QUEST TO UNDERSTAND ELEMENTARY SCRIPTURAL TRUTH

Asa

Pastor Craig R. Jarvis

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1Lest We Forget

*Don't forget, your sneaky teacher will try to trick you by giving you three incorrect answers.
Distinctive #1 was the fact that the is
in what two ways?
Distinctive #2 was the fact that we have
this means that we all are treated as by God
it also means that we have the right to others
bottom line: we are responsible for
Distinctive #3 is the fact that God is
simply meaning that God is the of the universe and everything in it!
He also has the right to execute His as He sees fit
the 2 weights that work together on the balance are:
1. the free of
2. the sovereign of
According to Eph 1, God chose each one of us before the of the
According to Rom.9, Pharaoh used his own .
our job is simply to be a
Bringin' Ya up-to-date
Jereboam was known as the man who Israel to
God said He had thrown Him behind his
When Jereboam wanted advice, where did he go (send his wife to go)?
the prophet said that before she got through the door of her house, her child would
he would be the only one lamented over by the people
God would cut off Jereboam's seed like sweeping away
King Asa

22 Kings 15/2 Chron.14-16

Re-cap:
- Jereboam became the of evil that measured the rest of the wicked kings. 2 Kings 14:24
- What about Judah?
- Now, a fresh look at Reheboam
- reigning in
- worshipping in the place where men should worship;
- 2 Chron.12:14 - He did in the sight of the Lord
- suffered terrible loss when attacked
- king Shishak
- "took all of the of the Lord's house"

3Solomon's beautiful Temple

15:1 became king of Judah
talking about legacies:
Abijam is compared to a bad king:
15:3 it's too bad he wasn't like king
isn't it amazing how many times we see that name?
never in a context!
Application: if God were comparing someone w/ you, would it be an example of someone to be or not be like?
v.4 God honors David's after david's death!
v.5 bad memories
Input: Why is this bad memory is brought up?
15:9 becomes the next king of Judah
what was he like?
v.11 he did what was
v.12 got rid of male
got rid of
v.13 his own mom made an idol of
-so he removed her from office
-he the
v.15 he replenished the
-what did he use to do this?
King Asa
2 Chron.14
v.2 Asa did in the Lord's sight
v.3 Asa removed the
v.4 commanded Judah to seek the
The Ethiopian incident
v.8 Asa had men in his army
v.9 The Ethiopians had men and chariots
-who would you bet on?
v.11 Oh, yea, Asa had the on his side
v.12 Would you have won or lost the bet?
-Asa was a man of God!
-no matter the !
-his trust was in his
-not in chariots
-not in horses
Note: why were the Israelites not supposed to have chariots or horses?
-What a man of God!
The visit of the Prophet
v.2 The key to success:
v.9 The people from the north began to
-why?
v.13 What zeal
-if you didn't seek God first, you would be
v.15 Judah sought the Lord , and He gave them on every side.
v.16 He even got rid of his own Mom
v.17 What's happening in Israel?
Conclusion: and is doing the Lord's will
and is doing man's will
bible/inspired
verbal
plenary
what do these mean?
spirit liberty(christian freedom)
equals
*judge
ourselves
*all-knowing(should be sovereign)
controller
plan
will/man
will/God
foundation/world
*will
witness (example)
caused/sin
back
prophet
die/dung
yard stick
judah
Jerusalem
evil
egypt
treasures
Abijam
reheboam
david
bad
seed
asa
right in the sight of the lord
male prostitutes
removed idol worship
asherah
burned the idol
temple wealth
his own stuff
good/high places/lord
1 million/300 chariots
Lord
odds
God
the Lord is with you when you seek Him, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you
defect
killed
earnestly/rest
success/victory
failure and heartache