Chronological Bible Reading for June 30

II Timothy 2:15 Study earnestly to present yourself approved to God, a workman that does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.
Chronological Bible Reading for June 30
II Chronicles 19-23

II Chronicles 19:2 – Jehoshaphat should not have been supportive of Ahab because of Ahab’s rejection of Jehovah.
Psalms 139:21 O Jehovah, do I not hate those who hate You? And am I not grieved with those who rise up against You?
We can still reveal the path to redemption to those that reject God but we are not to be supportive of their ways. It does not matter if they are worshiping idols or coveting land or wealth we should not be in agreement with their actions.
I Corinthians 10:28 But if anyone says to you, This is slain in sacrifice to idols, do not eat for the sake of him who showed it, and for conscience’ sake; “for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness of it”;
Was this association with Ahab drawing Jehoshaphat away from trusting God for victory? Jehoshaphat seems to be falling away from his trust in later verses.
II Chronicles 19:6 – Sometimes we need to be reminded who God is to turn us back to Him.
II Chronicles 19:8 – Jehoshaphat sends missionaries out also.
II Chronicles 20:1,20 – Repent and
II Chronicles 20:9 – It seems that after being rebuked for siding with Ahab Jehoshaphat has been studying the Law and Prophets.
II Chronicles 20:17 – God did not say to leave your sword at home but He did say that you would not fight. God knew beforehand where the enemy would be and what He would do for Judah.
II Chronicles 20:1,20 – believe
II Chronicles 20:21 – Jehoshaphat believed God and showed his faith by putting singers in front of the army and not an armed guard. Jehoshaphat was prepared to rejoice in God’s victory over the enemy.
II Chronicles 20:33 – The missionaries had gone out, God has shown mighty evidence of His power to this generation and yet the people do not turn to Him. Does success and wealth keep people from trusting in God? Does it always take suffering to turn a nation to God?
II Chronicles 20:35 – Again Jehoshaphat turns to associate with those that reject Jehovah. Why does he repeat that which he was admonished for? His pride of himself keeps him sliding toward his wife’s family instead of trying to show them the path of redemption that he had to follow after his association with Ahab.
II Chronicles 21:4 – Jehoram must have been jealous of his brothers’ talents and afraid that they may come to replace him. Thus Jehoram was not trusting in Jehovah to make his throne secure.
II Chronicles 21:6 – No wonder he turned away from Jehovah, he took a wife of Ahab’s family just like his father before him. This unequal yoking causes tension in the home and temptation to stay away from Jehovah. Yes, stay away, for the heart of man is evil from his youth. Jehoshaphat, also unequally yoked, began to fear God and turned away from supporting the worship of other gods but was not able to turn the people away from their high places.
II Chronicles 21:13 – Jehoshaphat chose Jehoram because he was first born. His choice was made many years before his death and he brought his son up seeing his affiliation with Ahab and son, that taught fulfilling one’s desires was the most important part of life, instead of honoring God and preparing for what would come when judged by God.
II Chronicles 21:14 – The hearts of the people had not turned to God and Jehoram grew up with that example around him. The people got the leader that they deserved and paid a mighty price.
II Chronicles 22:2 – (Henry commentary) He was called Jeho–ahaz (IIChronicles 21:17); here he is called Ahaz–iah, which is the same name and of the same signification, only the words of which it is compounded are transposed. He is here said to be forty–two years old when he began to reign (II Chronicles 22:2), which could not be, for his father, his immediate predecessor, was but forty when he died, and it is said (II Kings 8:26) that he was twenty–two years old when he began to reign. Some make this forty–two to be the age of his mother Athaliah, for in the original it is, “he was the son of forty–two years”, that is, the son of a mother that was of that age;
II Chronicles 23:1 – The High Priest gathers the valiant men of the kingdom and Levites that were scattered out on mission in order to restore the office of king to the line of David.
II Chronicles 23:13 – Instead of being happy for her grandson her selfish nature is angry at her loss for her position.
II Chronicles 23:16 – Now the grass roots movement to trust in God has begun. We would hope that this would go to their heart and not just actions.