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The Valley of Beracah - Jeshoshaphat II Chronicles 20

I. History of IsraelUnited Kingdom - Saul, David, SolomonA. Divided Kingdom1. Israel 10 tribes, II Kings 12:27-33; IIChron 13:8-9

2. Judah 2 tribes, II Chronicles 11: 12b , II Chronicles 13:10-12a

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I. Peace/WarA. Great-grandfather – Rehoboam

I Kings 14:30B. Grandfather - Abijah I Kings 15:7bC. Father – Asa I Kings 15:16 ~

II Chronicles 13:2D. Jehoshaphat – I Kings 22:43, 44

III His Good Points – II Chronicles 19:3

A. Rid land of idols ,B. Taught the Word of God

II Chronicles 16:8, 9; 19:4C. Prepared his hear to seek God II Chronicles 20:3a

I. His Faults –A. Wrong Alliances1. Ahab I Kings 22:2-4 ~ II Chronicles 18:1-32. Ahab’s son , Ahaziah, IIChronicles 20:36, 37

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REALITY v. 1,2

Need to Know

Need to Tell

RESPONSE v. 3,4

FEARSET HIMSELF

TO SEEK GOD

Ps 46:1 God is our refuge andstrength, a very presentHELP in trouble.

Ps 70:1 Make haste, O God,to deliver me; make haste toHELP me, O LORD.

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not;for I am with thee: be notdismayed; for I am thy God: Iwill strengthen thee; yea, Iwill HELP thee; yea, I willuphold thee with the righthand of my righteousness

Heb 4:16 Let us thereforecome boldly unto the throneof grace, that we may obtainmercy, and find grace toHELP in time of need.

RELATIONSHIPS v.6-9(Name Dropping)

• Fathers

• Israel

• Abraham

RELIANCE v.10-13

• Taken advantage of

• No Power, No Plan

• Become focused

Response from God v.14-17

SET

TAKE YOUR

POSITION

2 Corinthians 3:4-6a; 4:7

STAND

BE FIRM

Ephesians 6:11,13,14a

SEEK

SEEK OUT THE ENEMY

2 Chronicles 20:15b, 20b Don’t be paralyzed by this mighty army (LVB)

Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld, have faith in his prophets and you will be successful (NIV)

SEE

THE SALVATION OF THE LORD

2 Kings 6:15-17

Beginning the Marchv.17b-21

Behind the Scenev.22-23

Believing is Seeingv.24-26

Back Home v.27, 28

Beginning the March

Word from God v.17b

...for the LORD will be with you

I John 4:4b

...greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Forms of Worship

face to the ground

standing

a loud voice

BE A CHANNEL OF ENCOURAGEMENT

v. 15, 20

PASS IT AROUND

II Corinthians 1:3,4

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

APPOINTMENT OF SINGERS

And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever. II Chronicles 20:21 KJV

…Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army saying Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever II Chronicles 20:21 NIV

…Saying Give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever II Chronicles 20:21b RSV

…he determined that there should be a choir leading the march,...Singing the song “His Lovingkindness is forever” as they walked along praising and thanking God. II Chronicles 20:21 LBV

Behind the Scene

• Royal Officer’s Son John 4:47-53

• Man Under Authority Luke 7:2-10

• Lepers Cleanse Luke 17:11-14

• Hezekiah II Kings 19:35,36

• Jehoshaphat

Sing from Israel’sSing from Israel’s HymnalHymnal

II Chronicles 20:21

And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against...which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

II Chronicles 20:22

Seeing Is Believing v. 24-25

• Dead Bodies

• Treasures

(with the dead bodies) John 16:6,7; Matt. 12:39,40

VALLEY OF BERACAH

PRAISE

Seeing Is Believing v. 24-25

GGod’s RRiches AAt CChrist’s EExpense

Eph. 2:7,8

Riches through the Blood of Christ

The life of Christ - II Corinthians 4:10, 11

Abundance - Ephesians 1:8, 2:7, 3:20

Needs Met - Phil. 4:19

Redemption - I Peter 1:18, 19

Salvation, Justification, Forgiveness, Peace - Romans 5:1, 9, 10; Phil. 1:11; Col. 1:14, 2:13, 14; Titus 3:5-8

Riches through the Blood of Christ

Intercession - Romans 8:34

Sanctification, Cleansing - Hebrews 10:10, 13:12, I John 1:7

Made Nigh, Have access - Ephesians 2:13, 18; 3:12

Gifts to the Church - Romans 12:6-8; Ephesians 4:7-15

Riches through the Blood of Christ

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. II

Peter 1:3,4

Shabach, hallelujah. Barak, praise the Lord. (Repeat)

Yadah, extend your hands. Towdah, lift up your hands. Taquah, means to clap your hands

Tehilah, means to sing. Halal, means to celebrate.Kara, means to dance

Shabach

Back Home Again v. 27, 28

Then …(they) returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had given them “CAUSE TO REJOICE over their enemies. They … went to the temple of the Lord with harps and

lutes and trumpets. NIV