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““Should you Help the Wicked,Should you Help the Wicked,and Love thoseand Love those

that Hate the Lord?”that Hate the Lord?”

2 Chronicles 19:1-2 2 Chronicles 19:1-2

(An Account, not a Story!)(An Account, not a Story!)

What was Jehoshaphat What was Jehoshaphat doing in the house of doing in the house of

Ahab?Ahab?

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Who was Jehoshaphat?Who was Jehoshaphat? 2 Chronicles 17:1-6, 9-10, when you add 2 Chronicles 17:1-6, 9-10, when you add

up the soldiers mentioned in verses14-up the soldiers mentioned in verses14-19, (Standing army of 1,160,000) 19, (Standing army of 1,160,000)

Do we realize today how secure Do we realize today how secure Jehoshaphat was from the armies of Jehoshaphat was from the armies of Israel? (Ahab & Jezebel) Israel? (Ahab & Jezebel)

But was he safe from their But was he safe from their

Religious Influence or Their Religious Influence or Their

Religious Intolerance for God?Religious Intolerance for God?

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What did Jehoshaphat What did Jehoshaphat Do?Do?

Did Jehoshaphat have to make a Did Jehoshaphat have to make a deal with Ahab? (devil?) 1 Kings deal with Ahab? (devil?) 1 Kings 21:25, “there was none like Ahab 21:25, “there was none like Ahab that sold himself” 1 Kings 16:29-that sold himself” 1 Kings 16:29-3333

2 Chronicles 18:1-3, (Let’s make 2 Chronicles 18:1-3, (Let’s make a deal!) 4-17, “speak a deal!) 4-17, “speak encouragement” “didn’t I tell encouragement” “didn’t I tell you” you”

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It Should Not be so!It Should Not be so! 2 Chronicles 18:28-34; 19:1-4, 2 Chronicles 18:28-34; 19:1-4,

Where have you been? What have Where have you been? What have you done? you done?

Oh that Jehoshaphat could have Oh that Jehoshaphat could have seen the future? Look at 2 seen the future? Look at 2 Chronicles 21:1-7, 11-15, 18-20Chronicles 21:1-7, 11-15, 18-20

1 Corinthians 10:6, 11, “written for 1 Corinthians 10:6, 11, “written for our admonition, upon whom the our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.” 2 ends of the ages have come.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4Timothy 4:3-4

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““Be Not Be Overcome by Be Not Be Overcome by Evil”Evil”

1 Corinthians 15:33,1 Corinthians 15:33,

Evil Companionship Corrupts!Evil Companionship Corrupts! Romans 12:21, “Do not be Romans 12:21, “Do not be

overcome by evil, but overcome overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”evil with good.”

““Ye are the light of the world” Ye are the light of the world” Matthew 5:14-16, We are to be a Matthew 5:14-16, We are to be a bright and shining light in this bright and shining light in this world.world.

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Are You Different from the Are You Different from the World?World?

1 Peter 1:13-21, “Be Holy, 1 Peter 1:13-21, “Be Holy, for for I AMI AM Holy!” But we must Holy!” But we must make the application, not be make the application, not be hearers only! James 1:22 hearers only! James 1:22

Our Bible study must be Our Bible study must be more than an academic more than an academic approach to the approach to the scriptures!scriptures!

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We must make the We must make the application of application of

Jehoshaphat in Ahab’s Jehoshaphat in Ahab’s House to ourselves House to ourselves

today!today!1 Corinthians 10:111 Corinthians 10:11

Our Bible study must be more Our Bible study must be more than an academic approach to than an academic approach to the scriptures! the scriptures!

No ecumenical approaches to the No ecumenical approaches to the scriptures should be tolerated by scriptures should be tolerated by Christians!Christians!

Philippians 3:17-19Philippians 3:17-19