The Kings in Second Chronicles

I was working on my homework on a Beth Moore Bible Study this morning and started to see a pattern, so I wrote my own little study on what I saw.

Mo’s Devo – July 15, 2009

Skim thru 2 Chronicles chapters 24- 36 (you can usually find the information in the first and last few verses)
At about each new chapter there is a new King. Note the following….

Who was king?
How old was he?
How long was his reign?
Did he honor God?
What were the results?

What pattern do you see?
What can you learn from this?
Now let’s take a look at our own lives

Your name
First, which king to you most identify with?
How old were you when you accepted Christ?
How long has it been to this date?
Did you honor God?
What are the results?

Are there any changes you need to make in your life, I know there are some changes that need to take place in mine!

Chronicles Answer Key:

Verse: 2 Chron. 24:1-2

King: Joash

Age he became King: 7

Reign: 40 years

Honored God? :
Did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years that the priest Jehoiada lived

Results:
Repaired the temple

Verse:
24: 8-12
2 Chron. 24:17

King:
Joash

age: 7
years of reign: 40

Honored GOd? He started listening to the wrong people

ResultJudgement came upon him. He was killed and buried not with the kings

THe chart didn't transfer but you get the idea.....
vs 24:25
2 Chron. 25:1-2

Amaziah 25 29 years
He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly Vs 20 lost a battle
27 from the time he stopped following the Lord he was plotted against , fled and killed.


2Chron. 26 Uzziah 16 52 years He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord just as his father had done (hmmm) As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success
Vs 16 But after Uzziah became powerful his pride let to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God. He ended up with leprosy still the day he died


27 Jotham 25 16 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord just like his father had done, but unlike him he did not enter the temple Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the Lord his God.

28 Ahaz 20 16 Unlike his father, he did not to what was right in the eyes of the Lord Prisoner at an early age, never repented, was the downfall of himself and all of Israel.

29 Hezekiah 25 29 years He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord just like his “father” David had done. Fixed the temple, God brought it about quickly
Chapter 31 vs 20 everything he did was good and right and faithful before the Lord
In everything that he undertook in the service in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered. Ch 32 vs 33 alljudah and the people honored him when he died

33 Manasseh 12 55 years He did evil in the eyes of the Lord and rebuilt all that his father had demolished Was taken prisoner put a hook in his nose, shakles on his feet and led him away.
Repented, so God freed him, humbled himself, fixed his mistakes

33 vs 21 Josiah 8 31 years He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in the ways of his
“father” David not turning aside to the right or to the left. As long as he lived they did not fail to follow the Lord the God of their fathers.

36 Jehoahaz 23 3 months Does not say Taken prisoner
36 jehoiakim 25 11 years He did evil in the eyes of the Lord Taken prisoner
36 Jehoiachin 18 3 months and 10 days Evil in the eyes of the Lord Taken prisoner
36 Zedekiah 21 11 years Evil in the eyes of the Lord and did not humble himself Taken prisoner

There is a lot for me to learn from these men....

Breakfast for 2

What have my son and I learned in a year? Well a lot actually. (See post below this for a review of last years post) For one thing, we didn't even try and rent a bike on our breakfast date this year. And he had such fond memories from last year, that he asked me out this year. We went to the same place, The Hylton, and both got the breakfast buffet. This is the last year he can get the buffet for the kids price, so next year maybe he'll even offer to pay. After we ate, we found an outside church service and listened to the praise and worship and then headed home. The fact that we had no problems during our date this year shows me we are growing as mom and son. So, next year about this time, i'll let you know how my breakfast is with my son, the man, who now has to pay full price for the buffet. Until then, ask yourself, "Who do I need to have breakfast for 2 with?"

Remember this blog post from last summer?

My 11 year old son, Clay, and I needed some time together. So on Sunday, down at the beach, while the rest of the family went to church, we went out to breakfast. We ate at a nice, new hotel down the board walk and had a really nice time. Then, as we were walking back to our condo, there is was. A yellow bike for two. What could be more bonding? So, we rented it. But we never, ever got it to work for the two of us. When we should have been laughing, we were yelling at each other. The whole reason we went out was for some bonding time, and it was backfiring.

We traded it in for a two seater side by side carriage that is big at the beach (and that I said I would never rent) and we road up and down the board walk. Clay summed up the whole morning with one line, "Mom, this is teaching us how to work together."

Who do you need some "bicycle built for two" time with?