King Jehoshaphat - part 2

In this skit Beulah and Steffie learn about King Jehoshaphat. He was a very good king who trusted God and followed His ways throughout his reign as the king of Judah. However, he kept teaming up with the wicked leaders of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Because of his partnership with King Ahab and his two sons, God had to rescue him on two occasions. Jehoshaphat learned the hard way that the wrong friends can get us in a lot of trouble.

Memory Verse:
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the LORD, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the LORD, For His mercy endures forever.” (2 Chron 20:21 NKJV)

Lessons Learned:
• Ahab asked Jehoshaphat to join him in a war against Syria
• Ahab went to battle disguised as a regular soldier, but he asked Jehoshaphat to wear his kingly robes into battle
• The Syrian soldiers were told to only go after King Ahab
• They mistook Jehoshaphat for King Ahab and chased after him, but he cried out to God for help
• The nations of Moab, Ammon and Edom joined forces to attack Judah
• Jehoshaphat had everyone in Judah fast and pray for God to help them
• A Levite prophesied that God was going to fight the battle for them
• Jehoshaphat put singers at the front of the army
• As the singers began to sing, the enemy armies began to fight and destroy each other
• It took the people of Judah three days to carry off all the treasures that their enemies left on the battlefield
• On the fourth day they praised and thanked God for the victory
• Jehoshaphat joined Ahab’s son, Ahaziah, in building ships to sail to Tarshish and to Ophir for gold
• God sent a prophet to tell Jehoshaphat that He was going to wreck the ships
• Jehoshaphat agreed to go to war against Moab with King Ahab’s son, Joram and the king of Edom
• After seven days of marching, they ran out of water
• Jehoshaphat, Joram and the king of Edom went to Elisha, the prophet, to inquire of God
• Elisha only helped them because of Jehoshaphat
• Elisha asked for a musician to play
• Elisha heard from God that He was going to send water and also help them win the battle

Scripture References: (NKJV)
2 Chron 18:3 – So Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth Gilead?...”

2 Chron 18:29 – And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle; but you put on your robes.”...

2 Chron 18:30 – Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots who were with him, saying, “Fight with no one small or great, but only with the king of Israel.”

2 Chron 18:31 – So it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is the king of Israel!”...

2 Chron 20:1 – It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others with them besides the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat.

2 Chron 20:3-4 – ...set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah...

2 Chron 20:15 – ...Thus says the LORD to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

2 Chron 20:21 – ...as they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise the LORD, For His mercy endures forever.”

2 Chron 20:22-23 – Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated...

2 Chron 20:25 – ...and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much.

2 Chron 17:26 – And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the LORD...

2 Chron 20:35-36 – After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted very wickedly...

1 Kings 22:48 – Jehoshaphat made merchant ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

2 Chron 20:37 – ...Then the ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

2 Kings 3:7 – ...Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” And he said, “I will go up; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”

2 Kings 3:9 – So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom...

2 Kings 3:11-12 – But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?”...

2 Kings 3:14 – ...were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you.

2 Kings 3:15 – But now bring me a musician.”...

2 Kings 3:17-18 – ...that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’...

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