had given them all great
gifts The kingdom he gave to Jehoram Jehoram established his kingdom Jehoram killed all his brothers Jehoram was 32 when he became king Jehoram reigned 8 years in Jerusalem
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Jehoram He did not follow the ways of his father Rather he walked after the kings of
Israel Specifically Ahab
Jehoram was married to Ahab and Jezebel’s daughter, Athaliah
Jehoram did evil in the sight of the Lord God did not destroy him because of his
promise to David
influenced by
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2 Samuel 7 13 "He shall build a house for My
name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 "I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
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Jehoram Edom and Libnah revolted against
Jehoram 2 Chron 21:11 Moreover he made high
places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit harlotry, and led Judah astray.
A warning letter from Elijah (Elisha ?) The Philistines and Arabians attack
Jehoram All of Jehoram’s sons are killed—
but one
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Prophecy of Obadiah In the reign of Rehoboam, Jerusalem
was invaded by Shishak, of Egypt In the days of Joram/Jehoram,
Jerusalem was invaded by the Philistines, Arabians and, possibly, the Edomites
In the reign of Joash/Jehoash, Jerusalem was threatened by Hazael, King of Syria
Obadiah 1:1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord GOD concerning Edom
Obadiah 1:10 "For violence against your brother Jacob, Shame shall cover you, And you shall be cut off forever. 11 In the day that you stood on the other side-In the day that strangers carried captive his forces, When foreigners entered his gates And cast lots for Jerusalem-Even you were as one of them.
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Prophecy of Obadiah Differences on time of book First of the written prophets Edom—descendants of Esau
Brother to Jacob (Israel)
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Prophecy of Obadiah Edom had been conquered by David God is using them to punish Jehoram But, Edom’s punishment is coming
as well
Obedience = blessings
Sin = punishment
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Prophecy of Obadiah Judgment is coming on Edom V 1 – call for nations to rise up
against Edom V 2-4 – pride was her downfall; no
one could bring her down; God says “I will bring you down”.
Proverbs 16:8 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit beforea fall.
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Prophecy of Obadiah Judgment is coming on Edom V 1 – call for nations to rise up
against Edom V 2-4 – pride was her downfall; no
one could bring her down; God says “I will bring you down”.
V 5-9 – everything would be taken; nothing left in Edom to be found; wise men destroyed
"Edom was known for its wise men; Elephaz, one of the friends of Job, was a Temanite, Teman being one of the most important towns in Edom."
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Prophecy of Obadiah V 10-14 – reason for destruction;
violence against Jacob; should not have rejoiced at Judah’s troubles; nor taken from them during calamities
V 15-16 – results of judgment; “as you have done, it shall be done to you”; she would be swallowed up
"For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each onemay receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 Corinthians 5:10).
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Prophecy of Obadiah V 17-21 – Mt Zion would be the
deliverance of Jacob; Jacob would be fire, but Edom stubble; no survivor would remain from Edom
Last part Messianic Edom often used as unrepentant
mankind They would not survive Deliverers would come from Zion
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Lesson 14Prophetic Themes2 Chronicles 21:18-202 Kings 4
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Jehoram (Judah) God smote Jehoram with an
incurable disease of the bowels He suffered two years before he
died
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Jehoram (Judah) Buried in City of David
Not in tombs of the kings “departed without being desired”
He died and no one cared Good people in Judah felt relief Succeeded by his son Ahaziah
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Elisha Began when Elijah taken up in
whirlwind About time of end of Ahaziah and
beginning of Jehoram in Israel Continued through several kings Record may not be chronological
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Elisha Increases the Widow’s Oil Wife of one of the sons of the
prophets Creditors are demanding her sons
become slaves What do you have in your house I have nothing but a little oil Go borrow all the vessels you can
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Elisha Increases the Widow’s Oil Shut your door and fill the vessels When all vessels filled, the oil
stopped Go sell the oil and pay your debtors Live off the proceeds of the rest
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A Shunammite Woman Elisha passes through Shunem
At sw foot of Hill of Moreh in valley of Jezreel
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A Shunammite Woman A well-to-do woman Invited Elisha to eat Became a ‘stopping place’ This is a man of God Let’s make a small room for him Her husband agrees Elisha told Gehazi, his servant, to
call the Shunammite woman
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A Shunammite Woman You have done all this for us; what
can we do for you? Speak to the king Or the commander of the army
I am content You will have a son …some time passes; the boy
becomes ill
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A Shunammite Woman The woman held him until noon
then he died She placed the boy in Elisha’s bed She had a donkey saddled and set
out for Mt Carmel where Elisha lived
Elisha saw her coming and sent Gehazi to meet her Is everything alright?
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A Shunammite Woman She would not stop to talk to
Gehazi She rushed on to Elisha She fell at Elisha’s feet and could
not speak for her distress The Lord had not told Elisha the
reason for her coming Elisha sent Gehazi
Lay my staff on the boy’s face
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A Shunammite Woman She would not leave Elisha Elisha went with her Gehazi met them saying the staff had
no effect Elisha
Went in and shut the door He prayed He stretched himself over the boy’s body Elisha walked around and repeated
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A Shunammite Woman The boy began to sneeze Then opened his eyes Call the Shunammite Take your son She fell at Elisha’s feet in profound
gratitude She took her son and went out
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Elisha Purifies Stew In Gilgal
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Elisha Purifies Stew There was a famine is the land He was with the sons of the
prophets Put on a pot of stew One man gathered herbs and wild
gourds He ground these into the stew
Not knowing they were poisonous and very bitter
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Elisha Purifies Stew When they began to eat the stew
they tasted the bitterness and knew something was wrong
Elisha asks for some meal He puts it in the stew Then they dipped for each one There was nothing harmful in the
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Jehoram (Judah) God smote Jehoram with an incurable
disease of the bowels He suffered two years before he died Why the suffering and agony? Jehoshaphat his father
“Did what was right in the sight of the Lord”
Yielded to influence of Athaliah Ahab and Jezebel
Lessons
1 – who will influence us?2 – who will we influence?
A careful man I ought to be, A little fellow follows me; I do not dare to go astray, For fear he'll go the self-same way.
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Jehoram (Judah) Buried in City of David
Not in tombs of the kings “departed without being desired”
He died and no one cared Why was there great mourning
when their king died? Why did ‘no one care?’
Lessons
1 – who will mourn when I die?2 – or course, my family3 – what will be in the ‘dash’ in my life?4 – what will God say when I die?
Matthew 25:34 "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the worldMatthew 25:41 "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels
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Jehoram (Judah) Good people in Judah felt relief Glad his evil influence was gone Ahaziah his son is the next king
Mother was Athaliah What do you think will be said of
Ahaziah? Evil king
Lessons
1 – will good people be glad my bad influence is gone?2 – how can I make my influence good and godly people really mourn when I die?
Genesis 50:3 Forty days were required for him, for such are the days required for those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.Numbers 20:29 Now when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.
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