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    2 Chronicles 15

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    A public oath promises death to refusers, and the congregation answers with trumpets, rams’ horns, and rejoicing; later Asa removes his grandmother and burns her work in Kidron.

    A word, and a broom through the idolsvv. 1–8

    The Spirit of God comes upon Azariah son of Oded, who goes out to meet Asa with a message about seeking and forsaking the LORD. He describes a bleak stretch in which Israel has no true God, no instructing priest, and no law, while travelers find no safety and nations crush nations. Asa hears the prophecy, takes courage, removes the idols from Judah, Benjamin, and the captured cities in Ephraim, and restores the LORD’s altar. A sermon, in this case, arrives with rather a lot of housework attached.

    The oath with its alarming small printvv. 9–15

    Asa gathers Judah and Benjamin, together with people from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who have settled among them, and they assemble in Jerusalem. They sacrifice seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep, then enter a covenant to seek the LORD with all their heart and soul. The terms are severe: anyone who will not seek the LORD is to die, young or old, man or woman. The response is not a hush but an uproar of shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns, followed by rejoicing; the oath has somehow acquired both a death clause and a festival.

    A family matter in the Kidron Valleyvv. 16–19

    The reform then reaches Asa’s own household. He removes his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she has made a detestable Asherah pole; Asa chops it down, crushes it, and burns it in the Kidron Valley. The high places remain, though Asa’s heart is fully devoted all his days, and he brings the silver, gold, and articles dedicated by himself and his father into the house of God. The final sentence gives the calendar an impressive, unexplained flourish: no war until Asa’s thirty-fifth year.

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    1. 2 Chr 15:1Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

    2. 2 Chr 15:2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

    3. 2 Chr 15:3For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

    4. 2 Chr 15:4But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

    5. 2 Chr 15:5In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.

    6. 2 Chr 15:6Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.

    7. 2 Chr 15:7But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”

    8. 2 Chr 15:8When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.

    9. 2 Chr 15:9And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

    10. 2 Chr 15:10So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

    11. 2 Chr 15:11At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.

    12. 2 Chr 15:12Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.

    13. 2 Chr 15:13And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

    14. 2 Chr 15:14They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.

    15. 2 Chr 15:15And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

    16. 2 Chr 15:16King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

    17. 2 Chr 15:17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.

    18. 2 Chr 15:18And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.

    19. 2 Chr 15:19And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

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    • 71 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
    • 7Joshua 1:7Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
    • 7Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
    • 7Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
    • 2James 4:8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
    • 22 Chronicles 24:20Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”
    • 22 Chronicles 15:4But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
    • 71 Chronicles 28:20David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
    • 7Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
    • 7Psalms 58:11Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
    • 72 John 1:8Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
    • 21 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
    • 7Colossians 3:24because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
    • 2Jeremiah 29:12–14Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
    • 2Hebrews 10:38But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
    • 7Ruth 2:12May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

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