Jehoshaphat - Hear What We Want to Hear

• Lest We Forget (time to shake out that grey matter)
• Jereboam: The man who caused to .
• Why did he get this reputation?
• When his child fell ill, where did he go for answers?
• Is there a contradiction here?
• The prophet told his wife that they would all die because Jereboam "threw God his .
• Reheboam: King of
• Check one:
  • Good
  • Bad
  • Who defeated Reheboam? , King of Egypt.
  • What did this king do with the temple? 2 Chron.12:9

2What did he do with Reheboam? 2 Chron.12:5-8

• Who became king when Reheboam died? 2 Chron 12:16
• What kind of relationship did he have with Jereboam? 2 Chron.13:15-17
• Bringin' it up-to-date:
  • What familiar king did we discuss last? 2 Chron.14:1
• Check one:
  • Good
  • Bad

3Discussion: Groups of 2-3 (you may use your Bible)

• -give one instance in Asa's life and...
• -discuss one lesson which we can learn from that incident.

4"Sometimes We Just Hear What We Want to Hear"

• Jehoshaphat:
  • was the son of
  • v.3-4 Briefly describe what kind of reign Jehoshaphat had.
  • NOTICE: The last phrase of v.4

  • -what do you think the writer meant by that statement?

  • -could it say the same thing if he had not added that?

  • -what was he trying to get across to the reader?

  • v.6 Briefly describe Jehoshaphat's feelings about his faith in Yawah.

  • Application: How would you describe your own feeling about your faith?

  • -is it important?

  • -is it embarassing?

  • -are you proud of it?

  • -are you proud of your relationship with Jesus?

  • Spiritually
  • v.7-9 Jehoshaphat wanted his people to about
  • Physically
  • v.10 The kingdoms around Israel Jehoshaphat
  • Who, for instance? ,
  • v.12-19 What was Jehoshaphat hurting for? (what was he in need for?) !
  • To sum it up: 18:1

  • Insight: Why was the king not to have chariots or horses?

  • -Do you think Jehoshaphat was thinking of this in v.1?

  • The Mistake
• v.1-3 According to history, Jehoshaphat made an alliance in 3 ways:

  • uestion: Does God want us to bet on the sure thing...or bet on Him?

  • -that's what faith is all about
  • -"holding a hand I cannot hold"
  • -"to see with my heart"
  • -"to hear with my soul"
  • -"to trust in a way that I cannot see"
  • v.4 Jehoshaphat remembers to "say grace" before he indulges (isn't that embarassing?)
  • v.5 "People-pleasers"
  • -these prophets: for the soul purpose of saying what the wanted to
  • v.6 Jehoshaphat knew something was fishy

  • v.7 According to this verse, do you think Ahab knew that his prophets were fakes?

  • -but he just didn't like what had to
  • v.10 The pompus attitude of the false prophet
  • -these were symbols of
  • -used to out their enemies' bodies
  • v.11 A frantic emotional display of -
  • v.12-13 Take a look at Micaiah's heart
  • -no matter what other are preaching on
  • -regardless of what the said
  • -forget the thing
  • -I must say what has for me to say

  • uestion: Do you?

  • -are you so concerned with "fitting in" that you forget you are not supposed to?

  • v.14 By now, both kings know the real answer
  • -so does the real prophet
  • -therefore his answer is
• The Reckoning:

  • v.15-17 What did I tell you?

  • v.22-23 Zedekiah couldn't take the
  • -maybe he had been out of touch with for so long
  • -maybe he got caught up in the glory of the
  • -maybe he loved the
  • -whatever it is, he got pretty upset at the real thing

  • Application: When do we get spiritual enough so that we don't need spiritual food anymore?

• Conclusion:
  • v.26 The price of the truth
  • v.33,34 The price of hearing and believing what you want to hear
• Putting learning to Action:
  • In the following space, derive a truth of your own from the previous incident and develop your own mini-devotional to share with someone this week.
  • -Please use another passage of Scripture for reference
  • -Please use a personal illustration
  • -Please use a biblical illustration other than the one in this story