1. And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? Therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD. II Chronicles 19:2 August 23, 2009 Rev. David B. Hanson

2. King Jehoshaphat’s Prosperous Kingdom King Jehoshaphat’s Obedience King Jehoshaphat II Chronicles 17:3 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; 1. Followed the Lord 2. Removed heathen worship 3. Sent out teachers all over Judah to instruct the people in the Law

3. King Jehoshaphat’s Alliance with King Ahab II Chronicles 18:1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. 1. A false sense of security 2. King Ahab of Israel, an unbeliever 3. Israel, an ungodly nation 4. Marriage of Jehoshaphat’s daughter and Ahab’s son

4. The Lying Prophets of King Ahab II Chronicles 18:5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand. 1. Ramoth-gilead, a city of refuge that Israel had lost to the Syrians 2. 400 false prophets

5. Micaiah’s True Prophecy II Chronicles 18:13 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak. 1. Micaiah, a true prophet of God 2. “King Ahab will die during the battle” 3. Micaiah in the prison

6. Battle of Ramoth-gilead: Defeat and Death of Ahab II Chronicles 18:31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and he LORD helped him; and God moved tem to depart from him. II Chronicles 18:34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.

7. II Thessalonians 3:1-5 1. Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2. And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. 3. But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. 4. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. 5. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

8. George Fox 1624-1691 The founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers) Was converted at age nineteen His itinerant ministry Persecution and imprisonment One man raised by God’s power to stand and live in the same spirit as the apostles and prophets can shake the country for ten miles around. Let the new life in Christ take its own free course